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Tour des Canadiens: les propriétaires auront des privilèges
23 octobre 2012 | 19h09
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Emmanuel Delacour
Agence QMI
Alors que les admirateurs les plus fortunés du Canadien pourront bientôt se trouver un logement juste à côté du Centre Bell, ceux qui ont payé pour avoir leur nom inscrit sur la place du Centenaire devront attendre encore quelques semaines avant de connaître son ultime destin.
Les concepteurs de la Tour des Canadiens, un gratte-ciel de 48 étages qui verra le jour là où se trouve la place commémorative, assurent que le nouveau site sera permanent.
«Nous nous engagerons à préserver les 12 000 briques et les quatre statues des anciens joueurs dans un lieu à proximité du Centre Bell qui sera dévoilé sous peu», souligne Kevin Gilmore, vice-président à la direction et chef de l'exploitation du Club de hockey Canadiens.
Rappelons que ce démantèlement a été annoncé quatre ans à peine après la finalisation de la place du Centenaire et que de nombreux admirateurs ont acheté une brique gravée pour près de 100 $.
Des résidents privilégiés
Les futurs propriétaires d'un logement dans la tour à condominiums de plus de 520 unités seront récompensés par une longue liste de privilèges auprès du club de hockey.
Les propriétaires auront chaque année priorité pour l'achat de billets pour des parties en saison régulière et pourront profiter d'une séance de patinage de deux heures pour deux personnes au Centre Bell. Ils auront aussi la possibilité d'assister à des matchs préparatoires dans une loge privée ou derrière le banc des Canadiens. De plus, ils auront l'occasion d'être invités en privé à des séances d'entraînement ou encore de faire une visite VIP du vestiaire des joueurs.
La tour devrait être complétée en 2015 et elle offrira un accès direct au métro de Montréal, au train et au réseau souterrain, sans compter l'avantage qu'offrira la proximité du centre-ville.
Une terrasse de 460 m2 munie d'une piscine et d'une salle à manger extérieure sera aménagée au 10e étage. Un mur de projection sera présent dans l'aire commune. Où on diffusera les matchs de l'équipe de hockey. Les résidents pourront aussi se tenir en forme grâce à un centre de conditionnement physique de niveau supérieur comprenant une salle d'entraînement, de yoga et de gymnastique aérobique, ainsi qu'un spa.
Tout ce luxe a évidemment un prix, car les unités les moins chères se vendront à 250 000 $.
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Buzz building for Tour des Canadiens condo project
By Brenda Branswell, THE GAZETTE October 23, 2012 7:27 PM
MONTREAL - The sales office hasn’t opened yet, but thousands of people have already signed up online to learn more about the Tour des Canadiens condo project.
The 48-storey tower with 520 condo units will be built adjacent to the Bell Centre.
"We've built thousands of condominiums in Toronto, which was a very, very hot market. And we have never seen the number of registrations that we have here anywhere across the country," said Daniel Peritz, senior vice-president at Canderel, a developer involved in the project.
"It's really quite astounding."
The partners in the project, which include Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. and the Canadiens, unveiled more details on Tuesday about the building's design features. They also announced Bell Centre perks for future owners like one two-hour skating session for two people every year and the chance to buy pre-sale tickets for concerts and events.
The people who registered online identified a price point at which they'd like to buy, Peritz said. They're being invited in groups to visit the sales office and model unit to decide if they want to buy.
The office opens next month and Peritz said they feel "quite confident" that construction could start as early as next spring. The completion date would be about 30 months after construction starts, he said.
The condos start at $250,000 and go up to $1.7 million, but the majority of units are under $500,000, Peritz said. The small, sleek model unit unveiled Tuesday is 653 square feet, which would start at about $350,000.
The units set aside to date for Canadiens season ticket-holders, have all found takers, Peritz said. The project consortium also includes the Quebec Federation of Labour's Fonds immobilier de solidarité.
The tower will be built where Centennial Plaza is presently located near the corner of de la Montagne and Avenue des Canadiens de Montréal, which means the plaza with its four statues and 12,000 bricks purchased by fans needs a new home.
The Canadiens hope to announce a new, permanent site for the plaza soon. It will be adjacent to the Bell Centre, Kevin Gilmore, the club's chief operating officer said. The statues and bricks will be removed when construction starts put in storage until the work is finished.
The emotional reaction to the impending plaza move — first announced in July — was understandable, Gilmore said.
"We made it clear back then that we would do everything to make sure that this is replicated and respected and that we honour the commitment that the brick-holders have made."
Former Habs great Guy Lafleur spoke briefly at the event and was inevitably quizzed by reporters afterward about the NHL lockout.
"What's amazed me is you have maybe 75 to 100 players that are making maybe over $2.5-$3 million a year," Lafleur said.
The rest, perhaps 450 players, earn salaries between $1 million and $2.5 or $3 million, he added.
"And these guys they don't say a word," Lafleur said.
"They have confidence that they're going to solve the problems. But a lot of guys that are (among) the 450 players that are playing maybe their last year or they have two years left and that's going to hurt them a lot if they don't finalize (a deal).
"These guys they should stand up and talk about their future because they might lose a lot on money in the two years they're going to miss."
Lafleur said he believes that the season will start in January.
"But if they don't solve the problems in November/December, I don't know if they're going to have a season," the Hall of Famer said.
"And I don't think the NHL can afford not to have a season or any owners in the league."
bbranswell@montrealgazette.com
Twitter: @bbranswell
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