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The Gaslight District was given the green light by city council in
June of that year and permits were filed to partially demolish
some of the stone buildings – among these a former pig iron and
coke shed.
But it was a clear indication from HIP Developments’ ‘Day in the
District’ event held in September of that year, which featured 20
musical acts, food, and drinks, plus three fighter jets, and attracted
thousands of people, the community was ready to embrace this
new development that is helping to revitalize downtown.
According to Cliff Rego of Rego Reality Inc., more than 90% of the
197 units in the two 20-storey towers were presold during that
event, and almost 90% of those were sold to Cambridge buyers.
Among the plans unveiled as part of the Gaslight District was the “What’s remarkable is we concentrated on Cambridge first and
redevelopment of the former Tiger Brand building at the corner of did very little advertising in Kitchener-Waterloo and none in
Grand Avenue South and Cedar Streets. Toronto,” he told the
Known as Grand Innovations, the revamped building now houses Cambridge Times. It’s
Conestoga College’s SMART (Smart Manufacturing & Advanced clear that ‘southworks’
Recycling Technologies) Centre, Fibernetics Corp., Cloudstorm will remain a busy hub
Ventures, and the City of Cambridge’s Economic Development for years to come.
Offices. By the end of June 2017, most of the Southworks Outlet
Mall's tenants had vacated the property after HIP Developments
took possession of the property.
“It’s disappointing, but at the same time you can’t always look
backwards,” Doug Harding, co-owner of Southworks Antiques, told
the Waterloo Record.
However, his store found a new and larger home at 73 Water St.
N., along with Cambridge Nostalgia. “We’re looking forward to the
next 25 years here,” he said.

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