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Originally Posted by davidcappi
I definitely think they'll be knocking down the rear portion, though I expect the Design Review Panel & Council/whoever will ask/push for a full facade save along Caroline as well as King. I saw something in Toronto recently where half of a building was restored, while the other half was demolished except for the facade, and a new tower built up behind the existing brickwork. Something like that might work well here.
On the other hand, smaller office spaces for rent are actually what this city needs A LOT more of. There are tons of huge floor plate offices, but those looking in the 1300-2500sq foot range are struggling to find spaces. This might be what the developer is going for, by creating 2-3 smaller office spaces and leasing them quickly.
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Not trying to nudge in here, but yes, the Toronto project you speak of is called 1 Yorkville, which has preserved the front half of several retail buildings that front Yonge Street. Now, IMO, this project sounds amazing, if they integrate the new tower with the existing brick building in a respectable and fair manner, I think this could really be lovely architecturally. These kind of projects are what will make Hamiltons' core quite a great urban enclave is one dare say it
