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Knightstone has partnered with McMaster University to assist in the goal of providing more residence space for first–year students.  The partnership will see a 1,500 bed two phased mixed-use 590,000 square foot development  which will consist of residential, academic and administrative uses.  “The project will create an outstanding residence for students,” said McMaster Provost & Vice President (Academic) David Wilkinson.

The building plan calls for a multi-storey structure on Main Street West which then is tiered back toward Traymore creating an elegant architectural design.  Our team’s focus is to provide an educentric facility where students can be comfortable, energized and be successful.

While the building will be developed in partnership with Knightstone, the residence itself will be run by the University as part of its residence system.

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Old Posted Nov 27, 2017, 1:51 PM
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Update Main Street west student residence project
November 24, 2017
http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worth-m...dence-project/

Earlier this year, the University updated the community on initial planning for a new student residence to be located on a site on Main Street West between Forsyth and Dalewood.

The project helps McMaster reach its goal of providing more residence space for first-year students.

Since that time, plans have advanced and progress has been made. The University has now taken ownership of a group of student rental houses along Traymore that will form part of the project.

Since purchasing the first grouping of homes, McMaster has also acquired a second section of houses located at the end of Traymore towards Forsyth. The first phase of the project will be constructed at this area of the site.

With the newly acquired site, the design of the student residence has been adjusted and updated. The proposed first phase will include 950 beds. The second phase of an additional 455 beds would be constructed once the first phase is completed and there is sufficient further demand from students.

The project is now with the City of Hamilton for approval. This process will include more public and community consultation meetings and opportunities for feedback and suggestions. The building will be developed in partnership with Knightstone, a residence development company. The residence will be run by the University as part of its student housing system.
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Old Posted Jan 12, 2018, 3:40 PM
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And so it begins....

Mac’s off-campus student housing raises concerns
https://www.thespec.com/opinion-stor...ises-concerns/

McMaster University's plan for its first ever off-campus student residence is suddenly running into stiff neighbourhood opposition.

The proposed jumbo development on Main Street West, which is intended to house some 1,400 first-year students in a multistorey 52-metre-tall building, has a projected completion date of 2020.

But the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Community Association has recently come out against the "monstrosity" in its present form, arguing it will have long-term negative impacts on the immediate neighbourhood.

"We're not against a development, but it's just too big," said association president Ira Rosen.

According to Rosen, McMaster increased the project from about 800 to 1,400 rooms but failed to tell the association until the "very last minute" before it submitted plans to the City of Hamilton.

Rosen says the group is concerned, among other things, about "oversaturated foot traffic" in the area and that the building will only have six parking spots. He argues the lack of parking is bound to create traffic chaos on side streets during the yearly student move-in and move-out.

The building is to be located on the Westdale side of Main West, between Forsyth Avenue South and Dalewood Avenue and bordered at the back by Traymore Avenue.

Ward 1 Coun. Aidan Johnson is calling on McMaster to find a compromise.

"There has to be a happy medium. I think that McMaster has some work to do. I think McMaster has to modify its plan and the discussions need to continue."

Happily, it sounds like Mac is prepared to do just that. Roger Couldrey, McMaster vice-president of administration, notes the university doesn't want to upset the good rapport it has with the community.

"We're in the early stage of a collaborative process here, and we're fully expecting that we're going to get more feedback and we're fully expecting that we'll make some changes to the plan."

The development is a joint project between McMaster and Knightstone Capital Management. Couldrey declines to discuss the financial details of that partnership. He says the cost of the 12-storey project has yet to be finalized but will be "tens of millions of dollars."

Couldrey notes the building will be operated by the university as part of its student residence system. It's a two-phase project. The first phase will have up to 900 rooms, the second phase about 500.

According to city planner Adam Lucas, the McMaster/Knightstone team recently submitted applications for Official Plan and zoning amendments. He says the Ainslie Wood/Westdale Association is the only community group to have expressed concerns, but several area residents have as well.

Rosen stresses that his group, which has about 200 members, is not opposed to a student residence on the site. It's the scale that troubles.

"We want them to do a development and we understand that they have to put the kids somewhere. And we'd rather have them in a McMaster-operated facility than living in private homes. But by the same token, why is it always at the cost of the community?"

