MONTREAL :: Les Projets

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by MTLskyline

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Airport considers elevated train shuttle

By Andy Riga,
Gazette Transportation Reporter
May 3, 2012 10:39 PM

MONTREAL - Montreal’s airport authority is going back to the drawing board on its long-discussed train shuttle between Trudeau Airport and downtown.

Its latest proposal: an elevated light-rapid transit system running along Highway 20 and the Ville Marie Expressway, perhaps arriving downtown in a new dedicated station, Aéroports de Montréal chief executive James Cherry said Thursday.

But the project is at a very preliminary stage, only a fraction of the required funding is in place and it’s unclear when or if it will be built.

The train would be modelled after Vancouver’s Canada Line, an automated driverless system that connects downtown to Vancouver International Airport and the city of Richmond. It opened in 2009. Cost: $2 billion.


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What I'd love to see would be to have the DT terminus at good ol Windsor Station. If not, it would make sense to have it Gare Centrale.

[MTLskyline]

This is good news. Hopefully this project will succeed where others have failed. It would be a real shame to lose this landmark.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress...%28Montreal%29

Curtain to rise on $6-million Empress Theatre revival
Would include film, live shows and more

By Marian Scott, THE GAZETTE
May 9, 2012 6:44 AM



MONTREAL – The Empress Theatre would be reborn as a venue for Montreal’s vibrant music scene, an institute for analog film heritage and a gathering place where Montrealers can drink, dine and enjoy a breathtaking view from a green rooftop terrace, under a proposal from an N.D.G. community organization.

“We’re pretty excited about the proposal,” said Jason Hughes, treasurer and board member of the Empress Cultural Centre.

On Wednesday evening, the centre will unveil a $6-million plan to revive the theatre at 5560 Sherbrooke St. W. as a self-financing cultural complex.

The group is submitting the scheme to the Côte des Neiges-Notre Dame de Grâce borough, which has called for proposals for redeveloping the heritage theatre facing Girouard Park.

Several unnamed investors are behind the proposed redevelopment, which must be self-financing under rules set by the borough, Hughes said.

The proposal reflects broad input from local residents, he said.

“It’s been interesting to hear people’s hopes for that place, and to say, yeah, we should have that kind of live performance space, that we can support that kind of thing,” Hughes said.

Last year, the C.D.N.-N.D.G. borough took back the Egyptian-style theatre, built in 1927, from the Empress Cultural Centre, saying the centre had failed to come up with a viable plan to redevelop the building in the 12 years it had been in charge of the aging landmark.

But organizers protested that the centre’s new board, elected in September 2010, had not had time to bring the project to fruition.

In January, the borough called for proposals for the building. Proposals must focus on a cultural vocation and be financially self-supporting, Borough Mayor Michal Applebaum said.

The heritage theatre offers exciting possibilities for tapping into Montreal’s cultural effervescence, said award-winning architect Talia Dorsey, who conceived the Empress Cultural Centre’s proposal.

Dorsey, a Montreal native who trained at Princeton and MIT, worked under famed architect and urban theorist Rem Koolhaas in the Netherlands on projects including modernization of the Hermitage museum in St. Petersburg.

She noted N.D.G. is one of Canada’s most artistic districts, after the Plateau, Outremont and Old Montreal, according to a 2005 study by Hill Strategies Research Inc. N.D.G. has five times as many people working in the arts as the national average, she noted.

The study found Montreal is Canada’s most creative city, with five of the country’s 10 most creative neighbourhoods.

The Empress, the only surviving Egyptian-style theatre in Canada, is the ideal setting for a cultural venue serving the entire west end of the city, Dorsey said.

“On a cultural level, there’s real appreciation for that kind of aura and authenticity,” she said.

Under the centre’s proposal, the revitalized theatre would house both live performance and film screenings, serve the city’s thriving recording industry as a venue for live recordings and commemorate the age of the silver screen as a showcase for and research institute on analog (celluloid) film.

An in-house restaurant and café would promote urban agriculture projects by featuring local products.

A rooftop garden would include a terrace for small weddings and other events. Musicians and other visitors could rent short-term accommodation on upper floors of the renovated theatre.

Remembered by many as the Cinema V repertory theatre, the long-vacant art deco building was bought by the city in 1999.

In February, Héritage Montréal listed the Empress as one of the city’s 10 most important endangered heritage sites.

François Puchin, a borough communications officer, said officials will not comment on any of the proposals before the winning design is selected. The deadline for submitting proposals is Friday.

An evaluation committee will choose the winning proposal on June 1 and the borough council will approve the choice on June 26.

The Empress Cultural Centre will unveil its proposal at a meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Coop La Maison Verte, 5785 Sherbrooke St. W.

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[MolsonExport]

Wicked egyptian bones.

[Martin Mtl]

Bonne nouvelle. Non, excellente nouvelle!

[lake of the nations]

Je doute.


