Beasley Lofts | ? | 12 fl | Proposed - Page 2

flar · #1 Posted **Dec 19, 2009, 4:42 AM**

Interesting stuff Realcity...

I think that any Victorian buildings are huge fire hazards. A lot of the best looking ones burned down long ago. These problems are not insurmountable though, Stinson School and others would have the same concerns.

rousseau · #2 Posted **Dec 23, 2009, 5:16 PM**

Thanks very much to Realcity for the personal stories and knowledge. Great stuff!

emge · #3 Posted **Jan 17, 2010, 8:23 PM**

My husband and I, and another couple were both walking by today... and we all agreed... this is one of the places we'd look into buying if the space and price per unit/fees were right. I'd said it before but its nice to hear interest from other people too.

BrianE · #4 Posted **Dec 18, 2009, 2:28 PM**

Can the building be retrofitted to meet fire code for residential apartments? Or is this a lost cause?

LikeHamilton · #5 Posted **Dec 18, 2009, 4:55 PM**

They are all interconnected and are part of the sale. The building(s) are fully sprinklered and has a working fire and burglar alarm system.

matt602 · #6 Posted **Aug 16, 2010, 9:26 PM**

The biggest turn off, as posted above, is the fast moving one way traffic on Cannon Street and the unsightly people that inhabit the park and the Good Sheppard building across Mary Street. Even still, the building itself is an absolute gem and is in relatively good condition given it's age. I'd personally overlook the traffic problems to live in a wonderfully restored, industrial building like that.

Sara · #7 Posted **Mar 25, 2011, 11:45 PM**

I bought a house within a five minute walk of the knitting mill. I looked for a house for close to two years and feel in love with it. I had seen it on the MLS listings and decided not to look at it based on location only. My real estate guy showed me the house and I decided to buy it, despite the location. Since I have moved in I have not had any issues at all with the neighbourhood at all. That is not to say that some people who wander through may appear a bit off but as of yet no problems at all. My neighbours really look out for one another from shoveling each others snow to helping with project/reno's to keeping an eye on each others properties. I don't own a vehicle and I find within a five minute walk I can get on a bus to take me in any direction within the city. In addition, the go station is walking distance from this location.
I don't know whether condo's would attract families but Dr.Davey's school is a S.K to Grade 8 public school with incredible perks. They offer a free afterschool program for kids which I believe is the only school in the city that offers free childcare for school age children. A breakfast club. The playground is unbelieveable for a school park complete with rockets that spin.
The "new" farmers market and library, theater aquarius, copps collisium, hamilton place, art gallery are all within walking distance.
Many great resturants are within this area too.
The pier complete with walking and biking trails, splash park for kids, trolley rides and boat tours, huge outdoor ice skating rink and a pub/resturant with a massive patio overlooking the harbor is about a 20 minute walk from this location as well.
This area may have it's rough spots but after living in the area for close to two years I absolutely love it and have no regrets buying a house in this neighbourhood.

Sara

shabooga · #8 Posted **Mar 26, 2011, 1:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sara

I bought a house within a five minute walk of the knitting mill. I looked for a house for close to two years and feel in love with it. I had seen it on the MLS listings and decided not to look at it based on location only. My real estate guy showed me the house and I decided to buy it, despite the location. Since I have moved in I have not had any issues at all with the neighbourhood at all. That is not to say that some people who wander through may appear a bit off but as of yet no problems at all. My neighbours really look out for one another from shoveling each others snow to helping with project/reno's to keeping an eye on each others properties. I don't own a vehicle and I find within a five minute walk I can get on a bus to take me in any direction within the city. In addition, the go station is walking distance from this location.
I don't know whether condo's would attract families but Dr.Davey's school is a S.K to Grade 8 public school with incredible perks. They offer a free afterschool program for kids which I believe is the only school in the city that offers free childcare for school age children. A breakfast club. The playground is unbelieveable for a school park complete with rockets that spin.
The "new" farmers market and library, theater aquarius, copps collisium, hamilton place, art gallery are all within walking distance.
Many great resturants are within this area too.
The pier complete with walking and biking trails, splash park for kids, trolley rides and boat tours, huge outdoor ice skating rink and a pub/resturant with a massive patio overlooking the harbor is about a 20 minute walk from this location as well.
This area may have it's rough spots but after living in the area for close to two years I absolutely love it and have no regrets buying a house in this neighbourhood.

Sara

My experience mirrors your's almost identically. We first moved from Toronto about 3 years ago and many of our friends were very skeptical about us deciding to move to the neighbourhood but I have absolutely no regrets. I am so grateful that I was able to pick up my beautiful house for a steal. I am now involved with the Beasley Neighbourhood Association (see http://ourbeasley.com if you're interested) and we are always organizing big community events and looking for new people to join and help make it an even better place to live, work and play.

thompsdk · #9 Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 1:19 AM**

The For Sale sign is now gone at the Cannon Knitting Mills. Rumour has it that some out of town money from Toronto picked it up for the price of a Scarborough duplex. I also hear the folks from Hotel Hamilton are involved in some capacity.

Can anyone provide more details? Not exactly million dollar loft condo country over here in Beasley, but a live/work space for artists would be great.

Seeing that the Beasley Neighbourhood Association just had a neighbourhood visioning workshop that included this building, I would hope that whoever picked up this gem is willing to work with the community to maximize the benefit for everybody. Lots of potential here, lets make it work....

realcity · #10 Posted **Apr 5, 2011, 3:36 AM**

i hope it happens

urban_planner · #11 Posted **Apr 6, 2011, 11:44 PM**

REAL CITY = EPIC FAIL. Its always negative negative. To me thats worse then the land speculators.

SteelTown · #12 Posted **May 5, 2011, 10:13 PM**

Hamilton Realty Capital Corporation (HRCC) purchased the property in late January, 2011, with plans to redevelop the site into residential/condo units, with some additional retail/commercial uses.

http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/...1_PED11086.pdf

That Hamilton Realty Capital Corporation be approved for funding under the ERASE Municipal Acquisition and Partnership Program (MAPP) – Brownfield Pilot Project in the amount of $13,335.

palace1 · #13 Posted **May 6, 2011, 12:52 PM**

Thanks for the update SteelTown.

At the Art Gallery of Hamilton forum "Restore, Repurpose or Replace: What happens when a building gets old?" last week, Glen Norton said there was a large vacant downtown property that had been purchased by the city/HRCC but he wouldn't reveal what it was.
Now I can stop guessing!

The Enhanced Reductive Dechlorination process sounds interesting: "ERDenhanced is a proprietary and Patent Pending formulation consisting of food grade additives and a macro-micro nutrient package which leverages existing site conditions, stimulates microbial activities, and effectively expedites contaminant deconstruction."

It would be interesting to find out how long we have to wait after pumping this cocktail under the building to see if it works.

DC1983 · #14 Posted **May 6, 2011, 1:33 PM**

What?! This is some of the best news I have heard for Downtown in a long time! Condo lofts in Beasley?! Fantastic!!

There were rumors floating around that this was going to be torn down. The Bldg fits so well into Beasley Park it's redicilous to imagine the park without it.

I'm ecstatic!! Thanks for the news, Steeltown! Hopefully action starts soon!

Duckyboy · #15 Posted **May 6, 2011, 8:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by DC1983

What?! This is some of the best news I have heard for Downtown in a long time! Condo lofts in Beasley?! Fantastic!!

There were rumors floating around that this was going to be torn down. The Bldg fits so well into Beasley Park it's redicilous to imagine the park without it.

I'm ecstatic!! Thanks for the news, Steeltown! Hopefully action starts soon!

I agree! It's a great building.

I'm just glad that it's (mostly) private funding and not another tax-payer funded low-income/RCF/LTCF/otherwise-paid-for-by-your-tax-dollars project.

I can't tell you how nice it is when private funding goes into things like this; it makes me feel like there are other people out there who see the potential in this city instead of the government handing out more handouts with our dollars.

GREAT NEWS!

DC1983 · #16 Posted **May 24, 2011, 5:05 PM**

Nice backdrop for a Loft, IMHO

source: me

SteelTown · #17 Posted **Jun 30, 2011, 1:38 AM**

http://www.thespec.com/news/business...-knitting-mill

Pearlstreet · #18 Posted **Mar 13, 2012, 3:29 AM**

All commentary related to the Cannon Knitting Mills building has been from 2011 just about everywhere I look. I hope this plan of redevelopment has not died. I would love to see the area link up the Bay front more and prosper a bit.

Dr Awesomesauce · #19 Posted **Mar 13, 2012, 3:38 PM**

It probably hasn't died YET. But at the rate the City operates, it could be years before we see any action. Hopefully this project doesn't disappear into the ether like so many others before it.

Pigeon · #20 Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 3:49 AM**

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