rdaner
Senior Member
I know that there has been a lot of development near the Niagara College campus as well as nearby Port Colbourne which is responding to the cruise ship boom.
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Wigs
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Put my reply to you and Northern Light under spoiler tags, as to not annoy Hamiltonians.
Port Colborne has some home construction, but is building subdivisions at a much slower pace than Welland. However there are many subdivisions proposed in the pipeline. The largest one under construction is in the North end here that will fill in the land near West Side Rd/Hwy 58. The residents of the idyllic 1960s subdivision Hawthorne Heights are going to be pissed to have houses crammed in by their backyards 
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In SW Port, an extension of Westwood Estates is happening here, South of Stanley St and East of Cement Rd:
The 72 unit condo midrise on West St has injected life into the city's oldest retail strip.
maps.app.goo.gl
Most buildings on West St. are from the mid-late 19th to early 20th century. The cruise ships have brought extra tourists in, but I'm not sure how long they spend in Port Colborne as most will do side excursions to Niagara Falls or wineries. Port Colborne benefits from the influx of summer cottagers along Lake Erie from Western NY and the GTA.
Port Colborne population growth. A lot of old timers have died off and new families moved in to replace them as new houses have been built.
2004: 19,245
2014: 18,840
2024: 21,830
Welland has subdivisions and infill happening all across the city, not just the North end. Just view a satellite shot and scroll across the city to see the dirt for new subdivisions.
The biggest one is Empire Homes development in the South end (Dain City) on/near the grounds of the former John Deere plant, with the former Welland canal/recreational waterway on the West and current Welland Canal (1970s bypass) on the East. IIRC, around 2,000 housing units will be built when all phases are complete.
My cousin told me they are bussing kids from here into Port Colborne until they build a new school in this subdivision. A lot of young families have bought in this area, primarily from the GTA it seems.
empirehomes.com
For Northern Light, here's the Longo's plaza site plan for the North end of Welland on Niagara St at Quaker Rd. It's being developed by plaza REIT.
When the nearby apartments, townhouses and retail is filled this will be one of the busiest locations in the city. They tore down the old Big Lebowski-esque
Bowl-o-Rama for this.
Welland population growth
2004: 51,480
2014: 52,711
2024: 63,874
Niagara region population growth
2004: 437,364
2014: 450,656
2024: 539,180
Since 2021, the fastest growing municipalities in Niagara by raw numbers:
Niagara Falls +17,378
St. Catharines +16,155
Welland +8,124
Fort Erie +4,044
Thorold + 3,497
On realtor.ca I sorted by housing units listed as built since 2015 (by newest listings for sale) to give you an idea of the stuff from schlock to decent that's being built in Niagara region. If the realtor doesn't enter the built date the homes won't show up in search that's why there's so few showing.
:In SW Port, an extension of Westwood Estates is happening here, South of Stanley St and East of Cement Rd:
The 72 unit condo midrise on West St has injected life into the city's oldest retail strip.
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Port Colborne population growth. A lot of old timers have died off and new families moved in to replace them as new houses have been built.
2004: 19,245
2014: 18,840
2024: 21,830
Welland has subdivisions and infill happening all across the city, not just the North end. Just view a satellite shot and scroll across the city to see the dirt for new subdivisions.
The biggest one is Empire Homes development in the South end (Dain City) on/near the grounds of the former John Deere plant, with the former Welland canal/recreational waterway on the West and current Welland Canal (1970s bypass) on the East. IIRC, around 2,000 housing units will be built when all phases are complete.
My cousin told me they are bussing kids from here into Port Colborne until they build a new school in this subdivision. A lot of young families have bought in this area, primarily from the GTA it seems.
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For Northern Light, here's the Longo's plaza site plan for the North end of Welland on Niagara St at Quaker Rd. It's being developed by plaza REIT.
