First phase of Corktown plaza condo development to begin sales in May
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Studio suites as well as one-bedroom and two-bedroom dwellings will make up much of the 27-storey Corktown East tower on John Street South.
A high-rise condominium development earmarked for a full city block of Hamilton’s Corktown neighbourhood is set to begin selling units at the end of next month.
Sales for the first phase of the 27-storey Corktown East Towers will start in May with prices likely beginning at the $300,000 mark, according to Slate Asset managing director Brandon Donnelly.
“So the idea here is to make the project as affordable and attainable as possible while still being luxurious,” Donnelly told 900 CHML’s Good Morning Hamilton.
“We’re fully aware of the Canadian landscape and the pressures around affordability … so we’re trying to to start the pricing in a way that addresses that.”
The development, purchased in 2017, is enclosed by Forest Avenue, as well as John, Young and Catharine Streets and just a few minute walk from the Hamilton GO Centre.
Two residential towers atop a multi-storey residential and commercial podium will make up the entirety of the project.
More than 760 dwellings are expected on the plot of land via Corktown East, a 14-storey mixed use building, and attached eight-storey building.
The second phase, a mid-rise building around 14 floors dubbed Corktown West, will feature at a yet to be determined date.
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