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Originally Posted by davidcappi
I for one have always been in favour of seeing downtown become a bubbling landscape of mid rise development. I don't think Hamilton should be a city of lifeless blue glass towers. Height for the sake of height isn't a good building principle. Yes, the city needs density, but we should be thinking of creative solutions to achieving that density, rather than plopping high rises everywhere.
I don't think this will pass city approval.
I'd rather see high rise buildings go up on the lots east of James Street. Midrise would create an ideal transition to taller buildings behind them.
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The problem is it's the people who are developing the lands that are going to decide what is most profitable for them. If they don't feel they can make enough of a profit building a midrise then they will leave the land vacant until they get a council that is more agreeable to them. That is why we have so many vacant lots in this city currently. If you make it difficult they will just sit back and wait.