107 MacNab Street N. (Coppley Apparel) | ? | 3 fl | Complete

[davidcappi]

Looks like site prep has begun.

[SteelTown]

They are doing the brownfield cleanup first. So it'll be awhile before we see any building structures.

[davidcappi]

[anactualalien]

Wow, way to chicken out on the design.. also, was initially glass and it looks like its just metal siding now?

[interr0bangr]

What the hell? It's a glorified school portable now.

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Oh, wait a second, is Coppley moving or expanding?

If Coppley's moving out of that fabulous building up the street, that would present some very exciting possibilities...

[ScreamingViking]

The Spec has yet another version though:

Land for new Coppley building approved for brownfield remediation grant
The Hamilton Spectator -- Jul 11, 2018


So which is it? It was never going to be a spectacular building, given the needs of the client, but there's some flair in two of these renders.

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Oh, wait a second, is Coppley moving or expanding?

If Coppley's moving out of that fabulous building up the street, that would present some very exciting possibilities...

Per the article linked above, they are expanding their use of that MacNab/Cannon site, moving out of the old building on York and another on Hughson. Possibilities could be exciting for that 1856 building indeed.

The Spec's July 10 story notes what's going on too (and it included the render davidcappi posted)

[Dr Awesomesauce]

^Thanks for that. Here's an excerpt from the article above on the York building:

Of particular interest, from a heritage point of view, is the building at York that was built in 1856. Various efforts have been made over the years to have it designated heritage but the owner — the Enkin Family — has successfully resisted.

Asked what he plans to do with the building after Coppley vacates in mid 2020, Larry Enkin said yesterday, "It's really too early for me to be thinking about that. And besides, there are other people involved who will have to make the decisions.

"We're patient. We're not going to rush anything. When the building becomes clear, we'll consider options," said Enkin, who lives in Toronto.

[Chronamut]

I like the dark brick look in that second render.

[thomax]

1/8/2019 by Joe, on Flickr

[thomax]

2/15/2019 by Joe, on Flickr

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by thomax

2/15/2019 by Joe, on Flickr

Well we know this building design no longer reflects the proposals due to that cross bracing on the second column, where the full height windows are supposed to go.. I hate when designs come out that reflect nothing of the overall design.

[Sehnsucht]

Originally Posted by Chronamut

Well we know this building design no longer reflects the proposals due to that cross bracing on the second column, where the full height windows are supposed to go.. I hate when designs come out that reflect nothing of the overall design.

For a building like this, I couldn't care less: I'm just glad that this great company is committed to Hamilton, especially operating in our downtown instead of fucking off to Grimsby or whatever.

The only thing I wonder at is, will this building really be big enough? Are they keeping production at the York BLVD site, too?

If not, would love to see ten Wittonish storeys sprout from it for mixed use/residential.

[davidcappi]

Only the first draft of the design called for full height windows, not the one submitted for SPA. It’s not like they couldn’t put glazing over the cross bracing and show it off as a structural feature anyways.

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by davidcappi

Only the first draft of the design called for full height windows, not the one submitted for SPA. It’s not like they couldn’t put glazing over the cross bracing and show it off as a structural feature anyways.

Yeah I thought of that.. guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[realcity]

I'm just glad too that Coppley is staying in Hamilton and downtown.

[lachlanholmes]

today, from myself:

[Dr Awesomesauce]

Not to be a d**k but this picture just reminds me how disposable so much of our architecture has become. I guess it's the only real option...

[lachlanholmes]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Not to be a d**k but this picture just reminds me how disposable so much of our architecture has become. I guess it's the only real option...

I'm waiting 'til I see some cladding and windows before judging the final product, but I'm pretty certain it's going to be an improvement over what was there before:

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Not to be a d**k but this picture just reminds me how disposable so much of our architecture has become. I guess it's the only real option...

You took the words right out of my mouth..

and lol at the windows with the "cross bracing" running right through them.. who the hell designed THAT?

Also why are they leaving parts of the beams and coreslab ends exposed?

This looks NOTHING like the last render..