Broken promises, changed plans, shady practises &
dirty tricks: a history of Vrancor and Vranich projects
125 Napier – Strathcona Neighbourhood, Hamilton
Strathcona residents prepare for shadows Spectator, April 2, 2022
Vrancor’s four-tower development on Strathcona’s Queen Street North met with resistance Spectator March 3, 2022
City clashes with developer over lot Spectator April 1 2012
Hamilton’s Newest Parking Lot: 55 Queen Street North Raise the Hammer March 27, 2012
Neatness is not the issue, is it contaminated?Letter to the Editor, Spectator April 9, 2012
Hotel and Apartments 354 King West – Strathcona Neighbourhood, Hamilton
Vrancor takes 25-storey King Street West plan to provincial tribunal Spectator Oct. 9, 2021
Strathcona doesn’t need disposable Spectator May 10, 2021
Hamilton councillor calls Vrancor hotel development ‘disposable” Spectator, May 5, 2021
Shadow Dwellers are making themselves heard at city hall Spectator, July 18, 2020
Deck is stacked against citizens in Hamilton planning process Spectator, March 13, 2020
Neighbours angry at proposed growth of two downtown Hamilton projects Spectator Jan. 26, 2020
Hotel, student residence and apartments envisioned in latest Vranich project Spectator, Nov. 2, 2018
Mount St Joseph Site an Opportunity for High Quality Infill Development: Raise the Hammer, Nov.02, 2015
Demolition clears land for $250-million development Spectator, Oct. 27,
Demolition begins at King St. W. former orphanage Spectator Oct. 26, 2015
Developer puts orphanage demolition on hold Spectator Nov. 20, 2014
Illegal Dumping
Illegal dumpers take advatage of pandemic bylaw ‘skeleton crew’ to offload mystery soil in Binbrook Spectator March 27, 2020
More illegal dumping at Vranich site Spectator April 3 2012
220 Dundurn Street South – Kirkendall Neighbourhood, Hamilton
Tenants complain about spike in short-term ‘party’ rentals at failed Dundurn condo project Spectator, July 23, 2021
Axed condo deals at 220 Dundurn spark two lawsuits
Spectator June 25, 2020
Hamilton can’t say no to condo conversions of 252 rental units despite affordable housing crunch Spectator, Dec 11, 2018
Denis Vranich: Developer brings new life to abandoned factory Spectator, Aug. 4, 2016
Retail no longer on the table for Dundurn apartments Spectator, May 22, 2015
Vacant Dundurn property to be reborn
Spectator, June 21, 2013
Vranich want to put new top on Dundurn Street project
Spectator, June 6, 2013
Derelict factory to become 195 unit apartment building Spectator, May 1, 2013
Dundurn Street eyesore to be reborn as rental apartments
Spectator, Oct. 31, 2012
Old Dundurn factory could house seniors Spectator, March 20, 2009
45 King St. E – Downtown Hamilton
Missing building permit spurs Hamilton order against a second major tower development downtown Spectator June 5, 2019
154 Main St. East – Downtown Hamilton
Hamilton orders work stopped on 25-storey downtown Vrancor project with no building permits
Spectator May 24, 2019
275 King West – Downtown Hamilton
$1.2M Incentive for 275 King West Development
Raise the Hammer, May 02, 2012
150 Main Street W – Downtown Hamilton
Canada Foundation Reports Demolition of Old Revenue Canada Building
Raise the Hammer,
Aug. 22, 2011
Ministry orders demolition to stop Spectator Aug. 18, 2011
Vrancor Offers to Partially Restore West Side of Revenue Canada Building
Raise the Hammer,
June 07, 2011
Revenue Canada Building Exposed to the Elements Raise the Hammer, February 14, 2012
Federal building can’t be demolished: Ottawa
Spectator Fri., Feb. 4, 2011
Frieze is frozen as federal building may be designated heritage site
Spectator, Jan. 21, 2011
Hess Street Village – Downtown Hamilton
Hamilton grant seekers with criminal records at issue Spectator January 18, 2017
Popular night club rebranding to get over troubled past Spectator Dec. 6, 2012
Hess neighbours vow to fight opening of new bar Spectator Feb. 20, 2009
Burlington
Same dirty tricks, different city
Food for Thought
The Vranich family has benefited from thousands of dollars of support from the city. Meanwhile, it took a series of appeals by local and national organizations that included the National Gallery of Canada, before Vranich agreed to preserve historic sculptures. The city had to take a member of the Vranich family to court to recoup unpaid security costs for bars in Hess Village and a Vranich project hindered traffic on King Street for over two years.
City grants key incentive for downtown development Spectator July 7, 2016
Hamilton loaning Darko Vranich $4.8 million for Cannon project Spectator,
May 19, 2016
Restoration of historic Hamilton sculptures begins Spectator, June 16, 2016
City considers review of grants and loans to developers with criminal records Spectator, Aug. 12, 2013
City recoups $100,000 in patio patrol costs Spectator, June 21, 2013
Lane closures at King and Hess to end this month Spectator June 3, 2013
Hamilton wants lane blockers to pay up Spectator, March 18, 2013
City eyes charges over illegal parking lot on site of future hotel
Hamilton Spectator, June 3, 2008
Illegal tree cutting
Vrancor fined $10,000 for illegally cutting down trees Oshawa This Week June 8, 2006
Density without design is disaster, says planner.
Darko Vranich: “I’ll go as tall as they give me -”
How tall is too tall for Hamilton? Spectator March 3, 2017
The Wellington: the future’s unclear for where men drank beer Spectator April 24, 2018
Strathcona Shadow Dwellers 