New application for 1310 South Service Road in Stoney Creek seeks 249 homes in two nine-storey buildings; comments due November 18
Two nine-storey buildings with 249 homes proposed at 1310 South Service Road; comments due November 18.
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Housing
Housing supply, affordability policy and the rules that shape what gets built.
Housing coverage
Hamilton's $450 snow-clearing subsidy opens November 1, and who has to shovel which sidewalk
Applications for the City's $450 snow-clearing subsidy open November 1; the sidewalk rules explained.
Hamilton will open tenders on 19 tax-arrears properties at City Hall on November 17
Hamilton's November 17 tax sale lists 19 properties; tenders are due by 3 p.m.
Hamilton's urban boundary and Elfrida: what has been decided, what is still open and where to check
Status guide to Hamilton's urban boundary appeals, as of October 25, 2026.
Development
Three five-storey rental buildings with 242 apartments proposed at 400 Rymal Road West on the Hamilton Mountain
242 rental apartments proposed in three five-storey buildings; comments due November 2.
Housing
Hamilton Council approves a downtown pilot requiring landlords to keep one room in each rental unit at or below 26°C
Downtown Hamilton rental units to get a 26°C summer cooling standard in a 2027–2028 pilot.
Development
Hamilton committee backs scrapping residential development charges for three years to unlock $572 million in federal-provincial funding
Committee backs a three-year end to residential development charges, tied to $572M in funding.
Development
Planning Committee approves Waterdown subdivision of about 1,221 homes at 562 Dundas Street East, including a 12-storey building
Committee approves about 1,221 homes at 562 Dundas Street East in Waterdown, up to 12 storeys.
Development
Hamilton committee approves density rules for 19 station areas around GO stations and LRT stops, a step toward inclusionary zoning
Committee approves official plan rules for 19 transit station areas; Province has final say.
Housing
Planning Committee backs mid-rise zoning for about 755 more Hamilton properties and extra units in semis and townhouses
Committee backs mid-rise zones on ~755 more properties and more units in semis and townhouses.
Development
City says land tribunal approved Twenty Road West settlement after ruling Hamilton's urban boundary should expand
Tribunal approves Twenty Road West settlement; City still opposes boundary expansion.
Housing
City committee backs replacing 28 Stoney Creek social housing townhouses at 34 Mistywood Drive with a 128-unit building
Committee backs a 128-unit, six-storey rebuild of 28 social housing townhouses on Mistywood Drive.
City Hall
Hamilton's separate stormwater fee pushed back a year to January 2028, with school boards to be left out
Hamilton's dedicated stormwater fee moves to 2028; school boards to be excluded.
Development
Krpan Group asks Hamilton to change the holding conditions on 522 Highway 6 and Horseshoe Crescent lands in Flamborough so a subdivision can proceed
522 Highway 6, Flamborough: Krpan Group seeks changes to holding conditions for a subdivision.
Development
Losani Homes proposes 241 homes in three four-storey buildings at 140 Glen Echo Drive; the public meeting is postponed
140 Glen Echo Drive: three four-storey buildings, 241 units; public meeting postponed.
Development
Stoney Creek application at 1310 South Service Road seeks Costco parking expansion and room for two nine-storey buildings
1310 South Service Road: 204 more Costco parking spaces and two nine-storey buildings proposed.
Development
Hamilton Council approves a 12-storey, 161-unit building at 520 Highway No. 8 and Dewitt Road in Stoney Creek
Council approved a 12-storey, 161-unit building at Highway No. 8 and Dewitt Road, 9 to 6.
Housing
Hamilton approves a second round of zero-interest Better Homes Hamilton home retrofit loans
Second intake approved for the City's zero-interest home energy retrofit loan pilot.
City Hall
Hamilton's early 2027 budget forecast shows an 8.2% average residential tax impact
The 2027 forecast shows 8.2% average residential impact; not a final decision.