Background

The new Land Use Plan takes into account important changes to the port’s operating environment:

• HPA has acquired several new properties since 2002, most significantly the former unused Stelco property at Pier 22, which has since been redeveloped into modern industrial employment uses. HPA has also acquired 1632 Burlington Street, a manufacturing and warehousing facility which houses 13 tenant companies.

• Since 2002, the Hamilton waterfront has evolved to include a greater proportion of public space. Pier 8 now includes popular attractions like the waterfront skating rink and cafes, and HPA recently worked with the City of Hamilton to transfer the full lands at Piers 7 and 8 to the City, in order to facilitate the multi-use redevelopment of this area.

• The Randle Reef Sediment Remediation Project has entered its construction phase, and new uses are contemplated for the surface of the Engineered Containment Facility at completion.

• The security requirements imposed on port authorities by the Marine Transportation Security Act have changed the operating environment since 2002. Ports, port terminals and vessels are now required to control access to their respective facilities.
• The majority of HPA’s 620 acres is currently tenanted; home to more than 130 companies. The needs of the regional economy, local community and port-reliant businesses will certainly change and grow over the coming 15-20 years. It is the goal of the updated land use plan to anticipate these needs and develop a plan for a sustainable, prosperous Port of Hamilton.