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  1. mont royal
    Personally. I find the external `design` bland. They can throw in all they want the pretty pictures of supposedly well decorated rooms. The building itself is banal. When you look at all of the really exciting designs happening in the mid-east and China and then you see this (not to mention the banality of Toronto and Vancouver) ; it only highlights the fact that we in North America are falling behind. Slowly, building by building, we are becoming the poor cousins.
  2. mont royal
    I, for one, certainly understand your logic. The question was whether anyone knows if there was a sufficient number of other committed or interested tenants to make it worthwhile to proceed . The only other name that I have seen mentioned here was Fierra Capital, but I believe that it was pure speculation at the time.
  3. mont royal
    Like Montreal, almost all of Toronto`s current construction is condos. A superficial analysis can be impressive and clearly Toronto has more cranes now than anywhere else in NA. Montreal is third, which doesn`t exactly justify one long-sustained negative rant. I have lived n Toronto and still go there often. In my view, it reams largely charmless and virtually all of the new towers seem to only deepen the sense of an impersonal C-V. It always a relief to come home. Yes, I am happy to see the new towers going up in Montreal. But, my main concern will always be how they contribute to our quality of life...and that is not measured by how symmetric or dense the skyline is as seen from the Champlain bridge. I have not had a close look at the impact of all the conversions in the mile-end district, but the number of square feet is staggering. My impression from reading about them is that they are helping, not hindering, a strong sense of community.
  4. mont royal
    According to La Presse this morning, 68 out of the 88 available condos were sold on Day One.
  5. mont royal
    Is there a real danger that Cadillac Fairview will pull out of its proposed investments because of the city`s concerns about TDC3? It is extremely unlikely. This company is a highly experienced developer. They will have done their market research. They will have decided that there is big money to be made by developing this huge block of land that they have purchased in central Montreal. Profits will have been calculated on a basis which included various scenarios, including the city`s reluctance to approve certain design elements. However, as a first go at it, they will try to maximize their profit by cutting corners, bending the rules, or getting legal advice on how to get around certain restrictions that could reduce their profits (For a wonderful, if somewhat shocking example of that, we have recently seen elsewhere in Montreal how an eight-story aboveground parking lot is actually an underground lot; one which corresponds with the law, and is cheaper to build. The creator of this circumvention is actually quite proud of his inventiveness.) So, first, CF sees what it can get away with. In this case, the city responds in a slightly negative way. Fine. CF is still well within its profit-making objectives. They expect some give and take before a final agreement is achieved. Are they going to pick up their football, give a big pout, and leave all this potential profit behind? Not a chance. Its no coincidence that the negotiations are about TDC3. There is plenty of time to renegotiate it. They will try other cost-saving ideas; some of which will work and perhaps some that won`t. Irrespective, all theses scenarios have been worked out long in advance and they know that they will make a pile of money here.
  6. mont royal
    Personally, I am proud of being part of a city that actually cares about its development. Putting up buildings willy-nilly, simply because developers are prepared to spend money is irresponsible. Yes, we want greater density, but I have lived in and travelled to cities where the population crush is totally unpleasant; and that includes developed cities like London and Tokyo. Being shoehorned into a subway is not a pleasant way to spend your life; fighting traffic day after day is nothing but stressful. I asked my sister in Toronto whether there actually was a city plan. Sure she replied, but the developers totally ignore it and the city lets then do whatever they want. Perhaps that is why all photos of Toronto are taken from Toronto Island. From a distance it looks impressive; but up close; there is not much to photograph. We have much beauty in this city and, not only should it be preserved, it is our collective duty to enhance it. Anybody who thinks that this will be achieved by giving developers carte blanche, is extremely naïve. I am sure that, in this case, an agreement will be found. But Cadillac has received an important message; This is not Toronto. We have minimum standards that have to be respected.
  7. mont royal
    Porter was a total con-artist. The city of Montreal was going to name a street after him. Do you want to imply that the city was also criminally guilty by association? Be careful about throwing out insinuations with no proof. This is the same (imperfect) democracy that is trying to put Porter on trial.
  8. mont royal
    Probably because of the election of the Liberals. Right Mark?
  9. mont royal
    Thanks all for the reminder of such an important part of Montreal`s development. I am not a student of Urban development; I am simply a concerned citizen who loves our city, but I have always felt that Drapeau basically undertook a massive programme of slum clearance. It was similar to what happens in the barrios of the third world; you bring in the bulldozers and you tear the slums down, irrespective of its impact on those who live there. In those days, Montreal was sometimes described as the only Canadian city with real slums. And yes, the level of poverty in those slums was appalling. So, Drapeau tore everything down and pretended that the problem of poverty was solved. Obviously, depriving poor people of their dwellings, in and of itself, does nothing to solve poverty. It is still with us, but not nearly as bad as it was in the 40`s and 50`s, although the general rise of income has nothing to with the slum clearance. A second impact was the effect on our urban landscape. The widening of Dorchester (now RL) created a major boulevard lined by razed fields. It has taken over 60 years for those gaps to be largely filled. The southern stretch of RL on the east side of Guy still remains empty and the addition of YUL and, hopefully, Babylon, will finally, after over 6 decades, achieve some level of completion. That being said, RL is largely a dead street. It is increasingly eye candy perhaps, and good for urban landscape photos, but it adds nothing to the street life of our city. After 17:00 It is a street without soul. Hopefully, that will begin to change with the arrival of the new condos.
  10. mont royal
    I did a research paper on it a few years ago and interviewed several leaders in the community. Perhaps the most delightful moment was when after speaking mostly with English speakers, I was introduced to a wonderful woman who spoke no English, but excellent French. I was curious about her background and asked her where she was from originally. She quickly said that she was from the mainland , then added; `Je suis Chinoise; pure soie`.
  11. mont royal
    I remember my surprise when I first visited Chinatown in Tokyo. It was clean and modern; even avant-guardist. Typically in North America, including Montreal, the early Chinese immigrants went into a poor, virtually abandoned part of town and created a destination; one which was rustic, but appealing. These quartiers were founded largely by uneducated Cantonese peasants who arrived in North America as labourers. They created a ficticious `Chinese` cuisine which appealed to those who wanted a cheap and filling meal. In Montreal, theses early arrivals did live around today`s Chinatown and, to some extent still do, particularly since the Chinese hospital is in the area. In Montreal, a second wave of ethnic Chinese were the Chinese-Vietnamese boat-people. Most of them fled Vietnam for their lives and although they were natural entrepreneurs, they arrived here with nothing. They have had a big influence in our Chinatown and became leaders in the Montreal Chinese community. In general, neither of these first two groups spoke Mandarin, but the Vietnamese certainly introduced a new Vietnamese -influenced cuisine. The first group became assimilated into the anglophone community. Thanks to Bill 101, as well as the French colonial heritage of Vietnam, the second wave have now largely integrated into the Francophone community, and we have seen some recent examples of how they are now even influencing Quebecois literature. The third wave, which flooded Toronto and Vancouver, but much less so Montreal, were those who got out of Hong Kong before its accession by China. This was a very affluent population, also Cantonese speaking, well educated and of a professional bent. Many of them have settled in Brossard. Then there were the post Tienamin students, a wave which, in a way, continues to today. These are the crème de la crème; highly educated and very tech-savvy. They are creating the buzz along St Catherine Ouest and we are now seeing a new type of village; modern, with a much wider brand of cuisine and thronging with young well educated mainland Chinese. Many of this group feel no affinity to Chinatown and often view it with some embarrassment. It is seen as run-down and dated, with no cultural connection to the modern China. Even their Chinese signage is so passé that young mainland Chinese cannot understand it. Chinatown can be used by them as a market for Chinese food and goods, but it is quite peripheral to their other cultural needs. So, in my view, Chinatown can stay as a folkloric symbol of a part of Montreal`s history, and if properly designed, can continue to be a destination, including for out-of-town tourists. But I am doubtful that it will ever attract the young, educated and hip Chinese who live here.
  12. mont royal
    Rocco you are ridiculous; well, maybe pathetic is actually the best word.
  13. mont royal
    Did the city make money on the deal?
  14. mont royal
    D`accord... je croix.
  15. mont royal
    Why is this in `under construction`?
  16. mont royal
    http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hotel-Queens.php A reminder that some very attractive parts of the old Queen`s hotel have been stored away. As I recall it, this was done in order to appease these who were concerned about the destruction of the abandoned hotel. It was destroyed because it had become dangerous, but some of the sandstone sculptures were set aside with the intent to re-utilize them when the site was redeveloped and to therefore preserve part of our architectural history. I have seen no reference to their use in the current plans.
  17. mont royal

