71 Rebecca St | 97 m | 30 fl | Proposed - Page 17

Chronamut · #**321** Posted **Jan 25, 2022, 12:05 AM**

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I've seen the new renders from work, biggest change is the podium (for the better).

Any chance you can sneak us some pics of it?

Innsertnamehere · #**322** Posted **Feb 15, 2022, 4:40 PM**

Basement former Rebecca Street Bus Station demolition (2) by Joe, on Flickr

craftbeerdad · #**323** Posted **Feb 24, 2022, 5:14 PM**

The Rebecca Street bus terminal opened in 1955. The terminal was owned by Gray Coach Lines, with some funding from Canada Coach Lines. In stayed in operation until 1996 when Hamilton GO Centre opened a new terminal.

Found these photos via Metrolinx from 1975. Enjoy.

Rebecca Street GO Bus Terminal

anactualalien · #**324** Posted **Feb 24, 2022, 6:35 PM**

^^^really cool, thanks for posting!

SteelTown · #**325** Posted **Feb 24, 2022, 10:01 PM**

It was a dump then, and it's literally a dump now.

TheHonestMaple · #**326** Posted **Feb 24, 2022, 10:23 PM**

Worse than a dump. Thank God that thing got demolished. Brighter days ahead for this neighbourhood.

lachlanholmes · #**327** Posted **Mar 5, 2022, 4:17 AM**

All filled in. Today:

Chronamut · #**328** Posted **Mar 5, 2022, 6:52 AM**

God this area of the city feels so desolate now..

ScreamingViking · #**329** Posted **Mar 5, 2022, 4:43 PM**

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God this area of the city feels so desolate now..

To me, it was before (even after the park went in). At least there's some hope now.

Chronamut · #**330** Posted **Mar 7, 2022, 9:46 PM**

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To me, it was before (even after the park went in). At least there's some hope now.

True, true..

I really hope something absolutely amazing goes into that giant parking lot block behind the hydro building.. with all the big buildings going up around it it deserves to have something amazing there, not some stupid half concrete park like this one.

LikeHamilton · #**331** Posted **Mar 29, 2022, 10:48 PM**

Apparently, according to Forge and Foster, this property sale just closed on March 17.

I was sold by Sonoma Homes and bought by Rosehaven Homes for $9,000,000. Works out to $11,538,462. per acre.

Hopefully construction starts soon!

Hawrylyshyn · #**332** Posted **Mar 29, 2022, 11:13 PM**

Does this increase the likelihood of it being built? (Or at least something built here)

ScreamingViking · #**333** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 1:09 PM**

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I heard from someone on the BNA that the next step for Sonoma is to find a bigger development company to partner with since this project is a little too big for them to do on their own/ they haven’t done anything this big before.

This was prophetic.

(from Feb 24, 2019)

And does the sale mean we may see yet another design before shovels are in the ground?

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Original 40 storey version, posted 2017-08-08

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Amended to 10 floors fewer, posted 2018-09-04

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Innsertnamehere · #**334** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 1:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by LikeHamilton

Apparently, according to Forge and Foster, this property sale just closed on March 17.

I was sold by Sonoma Homes and bought by Rosehaven Homes for $9,000,000. Works out to $11,538,462. per acre.

Hopefully construction starts soon!

The latest renderings we have seen are the Rosehaven renderings, so no new design or anything.

This sale is a closing of a conditional deal which was reached a long while ago. Many development land sales are conditional on receiving a certain amount of development approvals.

Notably, Core Urban's purchase of the parking lot on James S. which they started construction on this week also closed this week. That one was likely conditional on receiving building permit for the project, for example.

Here, it was likely conditional on SPA approval or something similar. There is no building permit here yet, so nothing immediate coming in terms of construction, but I expect it will come soon as they have now closed on the property.

ScreamingViking · #**335** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 1:57 PM**

So which one is the correct version then, of the last two images?

Personally I prefer the one with the white "grid" (though I'd hope that odd rectangle of glass halfway up is removed). The other one that went to the DRP is very bland.

craftbeerdad · #**336** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 2:12 PM**

Now that Rosehaven is in possession, for sure it will happen. Their other development (KIWI) will finish up this year. Neat to see at least Rosehaven and Emblem realizing the upside of the city and capturing momentum, adding to the cityscape. Not saying these are world beater designs, but at least something additive. Alongside UrbanCore, there's at least some core group adding relative quality to the core.

TheHonestMaple · #**337** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 2:36 PM**

Bets on when shovels are in the ground?

Innsertnamehere · #**338** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by ScreamingViking

So which one is the correct version then, of the last two images?

Personally I prefer the one with the white "grid" (though I'd hope that odd rectangle of glass halfway up is removed). The other one that went to the DRP is very bland.

The bottom image is the latest we have seen, I believe.

Innsertnamehere · #**339** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 2:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by craftbeerdad

Now that Rosehaven is in possession, for sure it will happen. Their other development (KIWI) will finish up this year. Neat to see at least Rosehaven and Emblem realizing the upside of the city and capturing momentum, adding to the cityscape. Not saying these are world beater designs, but at least something additive. Alongside UrbanCore, there's at least some core group adding relative quality to the core.

Rosehavens projects so far seem decent, if not incredible. Certainly better than Vrancor and Coletaras. I'm also interested to see how Cobalt turns out, as Liuna is spending a ton of money downtown right now. Using G+C for their architect unfortunately is not a great sign..

We have to remember that Hamilton is a low cost market (though it may not seem that way some times..), which means developers only have so much money to do something creative. Prices are going up quick though, as we saw with Lamb selling his building for over $1,000/ft.. so there is becoming more and more wiggle room in the budget to do attractive buildings.

TheHonestMaple · #**340** Posted **Mar 30, 2022, 2:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Rosehavens projects so far seem decent, if not incredible. Certainly better than Vrancor and Coletaras. I'm also interested to see how Cobalt turns out, as Liuna is spending a ton of money downtown right now. Using G+C for their architect unfortunately is not a great sign..

We have to remember that Hamilton is a low cost market (though it may not seem that way some times..), which means developers only have so much money to do something creative. Prices are going up quick though, as we saw with Lamb selling his building for over $1,000/ft.. so there is becoming more and more wiggle room in the budget to do attractive buildings.

I've been making this point for a while, thank you! There's a reason why pretty much every new build in Toronto is top class. They have the money to do it because the units sell for top dollar.

We're getting there though here in Hamilton.