Comment 72688

By Capitalist (anonymous) | Posted January 03, 2012 at 15:36:04

Glad to see some positive residential developments in the dt. It looks like developers are starting to notice some of the potential in Hamilton's dt. However I am concerned that Hamilton is becoming a bedroom of the GTA. Hopefully it won't be long before developers take note of Hamilton's cheap office rentals rates and start constructing/occupying office space in this city. In order for Hamilton to become more sustainable financially we must grow the commercial and industrial tax bases and not rely too much on residential.

Height restrictions have got to go - at least in the downtown core. While I am glad to see that downtown is becoming more dense (as downtowns should be - that's what makes it downtown!) I don't believe in artificial density targets or excessive zoning restrictions that would only drive up real estate costs. People seeking density have the option of living a downtown lifestyle, while people seeking lower density have to choice of suburbs or exurbs.

Happy new year!

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