Comment 117973

By mdrejhon (registered) - website | Posted April 27, 2016 at 12:12:33

Part #2: More pragmatic stuff:

One con: Lack of mixed-income aspect. It's a battle for another day -- one thing at a time.

A suggestion is... Once Pier 7/8 redo is all done, then I'd recommend looking into a respectful/planned Regent Park style do-over of the low income housing next to West Harbour GO station. For Hamilton staff not aware, it's worth studying and visiting these new Toronto mixed-income developments, to see what's being achieved nowadays.

What's important is Hamilton needs to utilize the Pier 7/8 assets in a really good way, and this looks pretty good, Hamilton-wise. I recognize and understand the need of at least a little core attractiveness (given still empty lots & buildings downtown) before we're able to bring widespread mixed-income housing far more easily. I insist councillors keep working on this...

Basically, add many more affordable housing units while adding market housing (in a win-win scenario) in a similar manner to Toronto's Regent Park revitalization, while taking into due consideration of existing residents guaranteed able to stay in better-equipped units in new mixed-income developments -- while also simultaneously making more affordable units available via densification -- while also simultaneously bringing market rate units to the now then-valuable area.

That said, I overall, like this waterfront plan much better than the original "just a pier full of condos" plan.

Comment edited by mdrejhon on 2016-04-27 12:17:10

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