A photo from a few weeks ago from the same friend, they were on the 14th floor there. The second photo is from University, they're up to the 18th floor, roughly a floor a week. The cladding is up to the 10th floor.

March 8, 2026
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April 1, 2026
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Went to pick up something in Waterloo today and wow this one really snuck up on me. Didn’t know they had made so much progress. I think the blue cladding looks kinda cool and helps it stick out. I often overlook waterloos skyline because it’s not as tall as Kitchener, but it sure is dense, and keeps getting denser which gives it a more urban feel. Also, it seems like so many towers here top out at a similar height, does Waterloo have a height cap?
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ZachHiebert said:
, it seems like so many towers here top out at a similar height, does Waterloo have a height cap?
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Most of the Northdale area (student towers) that is zoned for high density tops out at 81m/ 25 storeys. And Waterloo does not like granting extra height, and will happily fight it at the OLT, so a lot of developers just max out what they can within that theoretical building envelope.
 
Matt.R said:
Most of the Northdale area (student towers) that is zoned for high density tops out at 81m/ 25 storeys. And Waterloo does not like granting extra height, and will happily fight it at the OLT, so a lot of developers just max out what they can within that theoretical building envelope.
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Ohhh k, that makes a lot of sense now looking at it. Yet another reason why Kitchener is superior 😎😆
 
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