What a missed opportunity 😓 Those suburban patches of grass should have been rain gardens: https://lastavica.hr/images/blog/swallow-green/urban-rain-gardens-lastavica-main.jpeg And the amount of concrete is so bizarre. It looks blinding in the sun! The only up side here is the public art...

At least the pavers are semi-permeable, unlike the sea of asphalt the City poured down over and around the Promenade. It looks so cheap. And is so bizarre considering the climate crisis we’re in. Then there’s Asphalt Park, err, I mean John-Rebecca Park (the park so bad it doesn’t even deserve a...

Tbh I wouldn’t mind seeing a Winners/Marshalls open up on the King Street side of this development. Clothes and homewares all without having to take a bus into/back from the burbs. Edit: I think a Sporting Life would actually fit in well in this development.

As far as I can tell, the only downtown developments with enough retail space for a grocery store you’re asking for is the one behind 100 Main (Landmark Place). Possibly Corktown Plaza.. Personally, I would love if Effort Trust invested in its downtown commercial properties and renovate...

Nations is wildly expensive, and their meat is questionable. Also, they pass loss onto customers by forcing them to buy 4-5 pre-wrapped veggies vs 1-2 loose items. I used to stop in every now and then before the Pandemic, but the combination of price increases + huge crowds/lineups has kept me...

Halifax is a nautical city, so the light theming makes a bit more sense. It mixes well with the modern structures. In Hamilton’s plan, you’ve got this gawdy Blue Mountains-Meets Disney nonsense on one side, and KPMB-designed structures on the other. The completed promenades don’t even...

The mistake that is Piers 5-7, and potential mistake at Pier 8, stems from the City/Staff’s archaic 1950s belief that people don’t want shops and residences mixed. This plan as is has the ‘retail’ portion concentrated at Piers 5-7, with residential concentrated at Pier 8 (albeit with a corner...

Here’s the City’s official renders on YouTube. From 5 years ago, not 25…

Those storefronts look much better in real life, and after a few years exposed to Hamilton’s climate, they may fit right in. They look a bit goofy in the aerial shots lol Any word on retail/commercial tenants? I’m hoping for less bougie restos!

They’re trying to invent a new district somehow, which is bizarre on many levels. A) There were plans floating around to designate King William Street —two blocks south of this development— into an ‘Theatre/Arts Entertainment’ district...

The building across the street at 127 Hughson St North was the Firth Brothers Clothing Manufacturing Building, then Copley (Suits) bought it. https://www.firthbrothers.com/the-firth-brothers-building.html It’s now being converted into a co-work space. There really wasn’t a fashion or even...

Taken Sep 26 2023, work continues on connecting West Harbour GO Station tracks to the main line

Don’t forget to add a ‘buffer’ park so CN can’t block it 🤣😂😭😭

Love the stairs and public art installation! I’m worried about the retail/commercial structures…. Hopefully the designs have evolved past the 1990s Retirement Village style. (https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/associations/2019/02/watch-work-opportunities-piers-5-7-hhca-crowd-told)...

View from the other direction

Surprised this hasn’t been posted on here yet, but this project has been delayed yet again: Jamesville Hearing Set for May 2024 as City, CN, CityHousing, and Developers Continue to Meet...

I took the Toronto Galleria Mall development and dropped it in Centre Mall. Just imagine!

Hmm, does it explain why the City built Enhanced Transit Shelters in front of its rural Mount Hope Offices rather than along the B Line route as intended? The folks standing in the rain at the Queen Street B-Line stops are asking

Any updates on Main Street’s conversion? Don’t let Council drag it’s feet on this file. The short term safety ‘improvements’ they made earlier in the year really did nothing. The City’s ‘engage’ website says: Preparation of Final Report this is an upcoming stage for Main Street Conversion...

Just FYI, in addition to Tokyo Smoke, you’ll find the following chains on James North between Wilson - Barton: •Dominos Pizza •Loaded Pierogi •Faema •Pet Valu •OKO Bagels •The Ten Spot •Philthy Philly’s EDIT: Google Maps is also showing Country Style Donuts has moved to 77 James North, though I...