Hamilton's construction boom shows no signs of letting up as another application for a multi-storey office block was last week submitted to Planning.

Developers have applied for Planning permission on behalf of In Motion School of Dance — owner of the existing building to be demolished. The new six-storey block, proposed for 71 Reid Street, will cover 5,735 sq ft and has been designed by Botelho Wood Architects.

The building consists of four floors of office space with an upper storey allocated for residential use. The ground floor will contain a lobby and shops, while two underground levels offer space for maintenance and a garage.

It is the latest multi-storey commercial premises proposed in Hamilton, which has seen an influx of Planning applications in recent months. Just this week, Stonehaven Development Co. Ltd. submitted plans to turn the former New Canadian Hotel at 79 Court Street into a ten-storey condominium hotel. St. Paul AME Church has also applied for permission to construct a seven-storey office building at 59 Court Street.

In June, chairman of the Sustainable Development Roundtable Arthur Hodgson was given the go-ahead to build a six-storey office block in Court Street. Planning officials are also considering ZoCoLo Studios, a five-storey office and apartment building by Zoom Properties at the corner with Angle Street.

While it seems developers and new businesses are eager to capitalise on the renaissance of the Court Street area, the construction boom is evidently having a knock-on effect on other parts of Hamilton. City Mayor Sutherland Madeiros said Bermuda's growing banking and reinsurance industries were creating more demand for office space.

"There appears to be no let-up in business in Bermuda, provided we have a stable political environment," he said.

"I suspect that all of the current and future developers have done their homework and are making a wise investment, and have clients to suit their needs."