Hamilton’s Design Review Panel will review Effort Trust’s latest submission for a new rental development at 925 Main Street West and 150 Longwood Road South in West Hamilton, metres from a planned LRT stop.

The new submission proposes two 25-storey rental apartment buildings with 628 residential units. The buildings will be connected by a five- and six-storey podium.

The units will include a mix of smaller studio and one-bedroom apartments and larger one-bedroom plus den, two-bedroom, and two-bedroom plus den units.

The buildings will have a height of 79.85 metres.

The as-of-right zoning at this major transit station area is 18-storeys.

The City of Hamilton requires a variety of unit types. The policy goal is to ensure a range of housing types for various needs and prevent the proliferation of ‘shoe-box’ apartments.

The unit mix is:

106: studio
149: one-bedroom
186: one-bedroom plus den
173: two-bedroom
14: two-bedroom plus den

382 parking spaces are planned.

A 2018 application for the site proposed two 18-storey residential buildings to be used as a residence for Columbia International College students

Design Review Meeting Info

The DRP meeting is Thursday, December 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The public can watch via WebEx Webinar: https://thecityofhamilton.webex.com/thecityofhamilton/j.php?MTID=m60b0aa90d4088cbdca882f23c3b44105

The DRP package, including staff comments on the proposal, will be posted on the City website: https://www.hamilton.ca/build-invest-grow/planning-development/design-review-panel

Renderings

Developers’ render for two 25-storey rental apartment buildings proposed at 925 Main Street West and 150 Longwood Road South. The buildings will house 628 residential units. (As presented to Hamilton’s Design Review Panel in December 2024) Credit: KNYMH Architects / Effort Trust
Developers’ street level render looking towards two 25-storey rental apartment buildings proposed at 925 Main Street West and 150 Longwood Road South. The buildings will house 628 residential units. (As presented to Hamilton’s Design Review Panel in December 2024) Credit: KNYMH Architects / Effort Trust

Related: the development’s formal consultation document.


Production Details
v. 2.0.0
Published: December 8, 2024
Last updated: December 9, 2024
Author: Joey Coleman
Update Record
v. 1.0.0 original version
v. 2.0.0 CORRECTION: Version 1.0.0. stated the 2018 application was for two 25-storey buildings. This was wrong. It was two 18-storey buildings.

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