231 BAY Street
Hamilton, Ontario
3,780 sqft • Retail
You could wait for West Harbour to arrive, or you could build the bridge. Located in the former Bridge Works offices, 231 Bay Street North offers 3,780 SF of character-rich commercial space inside a heritage building undergoing major renewal. Just over 10-foot clear height in the main area, a wide-open footprint, brand new black-framed windows, direct patio access, and an original vault create a canvas that rewards imagination. Above, three storeys of newly developed purpose-built rental residences provide built-in daily presence. Nearby, the established Bridgeworks event venue adds destination traffic and evening energy, while West Harbour GO and the creative pulse of James Street North sit just steps away. This pocket is still emerging, which means the right cafe, cocktail bar, gallery, studio, creative office or neighbourhood-serving concept has the opportunity to define it rather than follow it (subject to municipal approvals). Asking $13.00 PSF net plus estimated TMI of $3.57 PSF (subject to change). Longer terms preferred. Some businesses wait for momentum. Others create it.
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Schools
Elementary
- Hess Street Junior Public School0.4 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 310 students
Grade 3 reading: 50% met the provincial standard · Grade 6 math: 38% met the provincial standard
- Bennetto Elementary School0.8 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 540 students
Grade 3 reading: 54% met the provincial standard · Grade 6 math: 19% met the provincial standard
- St. Lawrence Catholic Elementary School1 km
Catholic · Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB · 310 students
Grade 3 reading: 61% met the provincial standard · Grade 6 math: 57% met the provincial standard
Secondary
- System Alternative Education Sir Isaac Brock Secondary School1.4 km
Public · Hamilton-Wentworth DSB · 65 students
- École secondaire Georges-P-Vanier1.9 km
French public · CS Viamonde · 85 students
Grade 10 literacy: 100% met the provincial standard
- Cathedral High School2 km
Catholic · Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB · 1650 students
Grade 10 literacy: 64% met the provincial standard
Straight-line distance. Nearby schools are not necessarily the assigned schools — confirm catchment with the school board. Scores are EQAO provincial test results for 2024-2025.
Community
Postal area L8R
- Population
- 11,651
- Private dwellings
- 6,113
- Median age
- 38.4
- Average household size
- 2
- Median household income
- $53,600
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, catalogue 98-401-X2021013. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Local market
Retail in Hamilton · last 12 months
- Median sold price
- $682,500
- Homes sold
- 4,995
- Median days on market
- 27
- Sale-to-list price
- 97.1%
Based on 4,995 recorded sales of retail properties in Hamilton over the last 12 months.
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