Lincoln Alexander Hall (1190 Main W) | 58m | 15+10 fl | U/C

[SteelTown]

I've noticed since Monday there are a lot of white hardhats on site. I'm guessing they are cutting off the gas lines, etc., and preparing to demo.

[urban_planner]

By accident I spoke with someone in the know with Mac that this should get going in the fall. Unfortunately I was told it's been knocked down to 12 Stories.

[ScreamingViking]

Originally Posted by urban_planner

By accident I spoke with someone in the know with Mac that this should get going in the fall. Unfortunately I was told it's been knocked down to 12 Stories.

I wonder if it's just the tallest portion that may be scaled back.

It's still going to be a very large development relative to the area.

[Innsertnamehere]

Looks like they are cleaning up the last of the issues at Site Plan.. dotting the I's and crossing the T's..


https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/2022/...est-site-plan/

McMaster/Knightstone Going Back to OLT Over 1190 Main Street West Site Plan

Lawyers for McMaster University and Knightstone Capital Management are asking the Ontario Land Tribunal to hold a hearing on their site plan submission for 1190 Main Street West.

McMaster/Knightstone reached a settlement agreement with the City of Hamilton in late 2021 to permit the building of the 1,379-bed residence. The building will be 15 storeys closest to the rest of campus on its west site, and 10 storeys or below as it transitions to the east side of the property bound by Dalewood Avenue.

In a notice of hearing issued Wednesday, the Tribunal states the hearing is requested by David Bronskill of Goodmans LLP who is representing McMaster and Knightstone.

“A site plan appeal for this matter remains before the Tribunal. Good progress has been made towards resolution of the site plan matters,” wrote Bronskill in the request for a hearing date. “After speaking with City legal about different options for implementation of approval of the site plan application, and considering different timing options and other matters, our client believes that asking the Tribunal to approve the plans/drawings and conditions of approval would be the preferred route forward.”

The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, 2022.

McMaster University is presently short thousands of residence beds which is impacting the institution’s recruitment efforts for both undergraduate and graduate students.

An OLT approval of the Site Plan application will enable McMaster to get construction permits.

[SteelTown]

They are preparing to demolish the houses along Main Street.

Disconnecting utilities at the Main Street undergraduate residence site

https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthm...esidence-site/

McMaster has received approval from the city to disconnect utilities on the site of the new undergraduate residence, located on Main Street West between Dalewood and Forsyth avenues.

Activity on the site will begin on Monday, Sept. 26 as contractors do this work.

This is a requirement of the City of Hamilton in advance of issuing demolition permits. The university anticipates that demolition will begin some time in the fall.

[TheRitsman]

Have these started demolition yet? I haven't been by, and I know these were supposed to start in the last week or two.

[ScreamingViking]

They had better start soon, if they want to avoid another incident (like the fire this week) and potential harm to anyone "living" in any of those homes.

[SteelTown]

Demolition update

https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthm...lition-update/

The final stage of demolition of the buildings on the site of the new McMaster student residence is expected to start next week after the university received permits from the City of Hamilton.

Buildings at the site, located on Main Street West between Dalewood and Forsyth, will begin to be torn down and removed in the coming weeks.

The City of Hamilton was able to provide demolition permits soon after the recent removal of underground utilities on the site.

McMaster began receiving permits from the City of Hamilton on October 12. A contracted professional demolition company is expected to start this work early next week. This work will include protecting the site boundaries, then the careful removal of materials from inside the homes, followed by complete demolition as soon as possible.

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The university expects that demolition will take approximately six to eight weeks.

[TheRitsman]

No action that I saw yesterday when I was nearby.

[LikeHamilton]

McMaster will follow the rules by the letter and not start anything before every permit is ready, ever i is doted and every t is crossed. Unlike private developers who will go when their ready and pay the fine as the cost of doing business.

[TheHonestMaple]

Didn't they start construction on McMaster grad residences without the permits and even got called out by the city on it.

[urban_planner]

Originally Posted by TheHonestMaple

Didn't they start construction on McMaster grad residences without the permits and even got called out by the city on it.

Yep

[Innsertnamehere]

It’s because these residences are actually getting built by a private developer with McMaster being the tenant.

[Hawrylyshyn]

This will be called Lincoln Alexander Hall

https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articl...-announcement/

[ShavedParmesanCheese]

That's a good pick. Probably one of their most famous alumni in the political world. Provincially, at least.

[SteelTown]

They've started to remove the plywood coverings over the doors and windows. So I'm guessing they are preparing for demolition, at least the interior demo.

[SteelTown]

They've begun to demolish the houses.

[TheRitsman]

It's about time...

[urban_planner]

As of 12:11 this afternoon only 5 and Half houses remain.

[ScreamingViking]

Drove by the other day and it was odd to see the empty spaces. But I'm glad they're finally getting it done -- with winter arriving the odds of another fire or incident related to people living in the houses illegally would be high.