When the nearby apartments, townhouses and retail is filled this will be one of the busiest locations in the city. They tore down the old Big Lebowski-esque
Bowl-o-Rama for this.Welland population growth
2004: 51,480
2014: 52,711
2024: 63,874
Niagara region population growth
2004: 437,364
2014: 450,656
2024: 539,180
Since 2021, the fastest growing municipalities in Niagara by raw numbers:
Niagara Falls +17,378
St. Catharines +16,155
Welland +8,124
Fort Erie +4,044
Thorold + 3,497
On realtor.ca I sorted by housing units listed as built since 2015 (by newest listings for sale) to give you an idea of the stuff from schlock to decent that's being built in Niagara region. If the realtor doesn't enter the built date the homes won't show up in search that's why there's so few showing.
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Sunnyside
Senior Member
There’s no good thread for it on here, but wanted to leave this observation somewhere.
Downtown was feeling really busy today. Like, a crazy amount of foot traffic around all afternoon and after 5pm. Less cars, as is usual for Friday, but man. It was weird seeing near-full sidewalks in every direction at King and James, and significant foot traffic on every cross-street between there and Ferguson.
It was quite nice. It’s cliche, but it was another moment where the city unmistakably embodies what it means to be one. Despite everything it needs, the core can and does inherently attract.
I have to wonder if it was move-in day for some project. Not this one, I presume?
Downtown was feeling really busy today. Like, a crazy amount of foot traffic around all afternoon and after 5pm. Less cars, as is usual for Friday, but man. It was weird seeing near-full sidewalks in every direction at King and James, and significant foot traffic on every cross-street between there and Ferguson.
It was quite nice. It’s cliche, but it was another moment where the city unmistakably embodies what it means to be one. Despite everything it needs, the core can and does inherently attract.
I have to wonder if it was move-in day for some project. Not this one, I presume?
GenerationLee
Senior Member
Hmm, maybe there's a football game in town? Not sure if it's today, or in Hamilton for that matter this time around.
FF407
Active Member
Football game is Monday, in Hamilton. I wonder if some of it was students coming back.
Wigs
Active Member
That's a great sign for downtown. All these new residents are bringing street life, vitality back to the core and with disposable income to spend. And having the thousands of Mac and Mohawk students back for the new academic year energizes downtown as well.
I believe Stec mentioned that he's noticed more pedestrians, and new businesses pop up in the short time he's lived in
King William Urban Rentals. This bodes well for the future of downtown Hamilton.
GenerationLee
Senior Member
Yeah, just in the around around the King William, I've seen a lot more pedestrians than when I was in Hamilton say, 6 or 7 years ago.
Canuck905
Active Member
There was lots of yelling going on when these photos were taken...
BrenWilson
Active Member
The choice of contrasting brick colours has confused me on this project (either stay with red or use yellow as the contrast, which is historically common) but the ground floor here looks fantastic.
Canuck905
Active Member
Agreed. I think a darker brown brick that looks a little weathered could have looked really nice.
berklon
Active Member
Overall, I really like how this turned out... and it's a great location to have something that looks this good.
TheHonestMaple
Active Member
Absolute shit show after dark down there
berklon
Active Member
Do you have anything else to say, or is this the only thing you can post in every thread?
Chronamut
Senior Member
Bahahahaha it's a giant T - Canada gets a TRUMP tower
I'm officially dubbing it trump tower (the site gets triggered)
Seriously though, SO glad they are painting those cornices.. look MUCH better.. and yeah the podium is a bit of a mishmash but whatever.. they most likely alternated so it wouldn't look odd connecting to the existing heritage building out back/front? Which is the front and which is the back of this building..?
ScreamingViking
Active Member
We already had one, and his name was forced out.Bahahahaha it's a giant T - Canada gets a TRUMP tower
(the site gets triggered)
Seriously though, SO glad they are painting those cornices.. look MUCH better.. and yeah the podium is a bit of a mishmash but whatever.. they most likely alternated so it wouldn't look odd connecting to the existing heritage building out back/front? Which is the front and which is the back of this building..?
