Recent content by jta5

Interior photos shared by the city councilor today:

Three floors of these condos are now home to a "Laundry Rooms" brand hotel where I stayed a little while ago. While the podium is indeed a horror, I otherwise was really impressed with the experience in the building and in the surrounding Galt area. The building has far superior apartment...

Currently completing the third floor and starting framing in this photo by Joe on Flickr

Visible from Queen St in Kitchener's increasingly big-city feel. It's an unbelievable contrast from 10 years ago.

I'd love to see them re-imagine one of downtown's old church buildings like First Pilgrim United, or Philpott. And/or keep going with some of the good work they started around Gore Park, like the small commercial buildings right at King and James. Maybe they can finally make something happen...

I fully expect that will be different a generation from now when stations in Grimsby and Beamsville are complete. Lots of Grimsby-dwellers come to work in Hamilton, Hamiltonians go to school at Brock, or St. Catharine's residents want to visit family near Gage Park, etc. The difference for...

Future generations will mock ours for terminating the LRT at Eastgate Square, rather than running it another 1.5km north to terminate at the Confederation Go Station. Imagine the difference for the hundreds of people living in this building between taking a train one stop to get to a train...

This forum lists the project at 33 storeys but the City's Building Permit report for December says 34!

From a friend's balcony recently:

Photo from today's Spec

Great photo from the top of the Claremont by Joe from Flickr

Excellent photo set against the Design District by Joe from Flickr

Some close ups of the new dormers and roof from in and around the library:

Hamilton has a local library + affordable housing facility too. https://www.hpl.ca/parkdale