Slate submits draft subdivision plan for Steelport site
Slate Asset Management has submitted an application for a draft plan of subdivision for its Steelport site to the City of Hamilton.
The company says its 800-acre Steelport site will revitalize land on Hamilton’s waterfront, in the process generating an estimated $3.8 billion in economic value and 23,000 jobs across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
The subdivision plan reveals new details and renderings for the industrial park that will connect rail, road, and water in the historic port of Hamilton.
“The submission of this plan is an exciting milestone in Steelport’s development process,” said Slate senior vice-president Steven Dejonckheere. “This plan lays out an ambitious vision that will not only re-imagine the lands and contribute to Hamilton’s economy through job creation and increased industry, but also promote connectivity among residents by adding communal public spaces, greenery, and facilitating increased connection to the waterfront.”
The plan highlights the proposed layout of the property and adds further detail to the project’s master plan. It includes more than 680 acres of development area.
The plan also imagines the potential to retain industrial infrastructure at the Pipe Gallery, designed to take on a ‘main street’ feel with future opportunities to create spaces for small scale start-ups, creators, and entrepreneurs and retail amenities for visitors and workers alike.
Another zone, known as the Battery, is envisioned as a hub for the city’s creative production industry and celebrations of cultural heritage. The plan also details a proposed Lagoonscape, a regenerated biodiverse landscape that doubles as stormwater management infrastructure, along with Steelport’s revitalized waterfront, which will open up access to new areas of the historic harbour, previously inaccessible to the public for over a century.
Slate also plans to work with the city to create over 60 acres of integrated trails, pathways and pedestrian/public space that bring together industry alongside green active transportation corridors, including a four-kilometre Steelport Loop trail that meanders through the major community hubs on the site.
“We intend for Steelport to be a true reflection of the Hamilton community, and an economic and cultural cornerstone of the Hamilton region for decades to come, which is why Hamiltonians’ input at every stage of this project will be integral to its success,” said Dejonckheere.
Slate says the next phase of the project will focus on community engagement.