    BanK - 16 étages (2015)

    mont royal a répondu à un sujet de GDS dans Complétés

    http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hotel-Queens.php I will put this on the other site as well.
  18. mont royal

    BanK - 16 étages (2015)

    mont royal a répondu à un sujet de GDS dans Complétés

    Thanks for this reminder ACPNC. I remember when they were stored away with the solemn promise that they would be part of any new development there. And then, slowly they became forgotten. It is the same case with the old Queen`s hotel , now about to be developed across from the Deloitte building. The beautiful sandstone decorations are stored somewhere, again with the promise that they would be part of any future development there. However, there is no evidence in the recent renders that they will be restored within the new building. So, part of out architectural heritage quietly disappears.. unless citizens with long memories bring it to the attention of the authorities.
  19. mont royal
    In their ads today, they state that breaking ground will happen in June 2014.
  20. mont royal
    Taking a rather intimate picture of a public personality`s residence, and then identifying it`s location publicly for all to see, is a very unhealthy invasion of privacy , and should be discouraged, not encouraged on this site.
  21. mont royal
    Or, Standard Life could hang on to it and lease space, as they do elsewhere. However, there was certainly every indication that they wanted to sell the building before making a commitment to 900 de M.
  22. mont royal
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Aubry v. Éditions Vice‑Versa inc. Supreme Court of Canada Supreme Court of Canada Hearing: December 8, 1997 Judgment: April 9, 1998 Full case name Les Éditions Vice‑Versa inc. and Gilbert Duclos v. Gilbert Duclos Citations [1998] 1 S.C.R. 591 Docket No. 25579 Prior history Judgement for Aubry at the Court of Appeal for Quebec. Ruling Appeal dismissed. Holding The conflict between the rights to privacy and expression under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms can only be resolved in the context of individual cases. An artist's right to publish their work is not absolute. Court Membership Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie Reasons given Majority L'Heureux-Dubé and Bastarache JJ., joined by Gonthier, Cory, and Iacobucci JJ. Dissent Lamer C.J. Dissent Major J. Binnie and McLachlin JJ. took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. Aubry v. Éditions Vice-Versa inc., [1998] 1 S.C.R. 591, was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in which the claimant, Pascale Claude Aubry, brought an action against Éditions Vice-Versa for publishing a photo taken of her in public. She claimed the photographing was a violation of her right to privacy under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. The Court held that under Quebec law a photographer can take photographs in public places but may not publish the picture unless permission has been obtained from the subject. The Court limited this requirement to exclude persons whose photographs were taken during an event of public interest. That is, a person of public interest or equally an unknown person who is implicated in a public matter cannot claim image rights. Consequently, anyone's photograph that was incidental to a photo of some matter will be treated as part of the background and will not be able to claim their rights were violated. Contents [hide]
  23. mont royal
    So, you are saying; we should all sink to that level?
  24. mont royal
    If what you say is true, it is in incredibly bad taste to publicize that.
  25. mont royal
    You are right Dom. And, they decided not to touch the chemicals at the bottom and to lower the maximum speed of any boat in order that the mud and its chemicals. not be stirred up.
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