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Old Posted Mar 14, 2012, 1:41 AM
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[St. John's] Deacon Investments Office Tower |10 Floors | Proposed

The original proposal was for an eight-storey office building and three-storey parking garage on Job Street at the bottom of Hamilton Avenue.
The proposal was resubmitted August 2011 for an increase to 10 stories, which will include 2 floors of condominiums.


Land Use Assesment report: http://www.stjohns.ca/pdfs/Aerial_Ph...ton_Job_St.pdf
Height: 38m to main roof

Usage: Mix use [ office/Residential/Parking]

Location: Job street / Hamilton avenue [west end Downtown]

Floor area: The building has a typical Floor plate on all office levels of
approximately 1580 square meters (17,000 square feet).
Condo:The area of the condominium Floor plate will be 1110
square meters (12,000 square feet)
Total area:The total building area
would be approximately 14,860 square meters (160,000
square feet).

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Old Posted Mar 16, 2012, 12:53 AM
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Does anyone have an update on when this is going to get started? There is just parking on the site right now.
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Old Posted Mar 16, 2012, 10:40 AM
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Im not sure, i have not heard anything about it in a while.
But if it gets accepted soon , i would think the construction would start this spring or summer.
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This proposal has already been approved by council. It was approved in the same council meeting where they rejected the Garden Inn hotel. I would assume that once tenders go out for the job, work can start in the spring/summer.
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This proposal has already been approved by council. It was approved in the same council meeting where they rejected the Garden Inn hotel. I would assume that once tenders go out for the job, work can start in the spring/summer.
Just to add to your point: I remember watching CBC news around the time this proposal was approved. Dean MacDonald (owner of Deacon Properties) was interviewed and mentioned he wanted to get this project started as soon as possible, possibly break ground this spring. I know this doesn't guarantee an early start date but it's definitely a move in the right direction.
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Yeah I'd say this building will be done quickly, I've never seen something approved so quickly, not even 351 or Fortis made it through the process so quickly.
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Does the speed of this development positivly affect the development of the Hamilton Ave Townhouse proposal (St John's general thread Page 156)?
Let's hope so. That development would be great to see.
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The public hearing for rezoning of this property is coming up:

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
MONDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2012 AT 7:00 PM
AT ST. JOHN'S CITY HALL - FORAN/GREENE ROOM, 4TH FLOOR
http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/PubDetails?id=729

LUAR: http://www.stjohns.ca/pdfs/LUAR%20-%...evelopment.pdf
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That's a hell of a building. I'm not sure if the glass floor(s) on top add anything to it though.
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That's a hell of a building. I'm not sure if the glass floor(s) on top add anything to it though.
It makes it more unique, I wasn't sure at first, but it makes sense; the floors don't need to be as large, so appear as a penthouse which visually separates the residential from the office space, and it helps offset the building height and shadowing.
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That's a hell of a building. I'm not sure if the glass floor(s) on top add anything to it though.
None of the new highrises or really any of the new buildings downtown are generic which i think is awesome because each new building they say will be "landmark or icionic for the city" which means like all new buildings will be lol and this will really keep St. john's like no other as we move forward

just look at the hilton garden inn that was rejected in part because it looks like it could be anywhere in canada, sounds like the standards are being set for uniqueness
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I just read on Twitter that the City of St. John's will be selling a parcel of land to Deacon Investments. I'm not sure if this is extra land or land that's already a part of the proposal? I guess we'll find out more in due time.....
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I guess the proposal was on city-owned land, and was proposed before any attempt to buy the land was made. All in all, everything seems to be coming along nicely thus far for this proposal, completely unlike the length of time it took for 351 to get approval (which required rezoning the entire block, etc)
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The land was advertised for sale some time ago, but not now; different parcels to be sold as one - the link should show the cached for sale ad:

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List Price:
$1,400,000.00

Description:
This commercial site is well situated for a high profile redevelopment, fronting on Hamilton Avenue and Job Street. The property is jointly owned by three companies and is being SOLD as ONE PARCEL.

Street Address:
39 Hamilton Avenue

Area:
Downtown

Type:
Commercial Redevelopment

Square Footage:
1.4 Acres



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Anything new on this development lately? what stage is it at?
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News on Rezoning -

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The public hearing scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7pm at St. John's City Hall regarding proposed rezoning and Municipal Plan Amendments for the property at Job Street/Hamilton Avenue to accommodate the construction of an office building for Deacon Investments Ltd. has been CANCELLED, under the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act as no written objections to the amendments have been received by the City Clerk's Department.

The amendments will now be brought to the Regular Meeting of City Council on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 for consideration of approval.
http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/PubDetails?id=729
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Great news!
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News on Rezoning -


The public hearing scheduled for Monday, April 16, 2012 at 7pm at St. John's City Hall regarding proposed rezoning and Municipal Plan Amendments for the property at Job Street/Hamilton Avenue to accommodate the construction of an office building for Deacon Investments Ltd. has been CANCELLED, under the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act as no written objections to the amendments have been received by the City Clerk's Department.

The amendments will now be brought to the Regular Meeting of City Council on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 for consideration of approval.

http://www.stjohns.ca/csj/PubDetails?id=729
maybe things are changing!!! NO written objections ... its unheard of for an office building 10 stories in downtown St. John's
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It is still at the design stage. Construction should start at the end of the Summer or early Fall.
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It is still at the design stage. Construction should start at the end of the Summer or early Fall.
Good, it would be nice to see this one progress.
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