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  1. mont royal
    cultural accomodation
  2. mont royal
    When you have to resort to generalized negative stereotyping about people you don`t even know, then it tells me that you don`t really have good points to make. If you have some reasoned points to add, I am sure that we will be interested to discuss them.
  3. mont royal
    Whoa Dom; I have some reservations. What bothered me a little was the comment by the promoter that they were inspired by what they had accomplished in Toronto. And, this is a Toronto-based company. First of all, the Toronto model doesn`t inspire me. It leads to a dead street life and a uniform procession of silos. Maybe they help develop a skyline, but not necessarily a strong quality of life where people actually live. So, I would like to have a better idea of what kind of neighbourhood they are creating. Will it be dynamic? Community-centered? Or, simply a series of units islolated one from the other. Being a Toronto-based company, and inspired by Toronto, always makes me suspect that they will aim for a slightly inferior impact on Montreal. In other words; they will shout `world-class` for their efforts in Toronto, but will aim lower here. Never underestimate the sense of exaggerated pride of the Toronto moneyed-class (in my view, exaggerated because they have never been able to achieve the level of urban sophistication that is Montreal). As a result, they have a sense of being in constant competition with Montreal. There is also a major difference between this area and the heart of Griffentown. This area has been dead for decades; there is no historical community pull or sense of ownership; there is no need to integrate history with the current architectural thinking. There will be no local citizens affected by this, wanting to closely monitor the development. So, yes, it bears close watching. It will have a major impact on our downtown, and if it leads to a quartier whose streets are deserted after 17:00, it will be a shame and very un-Montrealish.
  4. mont royal
    http://www.lesaffaires.com/blogues/rene-vezina/on-va-voir-pousser-une-foret-de-gratte-ciel-a-montreal-mais-est-ce-que-la-demande-sera-suffisante-/567454 I find this article needlessly negative. I have no problem when journalists question the use of public funds; it is our money that is being used then and it is important that the government(s) be transparent and accountable to the electorate. In this case, we are talking about private investments (even though in both cases they are being backed by big pension funds). I find it rather pretentious to ask publicly such fundamental questions that these expert investors will have examined much more closely than can any journalist. This is smart money we are talking about. Does he really think that they haven't calculated what the market can bear? Does he really think that they haven`t done a thorough risk analysis? Does he really think that they don`t have backup plans if , for whatever reason, their original intentions have to be reoriented? These announcements reflect a reasoned and researched faith in the future of downtown Montreal. Perhaps the author should do his own homework and share with all Montrealers the basis of this wonderful vote of confidence.
  5. mont royal
    http://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs-d-activite/immobilier/ivanhoe-cambridge-veut-investir-1-g-au-centre-ville-de-montreal/567433
  6. mont royal
    http://www.lesaffaires.com/secteurs-d-activite/immobilier/cadillac-fairview-lance-sept-nouvelles-tours-pres-du-centre-bell/567429
  7. mont royal
    Memphis; you still have the gift!
  8. mont royal
    In their insert in La Presse today, the height is listed as 25 stories.
  9. mont royal
    According to today`s La Presse, Le Victoire is now 87% sold.
  10. mont royal
    Not the same. Triumph got caught up in legal struggles the first time out and had to let go of its reservations and probably just couldn`t catch up after that. Nothing really absurd about it; s``t happens. TOM is in direct competition with some huge companies with deep pockets. It might still come through because it does have an excellent location, in some ways, better than the others.
  11. mont royal
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  12. mont royal
    Another solution might b to increase the height of our Mountain.
  13. mont royal
    I doubt very much that this so-called speculation is anything other than a political ploy to discredit Montreal. Standard has been here for a long time and it has long been known that they are interested in 900. Also, they are a Scottish company and their head office there said last week that they will move their HQ out of Scotland if Scotland separates. So, This is not a company that would cozy up to an independence movement and Russel`s comments seem like nothing more than malicious gossip.
  14. mont royal
    It depends on the angle. When you are looking north from Lower McGill, the Altoria really stands out.on
  15. mont royal
    That is a pretty definitive comment by Guay. It has now gone beyond the rumour level.
