Hamilton 106 Bay Street | 25.83m | 6s | CityHousing Hamilton | Kearns Mancini

[DC83]

This is just housing. City Housing Hamilton rarely includes ground floor public or private uses outside a small amenity space or additional housing. I'm hoping the phase 2 fronting Cannon St is higher density and includes at least a community space.

That’s really bad. The City should be providing their residents with a basic community / bldg amenity, especially in an area of downtown that could use it.

Isolation is becoming a bigger problem in society, and if our publicly-funded housing isn’t helping to prevent it, then we’re failing as a community.

 

[Chris R.]

Might not be able to see from my photo, but window frames have begun to be installed here

 

[Chris R.]

Hundreds of clips installed for insulation and to separate the exterior cladding from the building to reduce thermal bridging

 

[Chris R.]

Exterior insulation is on-site

 

[Chris R.]

Yesterday evening:

 

[Chris R.]

Insulation, interior walls and exterior blue skin continue to be applied, today:

 

[Chris R.]

Looking forward to this being done. Will be a beefy mid rise addition to this generally untouched part of the downtown, today:

 

[Hawrylyshyn]

The SJAM property is screaming for something big and beautiful to be built on it

 

[Chris R.]

The SJAM property is screaming for something big and beautiful to be built on it

I'd love to see a awesome site plan with park space, multiple blocks and community space on the ground floor along with some type of really active commercial space, like a small/mid sized music venue. Maybe one of these days I'll draw up a site plan for the site.

 

[Chris R.]

I'd love to see a awesome site plan with park space, multiple blocks and community space on the ground floor along with some type of really active commercial space, like a small/mid sized music venue. Maybe one of these days I'll draw up a site plan for the site.

So I did it, and will improve, but since it's off topic here, thought I'd tweet about it and share the link instead, sort of relevant because I included social housing as a component:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1735703460014612941

 

[Chris R.]

Haven't got a picture yet, but the first floor has the frames in place for the glass, and also the connections to the building were done on Monday, they had to rip open the road and sidewalk to get everything attached it seems. Pic from Yesterday:

 

[jta5]

Windows going in.

Photo by Joe.

 

[jta5]

So I did it, and will improve, but since it's off topic here, thought I'd tweet about it and share the link instead, sort of relevant because I included social housing as a component:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1735703460014612941

A couple changes to make:
-The SJAM property doesn't actually include the utility building, so you'll need to cut that corner of the block out of the redevelopment area.
-Honour the school board's very legitimate and long-sought desire to build a new elementary school on the site to replace the current one. Incorporate a 2-storey elementary school into the podium of a high-rise, and include additional residential at the site of the current Hess elementary school.

Otherwise, I love the re-connection of Caroline St at least for cyclists and pedestrians.

 

[jta5]

Taken from a friend's balcony. Most of the Bay-facing windows are installed but still covered in plastic.

 

[Chris R.]

More windows were installed. I'm curious about the black fabric. I bet crews working inside were glad to see windows in to stop the wind: