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WhipperSnapper · #**601** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 3:49 PM**

Has Ford reversed the changes to OSAP made by Wynne? Students no longer qualified if their household income was over $65,000 or some low amount that isn't livable in the GTA.

Let's be real. This building will be mainly occupied by foreign students. McMaster has a comparably high foreign student population and rising. It's significantly high for graduate students (around 30%)

The cladding looks sharp. The last photo showing the installation is so different from the first few photos.

TheRitsman · #**602** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 4:03 PM**

I believe all the changes were reverse, yes. I suspect it will mostly be foreign students absolutely.

The cladding does look really good. I suspect this will be one of the best looking buildings downtown Hamilton.

spaghettisam · #**603** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 5:04 PM**

What floor are they currently working on? / how many more are being added?

Innsertnamehere · #**604** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 6:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by spaghettisam

What floor are they currently working on? / how many more are being added?

By my count they are 23 floors up so 8 floors to go.

TheRitsman · #**605** Posted **Dec 12, 2022, 7:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

By my count they are 23 floors up so 8 floors to go.

I believe they are building floor 25, so I believe 6 more.

TheRitsman · #**606** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 9:02 PM**

West crane is fully gone. They are pouring the 26th floor:

spaghettisam · #**607** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 10:07 PM**

i think its on floor 23 and 24 - 8 more to go from this pic?

TheRitsman · #**608** Posted **Dec 13, 2022, 10:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by spaghettisam

i think its on floor 23 and 24 - 8 more to go from this pic?

The larger floors are 9 and 16, which means they're pouring the floor for 26 and the walls for 25. 5 more beyond the floor they're pouring now.

johnnyhamont · #**609** Posted **Dec 16, 2022, 2:23 PM**

Cladding progress update

source

Innsertnamehere · #**610** Posted **Dec 16, 2022, 3:39 PM**

StEC · #**611** Posted **Dec 16, 2022, 10:59 PM**

Ohhh that's super nice looking. This will be the most beautiful addition to downtown in a long while!

Hawrylyshyn · #**612** Posted **Dec 18, 2022, 12:16 AM**

craftbeerdad · #**613** Posted **Dec 19, 2022, 4:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by StEC

Ohhh that's super nice looking. This will be the most beautiful addition to downtown in a long while!

Totally, I would consider this to be the nicest building being built currently, very impressive.

ScreamingViking · #**614** Posted **Dec 19, 2022, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Hawrylyshyn

In this same view about 10 years ago there would be NOTHING in the background. All 5 of those towers came later (starting with Homewood Suites, which may have been under construction but fully built in 2013 according to the diagram data on this site)

EDIT: The Villager may have been in there behind the new Mac building.

TheRitsman · #**615** Posted **Dec 22, 2022, 7:36 PM**

Currently pouring the walls for the 27th floor:

Cladding going up on the parking garage:

TheRitsman · #**616** Posted **Dec 23, 2022, 6:38 PM**

A bit more done by today on my walk:

Innsertnamehere · #**617** Posted **Dec 23, 2022, 8:22 PM**

interesting to see a perforated pattern on those panels.

spaghettisam · #**618** Posted **Dec 24, 2022, 1:03 AM**

I thought this looked different…is there 2 Types of cladding?

HamiltonBoyInToronto · #**619** Posted **Dec 24, 2022, 1:37 AM**

I'm guessing for the parking garage it needs to be perforated

TheRitsman · #**620** Posted **Dec 24, 2022, 3:01 AM**

I don't think it's required to be since they have those vents, I think that w as s a choice. I think it'll look okay though. I think it's supposed to try to emulate the grate look of the garage to make it look purposedul.