69 JOHN Street S LL 100, Hamilton, ON L8N 2B9

About this home

Downtown Hamilton's historic Buntin Gillies building has room for its next chapter. This 6,800 square foot lower level space at 69 John Street South offers a rare opportunity to put your business inside one of the city's most storied addresses. The building, now crowned the Press Building by iconic builder Core Urban, has carried that same sense of permanence and craftsmanship for well over a century, and it still turns heads today. Setting up shop here means putting your name on a piece of downtown Hamilton's history, right across from the former Court House lands that once anchored this stretch of John Street as the city's civic and commercial heart. Multiple washrooms and extensive plumbing hookups are already in place, along with robust 200 amp power, keeping your fit-out costs down and timeline tighter, whether you're planning a fitness studio, a production space, or storage and distribution. Rear loading accessible off Bowen Street adds another layer of practicality, giving you a straightforward way to move inventory, equipment, or materials in and out without routing through the front of the building. The building sits right around the corner from Augusta Street, one of Hamilton's go-to strip for dining and nightlife, where spots like Plank, The Grand and Ciao Bella have become destinations in their own right, drawing crowds night after night for everything from hotel-lounge-style cocktails to fresh pasta and wood-fired pizza. Add in the easy walk to Hamilton City Hall, the John Sopinka Courthouse, and Hunter Street GO Station, and you're looking at a location that puts you in constant reach of foot traffic, commuters, and the professionals who work throughout the core. Downtown Hamilton continues to see fresh investment and renewed energy yearly, and a location on John Street South puts you right in the middle of the momentum. Note: Useable area of ~6,300 square feet. Rentable area of 6,808 square feet includes proportionate share of common area.

Home details

Days on market

46

Property type

Commercial Retail

MLS® number

X13842422

Source status

New

Postal code

L8N 2B9

Kitchens

0

Building area (total)

6,808 sq ft

Lot depth

136.88 ft

Garage parking spaces

Not reported

Total parking spaces

Not reported

Occupancy

Vacant

Possession type

Flexible

Garage

None

Annual property tax

2711.85

Waterfront

No

Heating system

Gas Forced Air Closed

Cooling

Yes

Utility services

Yes

Sewer

Sanitary+Storm

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Utilities and services

Reported utility services

Yes

Sewer

Sanitary+Storm

Heating system

Gas Forced Air Closed

Cooling

Yes

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Room-count details have not been supplied for this listing.

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Listing history

Asking amount

$10,995

1. Nov 12, 2026

   Listing details changed

   Description: Downtown Hamilton's historic Buntin Gillies building has room for its next chapter. This 6,800 square foot lower level space at 69 John Street South offers a rare opportunity to put your business inside one of the city's most storied addresses. The building, now crowned the Press Building by iconic builder Core Urban, has carried that same sense of permanenc → Downtown Hamilton's historic Buntin Gillies building has room for its next chapter. This 6,800 square foot lower level space at 69 John Street South offers a rare opportunity to put your business inside one of the city's most storied addresses. The building, now crowned the Press Building by iconic builder Core Urban, has carried that same sense of permanenc · System Modification Timestamp: 2026-10-27T19:44:51.948516Z → 2026-11-12T16:45:07.272691Z

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Map and neighbourhood

Region / county

Hamilton

Municipality

Hamilton

MLS® community

Corktown