81-83 King St E
Heintzman Building
Is it a heritage property?
Yes. 81-83 King St E, Hamilton is listed on the municipal heritage register.
Listed (non-designated) properties come off municipal registers on January 1, 2027 unless council issues a notice of intention to designate first, and can't be relisted for five years. Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
At a glance
- Year built
- 1837
- Storeys
- 3
- Heritage neighbours
- 34 other heritage properties within 100 m
- Ward
- Ward 2
- Comes off the register
- January 1, 2027
- Location
- Matched to the municipal address
81 King Street East is a three-storey brick commercial building constructed circa 1837 as part of a related commercial row that included 67 to 79 King Street East. In 1913 the building was renovated with Renaissance Revival influences including a flat roof with a balustrade, a wooden cornice with a moulded frieze, a dentilated soffit, paired decorated brackets, and shaped window heads. The window ornamentation and…Design value (preliminary evaluation), from City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties · full text at the source
Building details from the municipality's register unless marked otherwise.
Condition on the ground
No condition reports yet.
A vacant or neglected heritage building can be reported to the municipality's property standards or by-law office (311 in most cities). Photos must be taken from public property and must not show people.
Community collection
No historic photos, documents or recollections yet. Do you have one?
Development applications
- Site Plan · filed in 2016 · ApprovedAbout 32 m away, at 85 King St E · SPA-16-009To convert 2nd floor to residential and construct a 4th floor. Ground floor for commercial, top floors are residential.
- Site Plan · filed in 2013 · ApprovedAbout 49 m away, at 89 King St E · MDA-13-040To establish a patio to seat 14 patrons.
- Condominium · filed in 2008 · In ProcessAbout 43 m away, at 89 King St E · 25CDM-200801Plan of Condominium, Two commercial units on main floor.
- Site Plan · filed in 2006 · In ProcessAbout 43 m away, at 87 King St E · DA-06-011
From municipal open data (City of Hamilton Open Data Licence). An application is a proposal; it doesn't change the property's heritage status. Nearby means within 50 m.
History on this site
- First recorded as listed
Other heritage properties on this street
- 1 King St EInventory only
- 1-3 King St EListed
- 2 King St EInventory only
- 2 King St EInventory only
- 3 King St EInventory only
- 3 King St EInventory only
- 5 King St EListed
- 5 King St EInventory only
- 7 King St EInventory only
- 7-9 King St EListed
- 9 King St EInventory only
- 10-12 King St EInventory only
- 11 King St EListed
- 11 King St EInventory only
- 12-14 King St EListed
- 13-15 King St EListed
- 17 King St EInventory only
- 17 King St EListed
- 18-22 King St EDesignated
- 19-31 King St EListed
- 23-25 King St ERemoved
- 24 King St EInventory only
- 24 King St EDesignated
- 27 King St EInventory only
- 28 King St EDesignated
- 30 King St EDemolished
- 34 King St EDesignated
- 35-41 King St EDesignated
- 43-51 King St EListed
- 46-50 King St EListed
- 50 King St EInventory only
- 53-59 King St EListed
- 54 King St EDesignated
- 55 King St EInventory only
- 57 King St EInventory only
- 58-60 King St EListed
- 59 King St EInventory only
- 60 King St EInventory only
- 61-63 King St EListed
- 62 King St EListed
Source: City of Hamilton — Heritage Properties, as of October 12, 2026.
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