Branden Simon
Senior Member
August 30
Maybe waiting for kitchen equipment?Tower Crane is still sitting here but there’s no plans to set a date for crane removal yet?
The Augusta/Hughson building will have a restaurant called CaioBella both on the ground floor and utilizing the massive rooftop space: https://instagram.com/ciaobellahamilton?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==Any word on Retail Tenants yet?
Downtown Hamilton is in desperate need for fashion retailers, specifically for men, but I doubt we’ll see anything like that in this part of the core.
More likely to be a Shoppers Home Health store with mobility devices and bedpans.
There’s a reason every guy under 45 takes GO to Union (Eaton Ctr) or Exhibition (Queen West) to shop.
Downtown Hamilton’s economy won’t grow on trendy (read: over-priced) restos and ‘gastropubs’ alone. We need variety!
you need more people downtown for that to happen. It'll come as the condo blocks open more.
The Augusta/Hughson building will have a restaurant called CaioBella both on the ground floor and utilizing the massive rooftop space: https://instagram.com/ciaobellahamilton?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg==
The James St S space will not be a restaurant, but something else that the neighbourhood needs badly.
Steve did mention he doesn't think downtown needs only restaurants and he aims to find other types of tenants for the James St location. He says the north unit will likely be a restaurant, but the units further south will be something else, and nothing to compete with existing local businesses, so no barbershop for example.
I mean, almost all developments include retail space at ground floor. I do agree all should, especially on arterials (Main St and King St have been annoying devoid of retail space) but also on any side streets. I'm glad to see 11 Robert for example include retail, but your point about chains passing us by is mostly fine by me. One of my favourite parts of living in downtown Hamilton is that it's almost completely devoid of any chains. I haven't eaten at McDonald's in like 1.5 years because there just isn't one close to me. James St North of King St has maybe a single chain? Tokyo Smoke. That's part of why I love it and love living nearby.Not if retail isn’t included in the og plans, which is the case with the majority of Hamilton’s development proposals.
Hamilton will remain unaffordable for folks who want to start small businesses, and chains will continue to pass us by if council doesn’t start mandating retail/commercial spaces of varying sizes in each and every development — yes, even those that aren’t on main arterials!
Y’all really need to start paying more attention to your City Councillor’s actions vs trusting their tweets (ie Touting Vision Zero while Actively Rounding Curbs).
James St North of King St has maybe a single chain? Tokyo Smoke.