  16. mont royal
    Don`t assume that others don`t understand the risks. Montreal has just been ranked as one of the top cities on the continent and in the world, regarding its quality of life. In fact , if not for our weather (which personally I enjoy) it would be ranked much higher. Its rankings, by independent international experts, are consistently high. So, wherein lies this unusually high risk that some perceive? Does it reflect reality, or is it just in their minds? While some see risks, others see opportunities now, and others think that parts of our market may be a little saturated now. Investing in a saturated market is a form of risk, of course, but with a little creativity or keen sense of timing, that risk can be managed. It is simply an option of deciding on the best timing. Now this wonderful city of Toronto which you extol. Would I invest in a city overseen by a crack smoking, alcohol-abusing mayor who hangs out with shady underground characters and who is still supported by 40% of the electorate?. I think that I would wait a bit; something is very wrong there.
  17. mont royal
    I don`t mind an honest attempt to look at the current economics of investment; but what we have here from is not even honest political assessment; it is pure partisan views tinged with bigotry. Very unpleasant to see this crap from AC month after month.
  18. mont royal
    It was named after Oscar Peterson.
  19. mont royal
    Trust Lambert to concentrate on the negative possibilities rather than see the exciting and positive side. This , of course, fits in perfectly with the Gazette approach.
  20. mont royal
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/toronto-has-an-unhealthy-height-obsession/article16124595/ I am not sure where to put this article, but it is a thoughtful piece on how Toronto has become ugly because of its height obsession and how Montreal retains its beauty.
  21. mont royal
    Bucket... I, for one, never said that no one at the Gazette cares about the community. There are some excellent journalists there who know the city well and love it. However, the editorial control of the Gazette left Montreal some time ago and it shows. I have been in this city for a long time and I remember too well the paternalistic attitude of my fellow Anglos, not just towards the French-speakers although that was probably the worst, but also to the Italians, the Greeks and the Jews. That attitude still resurfaces and I can smell it from a mile way. Just read Marty`s disdainful dismissal of his neighbours` culture. It surfaces , in my view around on the attitude towards the Olympic stadium. Ranting and raving about the costs incurred is really not very helpful... to anybody. Blow it up!! Yeah, great solution. These suggestions do not reflect serious thought; they spring out of a deep, dismissive distrust. Architecturally, the stadium is ten times more impressive than the CN tower. yet it has never reached its potential as an iconic statement . That potential is still there, and I agree it should be pursued. And you can bet, the people in Toronto who own the Gazette, do not want Montreal to overtake them in any sphere of activity...and where we are ahead of Toronto, they will deliberately ignore it.
  22. mont royal
    The Gazette has never cared for the greater interest of Montreal. It has singled out the Anglo community as its constituency, and works from a perspective on Montreal demographics as they existed in the 1950`s. As a result, they don`t care less what happens east of St. Laurent and they literally believe that the big O is in the middle of nowhere.
  23. mont royal
    I have a feeling that they are determined to go higher than the TDC.
  24. mont royal
    Toronto has half the space of Montreal to grow in. It has no choice but to grow up and densify. If we both had the same population and economies, logically, a condo next to city hall, say, would be twice as high in Toronto and twice as expensive as the same in Montreal.
  25. mont royal
    I disagree that Montreal loses HQs because they are not competitive. Look at all the HQs that flourish here; Saputo. Couche-tarde; Bombardier; Jean-Coutu, National Bank; Standard Life; Valeant; etc. . Why do some succeed internationally even, out of Montreal, while others take the 401? Those who have left have been under the control of Anglo- Canadians, who were not prepared to accept the reality of working in Montreal...and I say this as an Anglo-Montrealer. Many of them crept secretly out of town, because they knew that they couldn`t really justify openly their leaving on economic grounds. So, it is no surprise that there is concern about AC and Bell. Both are predominantly Anglo-Canadian enterprises, who match exactly the profile of those others who went down the 401. Personally I hope that they will stay, but in both cases they seem to be resisting full integration into the local community.
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