A third floor window shows the damage from the 2000 - 2003 fires
Development company Hess Village Real Estate, owned by Denis Vranich, applied for it’s final building permits to begin the renovation of 275 King Street West.
The application comes about a month after the city’s committee of adjustment approved a series of variances to allow for more intensification of the property.
A third floor window shows the damage from the 2000 - 2003 fires
Finally, work should soon start on fixing the eyesore of a building at 275 King Street West now that all City Hall approvals requested by the development company have been approved.
The building was damaged in series of five fires from 2000 to 2003, with an October 30, 2003 blaze resulting in the collapse of the roof. The building has sat vacant since, with little work done on the building until the summer of 2010 when the City declared the building “not structurally stable” and at risk of partial collapse.
In April of this year, City Council approved $1.2-mil of financial incentives and last week, the committee of adjustment approved variances requested by Hess Village Real Estate, Denis Vranich’s company, to allow the construction of new dwelling within and the expansion of the existing property at 275 King Street West.
On the same block just west of 275, a new development will soon being begin on the land housing All Saints Anglican Church. A recent OMB allows for the demolish of the church which will be replaced by a residential building.
The Hamilton Spectator reports today on 275 King Street West, focusing on a single lane closure of the King Street expressway that is blocked by the planned construction at the site.
I’ve been following the development closely the past month as two City committees discussed various applications from the development company Hess Village Real Estate, owned by Denis Vranich, who is the son of Vrancor owner Darko Vranich, that owns the property.
The planning and economic development committee considered two applications, one for a loan commitment and another for a property grant . A loan committment of $932,500 from the Hamilton Downtown Multi-Residential Property Investment Program and a $333,652.84 grant under the Hamilton Downtown Property Improvement Grant Program were approved.
In total, planning and economic development approved $1,266,152.84 in monetary incentives for the development.
Variances to allow construction of new units, without parking spots
Hamilton’s committee of adjustment debated granting variances for the property at 275 King St W. on the southwest corner of the Hess/King intersection.
Hess Village Real Estate requested variances from the city’s minimal building requirements to add five new units to the building, including three small additions units on the third story in the back of the building. There will be no additional parking.
I’ve requested confirmation from city staff the committee approved the variances. The committee rarely turns down a request.
A architect's plan for 275 King Street West showing the three new units to be built in the back of the building.
Currently, there is only one valid building permit active for the property. 10-201640 issued in April 2010 allows for renovations valued at about $200,000.
The developer will need to request a new building permit. With the existing approvals for incentives and variances based upon plans submitted, the permit should be quickly issued once applied for.
While no timelines have yet been released, construction should begin in the near future and proceed quickly.
I’ll update when a building permit is issued. For now, I’ve uploaded the building plans as presented to committee here.