137-149 Main St West | ? | 7 fl | Proposal

SteelTown · #1 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 2:26 PM**

Hamilton Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program – 137-149 Main Street West

http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/...__PED13053.pdf

Hamilton Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program (HDMRPIP) – 137-149 Main Street West

http://www.hamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/...__PED13052.pdf

The Hamilton Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program (HDMRPIP) application for the redevelopment of 137-149 Main Street West was submitted by Jackson Hospitality Inc. (Azim Kassam), the registered owner of the property. The property is presently a vacant commercial lot. The applicant proposes to develop a 73 unit, seven (7) storey apartment building.

SteelTown · #2 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 2:27 PM**

This is the former HMP used car lot. This block is really BOOMING!

The developer is the owner of the Days Inn at Main St.

SteelTown · #3 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 4:28 PM**

MeIsThomas · #4 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 5:01 PM**

Awesome! Funny how we were talking about this lot the other day and now the official proposal comes out.

PBRSTREETGANG · #5 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 11:09 PM**

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Originally Posted by MeIsThomas

Awesome! Funny how we were talking about this lot the other day and now the official proposal comes out.

Sorry, but that is supremely ugly. Not all development is good. I'd rather see it be a parking lot until someone comes in and builds something aesthetically superior and with more height. Enough buildings done on IKEA's kitchen-planner already.

MeIsThomas · #6 Posted: **Mar 28, 2013, 11:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by PBRSTREETGANG

Sorry, but that is supremely ugly. Not all development is good. I'd rather see it be a parking lot until someone comes in and builds something aesthetically superior and with more height. Enough buildings done on IKEA's kitchen-planner already.

It's just an elevation, not the official design. I am saying that it is awesome that the owner of the site is already proposing something for the site and now it will be great to watch and see what the final design eventually becomes.

pEte fiSt iN Ur fAce · #7 Posted: **Mar 29, 2013, 1:36 AM**

Yeah, I hope the architect does something interesting. But, hey, another parking lot is getting filled in. That's a great thing.

I thought Dennis the Menace (lame, sorry) owned that lot.

I'm still waiting for news on the other block.

the905sDW · #8 Posted: **Mar 29, 2013, 3:56 AM**

that is one boring looking proposal! That's too typical. Hamilton is better than that.

Pearlstreet · #9 Posted: **Mar 31, 2013, 12:44 AM**

Holy hell I'm a happy Hamiltonian living next door to this. I feel like the slot machine winnings keep coming!

LikeHamilton · #10 Posted: **Apr 9, 2013, 11:44 PM**

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Another housing project is breaking ground in the core — but this time, the developer has his sights set on renters rather than buyers.

Azim Kassam, who transformed the car dealership on Main St. E. into a Days Inn, is building a 73-unit, seven-storey rental apartment building on the corner of Main and Caroline streets. The vacant lot, which formerly belonged to well-known Hamilton developer Darko Vranich, sits directly across from the old Federal building.

The $10-million project is scheduled to break ground in July.

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Council will ratify both of these contributions at Wednesday night’s council meeting.

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/ar...n-rental-stock