I could have seen these further down Rene-Levesque (maybe where the Hotel Espresso is on the corner of Guy, or maybe further east, in the empty lot at the corner of Saint-Laurent in Chinatown)
man, that part of toronto is just a sea of towers these days, i'd love it if concord pacific got into the montreal market, say around the old chaboillez square and the dow planetarium.
Giorgio Tartaglino ouvrira dès le début mai un bureau de vente pour les unités de la première des deux tours de 25 étages déjà prévues dans le projet Roccabella, sur les terrains qu’il détenait déjà, boulevard René-Lévesque. Les plans prévoient au total 512 unités de condos et 400 places de stationnement. MC Finance construira les deux gratte-ciel sur un basilaire commercial de 20 000 pieds carrés. « On aimerait y aménager une épicerie fine, avec une fromagerie, une charcuterie, une pâtisserie… » explique Serge Labelle, de MC Finance. Il évalue l’investissement total à 120 millions de dollars. Les travaux de la première tous devrait être terminés en 2015, estime-t-il.
Sur le terrain racheté à Tony Accurso, le promoteur pourrait construire un autre immeuble d’ici une dizaine d’années. Mais à court terme, Giorgio Tartaglino l’a surtout acheté pour éviter qu’un autre gratte-ciel soit érigé et bloque la vue des acheteurs d’unités dans les premières phases. « On entendait toutes sortes de choses sur ce qui pourrait se faire sur ce terrain, et on n’aimait pas ça », explique Serge Labelle.
Luc Poirier, qui convoitait aussi le lot, projetait d’y ériger une tour de 35 étages et 225 unités.
How dare they, this is a travesty. First, 37 floors was already too small for a spot like that, now we have 25 floors. Inevitably in Montreal, the finished height is always a couple floors lower than what was announced. So we're looking at a couple 20 something floor condos on what was poised to be the spot for Montreal's next tallest building. This is egregious.
How dare they, this is a travesty. First, 37 floors was already too small for a spot like that, now we have 25 floors. Inevitably in Montreal, the finished height is always a couple floors lower than what was announced. So we're looking at a couple 20 something floor condos on what was poised to be the spot for Montreal's next tallest building. This is egregious.
The source is all wrong. It's still 37 (or 35 if we are to trust the render). The error comes from an article full of mistakes in Les Affaires.
man, that part of toronto is just a sea of towers these days, i'd love it if concord pacific got into the montreal market, say around the old chaboillez square and the dow planetarium.
No you don't. Trust me, you never want to give one developer a huge track of land to work with.
Saw the ad for this today in Fugues...I agree it seems pricey starting at 343K but if they put up that "Broccoli" tower on the other half of the lot that will reduce the appeal and cut the views...what would they do then?
Saw the ad for this today in Fugues...I agree it seems pricey starting at 343K but if they put up that "Broccoli" tower on the other half of the lot that will reduce the appeal and cut the views...what would they do then?
That's a good point! The broccoli tower could potentially be disastrous for this one. And so be it, uninspiring architect, lackluster height, stupid name.
I'm actually starting to convince myself that these won't look half bad. They certainly aren't horrible. They certainly are bland, but I'm glad they aren't too loud or garish. I'm liking the effect with the CGI building. They are worthy of downtown unlike the TOM condos, IMO.
I never hated them, just indifferent. But I kind of agree with MTlskyline that in the wider context of downtown, they can have a positive aesthetical effect.
I'm actually starting to convince myself that these won't look half bad. They certainly aren't horrible. They certainly are bland, but I'm glad they aren't too loud or garish. I'm liking the effect with the CGI building. They are worthy of downtown unlike the TOM condos, IMO.
Good observation, considering this City's track record concerning blank walls, we should consider ourselves lucky!
Official: the prefab notwithstanding, this is one project that gets the coveted Rommheimian seal of approval. I really like how it will give poor old Rene Levesque a veritable wall effect it so sorely lacks!
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