$10,995/mo
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Downtown Hamilton's historic Buntin Gillies building has room for its next chapter. This 6,800 square foot lower level space at 69 John Street South offers a rare opportunity to put your business inside one of the city's most storied addresses. The building, now crowned the Press Building by iconic builder Core Urban, has carried that same sense of permanence and craftsmanship for well over a century, and it still turns heads today. Setting up shop here means putting your name on a piece of downtown Hamilton's history, right across from the former Court House lands that once anchored this stretch of John Street as the city's civic and commercial heart. Multiple washrooms and extensive plumbing hookups are already in place, along with robust 200 amp power, keeping your fit-out costs down and timeline tighter, whether you're planning a fitness studio, a production space, or storage and distribution. Rear loading accessible off Bowen Street adds another layer of practicality, giving you a straightforward way to move inventory, equipment, or materials in and out without routing through the front of the building. The building sits right around the corner from Augusta Street, one of Hamilton's go-to strip for dining and nightlife, where spots like Plank, The Grand and Ciao Bella have become destinations in their own right, drawing crowds night after night for everything from hotel-lounge-style cocktails to fresh pasta and wood-fired pizza. Add in the easy walk to Hamilton City Hall, the John Sopinka Courthouse, and Hunter Street GO Station, and you're looking at a location that puts you in constant reach of foot traffic, commuters, and the professionals who work throughout the core. Downtown Hamilton continues to see fresh investment and renewed energy yearly, and a location on John Street South puts you right in the middle of the momentum.
Sold data
Homes in Hamilton (Corktown) took a median of 29 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 14 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 57, across 1,199 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 57 days.
The median sale price was $688,000.
Homes sold for about 3.0% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 12% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 26% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 1,199 recorded sales in the last 90 days. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
Schools
Hamilton (Corktown) has 130 Fraser Institute–rated schools (108 elementary and 22 secondary), averaging 5.6/10.
School ratings from the Fraser Institute's Ontario school report cards.
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