12-05-2012
La Caisse se rapproche d'un chantier au 900, de Maisonneuve Ouest

H.J.
Les Affaires

La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec a depuis des années un projet de tour de bureaux au centre-ville de Montréal, le 900, boulevard de Maisonneuve Ouest. «Les éléments commencent à être favorables, dit Jean Laramée, vice-président principal d'Ivanhoé Cambridge pour l'Est de l'Amérique du Nord. Ça pourrait faire partie de nos plans dans les prochains mois.» En 2003, le promoteur texan Hines a acheté le terrain, entre les rues Metcalfe et Mansfield. Puis, en 2006, la Caisse a annoncé qu'elle s'allierait avec le propriétaire du lot pour construire le gratte-ciel, évalué à 150 millions. La crise financière a mis le projet en suspens et, en 2010, Hines a revendu sa part du terrain à la Caisse pour près de 10 millions.

Périodiquement, les responsables de l'immobilier à la Caisse répétaient que le projet démarrerait quand un locataire s'engagerait à louer une grande partie des quelque 400 000 pi2 disponibles.

http://www.lesaffaires.com/archives/...e-ouest/544264


Pour ceux qui ne connaitraient pas ce projet ou ne s'en souviendraient pas, le voici.


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=556649

[Robertpuant]

That spot is worthy of a 150m + tower. we'll see what happen, it won't be the first time...

[MTLskyline]

I always thought that this was one of the more attractive projects. I wonder how the construction of the Hotel St-Martin will change the project?

[MTLskyline]

Lowney:


Lowney Condo 3 by johnbrycedavidson, on Flickr


Lowney Condo 4 by johnbrycedavidson, on Flickr


Lowney Condo 5 by johnbrycedavidson, on Flickr


Lowney Condo 6 by johnbrycedavidson, on Flickr

Irene Lofts

CineFilm 2 by johnbrycedavidson, on Flickr

[MTLskyline]

The renovation of the building on the corner of Sherbrooke and Bishop will be known as "Oro".

Ad from today's Gazette

http://shopping.montrealgazette.com/...30908&cat=4369

[Rico Rommheim]

Good to see all these old 60's-70's downtown fiascos get systematically renovated!


I also love the new Lowney's addition, a true stunner!

[urbandreamer]

Lowney looking hot wow! Glad I made the latest phase (Lowney sur Ville) a RenderPornStar a few months ago; this week's also features a beautiful Montreal project I love: Mobilis Papineau.

[MolsonExport]

How long has Lowney been under construction? I recall seeing Lowney signs back in 2003. Must be different phases.

[vanatox]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

How long has Lowney been under construction? I recall seeing Lowney signs back in 2003. Must be different phases.

They are at phase 11! Ce projet a été un grand succès.

[vanatox]

Photos prises par moi en fin de semaine.

Hôpital Général juif/Jewish General Hospital



Casino de Montréal


By vanatox 2012-05-13

[MolsonExport]

Seems as though the Mtl casino endlessly expands.

[digitboy]

Originally Posted by MolsonExport

Seems as though the Mtl casino endlessly expands.

What is that other building that seems connected to the casino, is it a previous expansion?

[vanatox]

Originally Posted by digitboy

What is that other building that seems connected to the casino, is it a previous expansion?

Celui avec le verre couleur or? C'est le pavillon du Québec de l'Expo 67 qui a été rénové et rattaché au pavillon de la France (pavillon principal).

[digitboy]

Exactement ce dont je parlais, merci. Sais tu s'il fait parti du casino en tant que tel maintenant ?

[MolsonExport]

Originally Posted by digitboy

What is that other building that seems connected to the casino, is it a previous expansion?

Former Quebec Pavillion (Expo 67), incorporated into the Casino. Later an annex was added. Parking and other areas of the Casino have been expanded/remodeled over the past 3 decades. I used to visit 1-2 times/year.

[MTLskyline]

A prime location for offices and protests
Allison Lampert
The Gazette
May 7, 2012. 6:24 pm • Section: Real Deal


http://www.cominar.com/FRANCAIS/port...s_FR_2008.html

It’s a Class A downtown office building with beautiful views of Mount Royal and the McGill University campus.

But when Quebec students opposed to tuition fee hikes want to be heard, 2001 McGill College Ave. has emerged as one of the city’s prime locations for protests, which impact office workers on the entire street.

Although protests during a temporary government dispute won’t discourage tenants, who lease space over a long-term period, real estate brokers do advise their clients that the office building’s best-known occupant - Quebec Premier Jean Charest – can attract quite the crowd. And with several student associations today rejecting a tentative agreement negotiated over the weekend, more demonstrations could be on the way.

“It’s something that they (potential tenants) should be cognizant of,” said Bruce Cowper, a senior vice-president and broker at Avison Young’s Montreal office.

During protests, employees who work at the building must access their offices from a different entrance.

”As a user, I live it,” said Christian Charbonneau, senior vice president, CBRE Ltd., which has offices in the building. “It can be annoying, but I don’t see any tenants actually leaving because of the protests.”

Cominar REIT, which owns the building, could not be reached for comment.

In the fall, with the planned departure of National Public Relations, there could be up to 80,000 square feet of space available in the building, Charbonneau said.

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