McMaster Graduate Student Residence | ? | 31 & 10 fl | Complete

[Wigs]

Originally Posted by Beedok

The old skyline is going to be buried in no time at this rate.

for the best.
Besides the art deco/gothic Pigott building, not much beauty in DT Hamilton for highrises
This McMaster residence is coming along better than I expected.

[Innsertnamehere]

A reminder that this is expected to be open in September. It’s going to be absolutely flying through these last stages of construction, and we should see the benefit of the extra 600 students downtown this fall.

[King&James]

That will be an insane amount of external and internal construction in 5 months to have students move into the place in September

[Berklon]

No way this will be ready by September.

[TheHonestMaple]

I would imagine that students have already signed leases, so I don't think the contractors working on it have any choice but to finish by September. They've likely agreed to a completion date. That's why we see workers here on the weekends. They're clearly working around the clock to hit that deadline.

[spaghettisam]

Originally Posted by Berklon

No way this will be ready by September.

this is what McMasters last opened res looks like inside and it clearly doesn't have a ton of detail. Bay street one could be quicker than we might think assuming similar simplicity

[TheHonestMaple]

Looks like a scandinavian prison lol

[TheRitsman]

I suspect they will complete bottom floors first like in most condo projects, and so they will start leasing from bottom to top, until they believe they will finish. I imagine the finishing touches will be done past September. Like with my condo in Burlington, I got the keys but amenities and other items weren't done until well after receiving keys. The first students in this residence will likely either get a reduced rate as a result of fewer amenities, or will just get the worst experience of any future student renter.

[Innsertnamehere]

The way student residences work they all need to be able to move into the building in early September or the developer is SOL - I fully expect they will push for basic occupancy by September with a lot of finishing touches happening afterwards, but the entire building will need to be ready by then.

As others have said this will likely be built to a lower construction finish for interiors than a condo would which may allow it to move a bit quicker. We’ll have to see, it’s definitely absolutely flown up so far.

[king10]

Originally Posted by spaghettisam

this is what McMasters last opened res looks like inside and it clearly doesn't have a ton of detail. Bay street one could be quicker than we might think assuming similar simplicity

This was an undergrad Res though. The downtown will have be a grad student res and probably a bit higher quality interior finishes.

[TheRitsman]

The facade is going up quickly, taking a while I think because it's a pretty complex exterior and the pieces are large and fragile.

[TheRitsman]

Glass installed on the ground floor.

[Chronamut]

I wonder why they cinderblocked up those openings and are now dismantling them.. seems like a waste of resources..

[TheRitsman]

I don't believe they are being dismantled, but perhaps they are and it was a mistake? I'm really not sure. I was a bit confused as they look terrible through the grates.

[Chronamut]

Originally Posted by TheRitsman

I don't believe they are being dismantled, but perhaps they are and it was a mistake? I'm really not sure. I was a bit confused as they look terrible through the grates.

I would have to agree..

[johnnyhamont]

Joe

[Innsertnamehere]

Originally Posted by johnnyhamont

Joe

that first shot is to me proof why the downtown height limit is such a failure. It's based on some idea of protecting views from the escarpment, but as we can see in the photo below, taken from the top of the escarpment, the height limit still allows buildings to block views of everything but the sky itself... Not sure what views are being preserved exactly.

[spaghettisam]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

that first shot is to me proof why the downtown height limit is such a failure. It's based on some idea of protecting views from the escarpment, but as we can see in the photo below, taken from the top of the escarpment, the height limit still allows buildings to block views of everything but the sky itself... Not sure what views are being preserved exactly.

I think we may be close to seeing some new precedent set with the tall application on Jackson. The taller tower is just as tall (if not slightly taller) as Landmark and if that gets accepted, all of a sudden, landmarks' height will be seen as "acceptable." It's a matter of precedent. I don't think the height limit will magically disappear one day, but we will make slow strides to move past it.

[johnnyhamont]

With the Bay/ King tower entering/ the home stretch, does anyone have intel on timelines for construction milestones related to the proposed tower immediately south of it at George and Bay?

[TheRitsman]

Originally Posted by johnnyhamont

With the Bay/ King tower entering/ the home stretch, does anyone have intel on timelines for construction milestones related to the proposed tower immediately south of it at George and Bay?

I don't and maybe McMaster has plans to start eventually, but it's another grad residence, so they may wait to see what demand is from the building under construction. I hope they move forward quickly though and then move onto the property east across the street. That parking lot is the last big eyesore of the elates in my opinion.

I'm also curious if rumours are true about McMaster purchasing the parking lot at Market and Bay.