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nihil · #61 Posted **Feb 27, 2018, 7:21 PM**

Are you implying that walking down Main Street doesn't invoke the feeling of being in Manhattan?

Chronamut · #62 Posted **Feb 27, 2018, 8:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by nihil

Are you implying that walking down Main Street doesn't invoke the feeling of being in Manhattan?

I think he's implying that we shouldn't have to name ourselves off "successful" areas of america in order to appear relevant and up and coming.. feels a bit pretentious. We should be focusing on our own city areas.

Esp. when literally NOTHING about this building screams manhatten, and more "80s hamilton style with a glass building plopped on top"

Dr Awesomesauce · #63 Posted **Feb 27, 2018, 11:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by thistleclub

On-site signage suggests that this project is now called Manhattan West.

Or maybe it's called the Mainhattan?

That rings a very distant bell in my brain...

mattgrande · #64 Posted **Feb 28, 2018, 8:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dr Awesomesauce

Or maybe it's called the Mainhattan?

That rings a very distant bell in my brain...

The Mainhattan is a building in Dundas.

Dr Awesomesauce · #65 Posted **Feb 28, 2018, 11:38 PM**

^Ah yes, there it is - a very distant memory.

eatboots · #66 Posted **Mar 4, 2018, 7:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by davidcappi

They aren’t proposing brick panels.. maybe I misspoke. They want to use a cement panel siding system in a terracotta colour pattern. The product is called OKO skin. It’s nice on houses but it feels super cheap for the podium of a massive building.

This is what they want to use, only orange.

I was up on the mountain today and there is the nicest Taco Bell I have ever seen at James and Fennel that uses this OKO skin(or something similar)

I guess the Manhattan is trying to match the brick colour of the building across the road maybe? I know black and grey are pretty popular at the moment but if you are going to put a mediocre building up using those colours do tend to make it seem a little nicer than it really is.

johnnyhamont · #67 Posted **May 11, 2019, 8:04 PM**

Bets one way or the other on whether this will ever actually happen?

TheRitsman · #68 Posted **May 11, 2019, 8:32 PM**

0%

Maybe once LRT has shovels in the ground.

nihil · #69 Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 12:30 PM**

0%, Manhattan West gave up and sold the property.

The lot is too shallow and next to a single family residential house making it impossible to respect setbacks and angular planes requirements, as it should be.

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Originally Posted by johnnyhamont

Bets one way or the other on whether this will ever actually happen?

BaconPoutine · #70 Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 3:34 PM**

The lot has been sold to Belmont Equity Partners. Based on their website it appears that most of their projects are commercial buildings.

http://www.belmontequity.com

MVRDEV · #71 Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 6:21 PM**

Source?

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Originally Posted by BaconPoutine

The lot has been sold to Belmont Equity Partners. Based on their website it appears that most of their projects are commercial buildings.

http://www.belmontequity.com

BaconPoutine · #72 Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 6:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by MVRDEV

Source?

Source is the Land Registry Office. The sale closed on Jun 27, 2019.

MVRDEV · #73 Posted **Jul 30, 2019, 7:43 PM**

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by BaconPoutine

Source is the Land Registry Office. The sale closed on Jun 27, 2019.

johnnyhamont · #74 Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 7:02 PM**

Thanks for the updates. This thread title then ought to be changed to cancelled.

lachlanholmes · #75 Posted **Sep 28, 2019, 10:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by johnnyhamont

Thanks for the updates. This thread title then ought to be changed to cancelled.

It should be changed back to proposed. The application is still in the works, it was updated to reflect the ownership under Belmont Equity Partners. I heard they're planning a upscale hotel. Here's a photo I took in August of the new sign on site.

Chronamut · #76 Posted **Oct 6, 2019, 5:04 AM**

Thank god. Something other than what was proposed.

johnnyhamont · #77 Posted **Mar 19, 2020, 2:22 PM**

Some drilling on site this morning.

TheRitsman · #78 Posted **Mar 19, 2020, 3:06 PM**

This is one of those lots I am most excited to see fill up with something. The lots right off the highway, and with access to Locked St within walking distance will make the area fill in with people. Main really needs to go to two-way traffic though. It currently kills any type of walkability of the street on top of the paper thin sidewalks.

bigguy1231 · #79 Posted **Mar 19, 2020, 3:26 PM**

They could just be testing for soil contamination. It was a gas station previously.

movingtohamilton · #80 Posted **Mar 19, 2020, 3:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by bigguy1231

They could just be testing for soil contamination. It was a gas station previously.

I'd say 99% sure that's it. Soil remediation would be required. Have to assume the underground tanks were removed years ago, but leaching into the soil is a cioncern.