Cobalt Luxury Residences On King | 97.5 & 97.5m | 2 x 30 fl | Complete - Page 7

thmx · #1 Posted **Dec 31, 2016, 3:59 AM**

I don't have time to update my whole skyline rendering tonight, I'll try to do that sometime within the next few weeks.

Until then, here are some rough SketchUp renderings of 45 King that I made based on the site plan...

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King&James · #2 Posted **Dec 31, 2016, 9:40 PM**

@thomax -thanks so much, last render my fav .... dont suppose too much to ask if the new tower beside Lister block could be added to have a real sense how those massings would look in cumulative fashion by, say 2019!

thmx · #3 Posted **Dec 31, 2016, 11:10 PM**

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@thomax -thanks so much, last render my fav .... dont suppose too much to ask if the new tower beside Lister block could be added to have a real sense how those massings would look in cumulative fashion by, say 2019!

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urban_planner · #4 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 4:54 AM**

It actually staggering to thing about how different downtown will be in 10-15 years.

ScreamingViking · #5 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 5:34 AM**

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It actually staggering to thing about how different downtown will be in 10-15 years.

It is.

It's also staggering to consider how long it remained largely the same, at least until the glacial pace of change began to accelerate, especially in the past few years.

All the best to everyone here for 2017, and to downtown Hamilton as well.

(PS: nice work Thomax. Thanks!

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thmx · #6 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 2:31 PM**

No problem

Boboo · #7 Posted **Jan 6, 2017, 9:57 PM**

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It is.

It's also staggering to consider how long it remained largely the same, at least until the glacial pace of change began to accelerate, especially in the past few years.

All the best to everyone here for 2017, and to downtown Hamilton as well.

(PS: nice work Thomax. Thanks!

)

I was born and raised in Hamilton, moving away in 1977. And I couldn't agree more with your statement. Coming home every now and then I was always amazed at how little the city had changed. Good to see the progress in revitalizing downtown.

King&James · #8 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 2:59 PM**

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thanks Thomax - with this the old Zellers site really comes into focus - lets hope that in 2017 , the economic benefit light bulb goes off in the developer's head who is holding this gem of a property

HamiltonBoyInToronto · #9 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 4:05 PM**

this looks amazing!! .... anyway to include some of the other projects that have either already gone up or are coming up soon?

thmx · #10 Posted **Jan 1, 2017, 5:09 PM**

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anyway to include some of the other projects that have either already gone up or are coming up soon?

Yeah, I'm gonna post that within a few weeks, I have to add some buildings.

Beedok · #11 Posted **Jan 3, 2017, 5:16 PM**

Her's hoping those parking lots start filling up in the north end.

SteelTown · #12 Posted **Jan 3, 2017, 5:29 PM**

^ The city is working on declaring those municipal lots as surplus land and therefore sell it. So we could see some action soon.

Dr Awesomesauce · #13 Posted **Jan 3, 2017, 11:59 PM**

^That's a big step. The City is addicted to parking.

movingtohamilton · #14 Posted **Jan 5, 2017, 1:37 PM**

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^ The city is working on declaring those municipal lots as surplus land and therefore sell it. So we could see some action soon.

What prevents the buyer from continuing its use as a private parking lot?

ScreamingViking · #15 Posted **Jan 6, 2017, 3:50 AM**

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What prevents the buyer from continuing its use as a private parking lot?

Probably the terms of the sale agreement. The city could also rezone the property.

SteelTown · #16 Posted **Jan 4, 2017, 11:16 PM**

The city has sold two municipal lots recently as surplus so far, one beside the York Blvd parking garage, the same developer that repair/rebuilt 95-109 James St North bought it. The other lot is behind the Christ's Church Cathedral, I believe there's a proposal for a condo development.

Dr Awesomesauce · #17 Posted **Jan 4, 2017, 11:44 PM**

^Interesting! Thanks for the update.

davidcappi · #18 Posted **Jan 8, 2017, 11:37 PM**

http://dailycommercialnews.com/Proje...ence-1020391W/

This article says that one of these towers is to be rental units, one to be condos.

davidcappi · #19 Posted **Jan 10, 2017, 5:41 AM**

For many people in Hamilton, this building was never Kresge's. It was only delta bingo. I get giving a nod to those who remember things through rose coloured glasses but for a lot of us that building is a symbol of hamiltons downfall, and seeing it replaced with something new might not be a bad idea.

movingtohamilton · #20 Posted **Jan 10, 2017, 3:12 PM**

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For many people in Hamilton, this building was never Kresge's. It was only delta bingo...

I'm in that group. I was happy when it closed. What's surprising is that we're into the 3rd year of its closing, and the snails-pace of redevelopment carries on.