154 Main St East | 81.75 m | 26 fl | Complete - Page 7

Innsertnamehere · #**121** Posted **Mar 13, 2019, 11:20 PM**

From what I've heard the cost per spot for underground parking in a fairly efficient (read: large site) underground garage is about $45,000. It's about half that in a structured garage.

johnnyhamont · #**122** Posted **Mar 17, 2019, 4:28 AM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

underground garage is about $45,000. It's about half that in a structured garage.

Sure, but as long as there are height restrictions, and as parking spaces rent for 50-100/month while apartments the size of just 4-ish parking spaces can go for over 1000/month, you'd think that the doubled cost of going underground would be made back by a developer in no time. Plus a big increase in property value.

Innsertnamehere · #**123** Posted **Mar 17, 2019, 1:53 PM**

You have to meet your parking requirements regardless - and Hamilton has a very low per square foot rent and sale price. Margins are so low that for the small amount of additional profit from the extra 40 units you would gain, it doesn’t outweigh the large losses from paying $25k a parking spot to put it underground.

Hamilton’s condo sale prices really restrict a lot of what developers can do to stay profitable. Toronto’s condos sell for literally twice the price which gives more wiggle room.

anactualalien · #**124** Posted **Mar 19, 2019, 6:33 PM**

Looks like the design has changed slightly https://www.brooklyncontract.com/current-projects/154-main-st-hamilton

TheRitsman · #**125** Posted **Mar 19, 2019, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by anactualalien

Looks like the design has changed slightly https://www.brooklyncontract.com/current-projects/154-main-st-hamilton

Honestly a little thankful of that. The drab grey all the way up kind of looked... Well, drab.

Hawrylyshyn · #**126** Posted **Mar 19, 2019, 8:55 PM**

I like the added roof feature

LRTfan · #**127** Posted **Mar 19, 2019, 10:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by anactualalien

Looks like the design has changed slightly https://www.brooklyncontract.com/current-projects/154-main-st-hamilton

love it!

King&James · #**128** Posted **Mar 19, 2019, 10:17 PM**

some of the pics from Brooklyn Contracting

Chronamut · #**129** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 2:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by anactualalien

Looks like the design has changed slightly https://www.brooklyncontract.com/current-projects/154-main-st-hamilton

Loving the irregular glass element on the top (would love to see more of that in the city!) and the look of almost a waterfall spilling over the sides with the white - breaks up that giant grey square slab look - also I am loving the above grade parking on the parking garage - hearkens back to the old days of hamilton

A shame they couldn't have just built another tall building on top of the parking garage though.

King&James · #**130** Posted **Mar 21, 2019, 5:13 PM**

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A shame they couldn't have just built another tall building on top of the parking garage though.

or even a rooftop entertainment/ green space for residents

lachlanholmes · #**131** Posted **Mar 23, 2019, 10:19 PM**

today, pics are my own

urban_planner · #**132** Posted **Mar 24, 2019, 12:06 AM**

It shouldn't be too much longer before we see a crane here.

LRTfan · #**133** Posted **Mar 31, 2019, 2:53 AM**

crane installation has begun here. The bottom pieces are yellow so I'm assuming this is the crane that's currently sitting at Queen/Market.

TheRitsman · #**134** Posted **Apr 1, 2019, 1:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by LRTfan

crane installation has begun here. The bottom pieces are yellow so I'm assuming this is the crane that's currently sitting at Queen/Market.

SteelTown · #**135** Posted **Apr 2, 2019, 1:04 PM**

Downtown Hamilton will have another tower crane in the sky soon!

https://twitter.com/hamintlvillage?lang=en

Markus83 · #**136** Posted **Apr 4, 2019, 3:35 PM**

https://twitter.com/JasonFarrHamOnt/status/1113489794645024775

King&James · #**137** Posted **Apr 4, 2019, 4:31 PM**

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https://twitter.com/JasonFarrHamOnt/status/1113489794645024775

Bring on the crane!

Chronamut · #**138** Posted **Apr 5, 2019, 7:43 PM**

Lol that picture looks like a stop motion animation of a guy gradually standing up from a bent over position

Davis137 · #**139** Posted **Apr 6, 2019, 12:56 PM**

Is this going to be the tallest building east of Firstplace and Century 21?

urban_planner · #**140** Posted **Apr 6, 2019, 2:14 PM**

The site is between the two. I believe it will be the tallest between them. On another note anyone know if they sre infact putting up the crane today? i was going to head into the city if they are.