It's no mystery why the association likes the idea of students living in a university-run building. The student-saturated Ainslie Wood and Westdale neighbourhoods are breeding grounds for property maintenance and noise complaints.

Housing students in a McMaster-run residence could help mitigate those problems because the students living there would be subject to the same code of conduct as those living in campus residences.

Mac currently has 12 on-campus residences which house almost 3,600 students. The Main West project would not only be its first off-campus dwelling, it would be the largest of the lot.

There are a couple of motivations at play here for the university. Mac hasn't been able to guarantee first-year students a residence spot for several years. This project will change that. Secondly, the building will help address neighbourhood concerns about student housing.

Obviously, that suggests both town and gown have strong reasons to make the project work.
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You'll never read a more Hamilton article than that!
Worried that there will be too many pedestrians and not enough cars! Hahahaha....that is perfectly Hammer-town.
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Waiting for the happy debates about urban intesification at every LRT stop ..... perhaps the official plan and seconary plan ammendments should start now so that by the time the stops are built we will be all the way through the rezoning process to allow 31 storey buildings along the corridor.
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"oversaturated foot traffic"

what in the hell? along a future LRT line?
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https://www.thepublicrecord.ca/2018/...t-taking-over/

McMaster has filed with the OMB prior to it even going to council. I feel like we may miss the OMB someday soon...
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Once the OMB is gone, Hamilton will just be approving stuff like this forever.....

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Once the OMB is gone, Hamilton will just be approving stuff like this forever.....

That's way too tall--can't see the tree trunks.
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Also not in character of farm field currently sitting next to, please direct them to places to grow (but not either upward or outward).
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McMaster has filed with the OMB prior to it even going to council. I feel like we may miss the OMB someday soon...
The render in Joey Coleman's story hasn't been posted here before. I like it much better than the ones we've seen (though it too is a departure from the "feel" of the local neighbourhood, the residential part east of Mac I mean)

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The render in Joey Coleman's story hasn't been posted here before. I like it much better than the ones we've seen (though it too is a departure from the "feel" of the local neighbourhood, the residential part east of Mac I mean)

That's pretty ugly, not to mention massive. I prefer the original design. This one does stay in character with the street, though--two hulking brutalist edifices side-by-side (this and the hospital Death Star).
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I actually like that a lot better, except for being a bit big. I'm tired of the aluminum/composite panel look. I like brick and glass. Especially the two storey window punch outs. Cool vertical lines.
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Updates on proposed Main Street West residence

April 27, 2018
https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthm...est-residence/

The University, in partnership with Knightstone Capital, continues to work with stakeholders as plans progress for a proposed student residence on Main Street West.

The proposal is for a mixed use student residence building on a site owned by the university, on Main Street between Forsyth and Dalewood. The current plan envisions a two-phased project housing approximately 950 students in the first stage and another 450 students in a phase to be constructed later.

After holding a number of community meetings with neighbours, students and city staff, the university and Knightstone have begun to work on the next draft of the design for submission.

At the same time, Ontario has changed the rules and processes governing developments and zoning approvals. This month, the Ontario Municipal Board became the new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT).

In Hamilton, more than a dozen development projects and proposals were in progress at the time of the change in regulatory process. After consulting with city staff, McMaster, like others, filed a precautionary appeal with the OMB to ensure the residence project could be considered under that process. Even with the appeal, the university and Knightstone will continue to work through the normal city of Hamilton collaborative zoning process.

“McMaster is committed to continue to work with our neighbours and the city to ensure a successful and respectful design and development,” says Roger Couldrey, McMaster’s vice-president administration. “As we continue to receive feedback from city staff and others, we will be making changes to our draft design and will invite further comment and input as those designs take shape.”
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Reduced largely to 10 stories with the bulk of the mass being shifted to an 18 tower on the west side of the property.










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Wow that looks uhhh... Institutional?

I think I'm more supportive of the first proposal, the really modern one. However, certainly won't complain if this is built!


EDIT: The more I look at and consider this I like it the most out of all proposals. Still think it could be improved by darker brick but this will certainly look great.

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Wow that looks uhhh... Institutional?
It's an institutional building.
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