Hamilton Square

Hamilton Square

Hamilton Square

Hamilton Square Looking Sharp

The facade along McWilliam's place is a stark improvement over the dark brick fortress of the old hospital.





Detail work on the main tower:



A broad overview of the site from 8th Street:



Along McWilliam's Place looking north towards 9th street, the renovated tower and a new low rise section:



The corner of 9th street is shorter in height, and the upper floors are set back:



One of the oldest buildings on site has new windows installed:



Along Erie Street, old meets new:





From Erie Street looking west:

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Along McWilliam's place:









9th Street from McWilliam's place looking east:



Along Erie Street:

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Erie Street Looking North:



From Erie Street; on the left the main tower of the old hospital, center, a new steel frame, and on the right, refurbished historic wing.





The complex from Hamilton Park:



Erie and 9th:





When the complex was a hospital, this was the 9th street ambulance entrance:



McWilliams Place, directly east of Hamilton Park:







Glass has been installed on the main tower's south facade:

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Steel for a fourth building has been erected on Erie street just south of two of the original structures.



Old meets new along Ninth Street:











The sales office is accessible from McWilliams Place-- no doubt planned so perspective buyers are sure to see Hamilton Park, rather than looking out over a public school and a parking deck on the Erie Street side.

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One of the new buildings, in fill around the existing former hospital structures, is getting its framing:

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The main tower largely has its new walls installed.







Below the northern face of the building which will overlook a new mid rise tower to built on the north west corner of the site. The new building will likely be adjacent to this one where there are no windows.



The big hole just north of the old tower will eventually be the foundation for new construction.





Along McWilliam's Place, the sidewalk has been restored-- formerly there were head on parking spaces. The chain link fence has been replaced with the historic style.

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Concrete foundations have started being poured for the "phase 2" tower:





















The old tower along Erie Street has had the old windows removedL:

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Hamilton Square has suddenly had a burst of vigorous change with the installation of the yellow walls.



And pilings for the new building at 9th street:









Hamilton Park has been reclaimed along McWilliam's Place. Where once there was head on parking, there is now a large sidewalk to match the other four sides of the park.

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McWilliams Place along the east side of Hamilton Park will be closed while construction on Hamilton Square continues. When the project is finished, the head on parking along the park will be removed, extending Hamilton Park east by a few feet and turning McWilliams into a one way street.





Dirt is being moved around all over the site of Hamilton Square:



The main tower of the old St. Francis Hospital is still being cleared of the old debris.



One step back: one the new wall panels previously installed in the old tower has since been removed:

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The redevelopment of Saint Francis Hospital adjacent to Hamilton Park and renamed as Hamilton Square continues in earnest.









The site along McWilliams Place. The street will become a one way road when construction is completed.



This, the northwest corner of the property, was once a receiving driveway. Urban infill includes a new low-rise tower on the corner.

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We reported earlier this week that the Saint Francis redevelopment project, now known as Hamilton Square, will begin offering the first units in April. Hamilton Square is well on its way with new framing being installed on the old concrete shell.



Below, the old ambulance reception area has been cleared. In its place will be a new mid-rise building.





Looking South along McWilliams Place, another old wing of the St. Francis Hospital will be converted to residences.



The main tower of Hamilton Square should have excellent views to the South and west for years to come as the higher floors all mostly overlook historic preservation neighborhoods.



Looking east from McWilliams Place, the old Pavonia Avenue will be restored when Hamilton Square is complete. The street will be a pedestrian way lined with retail stores.



The hole that is the former foundation of St. Francis Hospital.



Looking east from McWilliams place at one of the old hospital buildings that eventually will be converted to condominiums:

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The Hamilton Square redevelopment project is progressing quickly. The facade of the main tower has been removed entirely, and new walls are already being installed with large, open windows.



The southern building, remnants of the old hospital has gotten little attention so far.



The main tower from Erie Street:





The bathroom on the upper floor, visible from Erie Street for weeks, has finally been removed.



From 8th Street, looking across Hamilton Park:



The old entrance to the building on McWilliams Place and 9th Street:



The northern corner of the lot on Erie and 9th Street.

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The tower from the south east corner of the park looking north:





The north west corner of the property:




From Erie Street



The facade along Erie Street looking south;





The facade of the old hospital building on Eighth Street

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The main tower is surrounded by rubble:







Recently, little changes have occurred to the exterior of the buildings, though large amounts of rubble have been and continue to be removed.

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Looking north along Erie Street:

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The corner of McWilliams and Ninth Streets:



The southern building on the site is starting to get some demolition work (top left)



Along McWilliam's Place, rubble pours out into the street:



The tower, all naked:

Hamilton Square Stripped Bare

The tower at Hamilton Square is almost entirely stripped clean of the old facade.



Below, looking north from the corner of Eighth street and McWilliams Place.



Rubble along the base of the tower on McWilliams Place, looking east.



The old foundations of the hospital are now exposed. Pavonia Avenue will be restored along the base of the tower in the background.

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From Hamilton Park looking North; Pavonia Avenue should be restored when the project is completed aligned with the Newport Tower in the background (above the ".com")



Nearly stripped naked, the old hospital tower will soon be getting a new facade.



Three eras of the hospital building come together along Ninth Street:

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More bricks have been pulled off the largest tower left from the old hospital. Below, a view from the southern end of Hamilton Park looking east.



A view along McWilliam's Place of the large hole where Pavonia Avenue will be restored.



And a view from Erie Street.

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Demolition continues at the Hamilton Square site. The tallest building on the lot continues to lose its facade:





The older building on the southern end of the project along Eighth Avenue still is mostly together. View of the Erie Street facade.



Pavonia Avanue will eventually be restored below:

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The Hamilton Square project, a redevelopment of the former St. Francis Hospital, is progressing rather quickly. When the project is finally completed, Pavonia Avenue will be restored between Erie and McWilliams Place. Below, the path has been cut between the buildings as seen looking east from the Hamilton Park Gazebo;



And from the southeast quadrant of the park:



From McWilliam's Place, the rubble of the old hospital building is visible.





The old hospital facade along eighth street, looking east:



From Erie Street:







Ninth Street looking west from Erie:



Ninth Street looking East:

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The east side of Hamilton Park was once St. Francis hospital. Soon, the entire block will become Hamilton Square a mixed use residential and retail building along Erie Street and Hamilton Park. One major aspect of the development will be the restoration of Pavonia Avenue, bisecting the property where once there was a hospital. The demolition has certainly begun as this view from Hamilton Park shows: