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At the street level, this one is actually quite nice. I hope the surrounding area is spruced up a bit as it becomes more populated. 

so it's rental apartments now? How odd

Missed the previous comment that mentioned this. This building has some bad juju

Would love to see something go up on top of Hotel Espresso now

On 2022-10-27 at 8:43 AM, KOOL said:

Ces deux tours font parties des moins laides de Griffintown, heureusement car elles sont archi-visibles depuis l'autoroute Bonaventure. Ironiquement, c'est le seul endroit de l'entrée du centre-ville où le côté Est de la la « track » sera plus réussi que celui de l'Ouest (Haleco). 

I have to disagree. I find these two to be absolutely hideous. Driving into Griffintown from the east, you’re confronted with a massive black wall with hodgepodge windows. At the street level, the siding on the podium is as cheap as can be and the units above the sidewalk look like prison cells. The empty space between the two towers is also very awkward, and the “art installation” on the balconies looks like something you’d find on the side of a daycare. 
 

overall, an epic failure imo. 

2 hours ago, Normand Hamel said:

Thanks for sharing. Please note that we have a dedicated thread on this topic.

 

Oh I wasn't aware! Thanks

A crew was removing graffiti this morning in the tunnel that runs beneath the Ville-Marie, along Fort Street. Hopefully we start to see these teams around the city, but I won't hold my breath! 

Very Toronto-esque

Ce quartier me rappelle Dumbo à Brooklyn. Beaucoup de potentiel dans les prochaines années !

FYI: Une séance d'information aura lieu le 18 mai sur le réaménagement de la place Henri-Dunant et du parc Hector-Toe-Blake

Vous pouvez vous enregistrer ici: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczFiWNUlre2GStS0ZTlXuiweDdED8X00N7R4YaMfQsOXn5Ew/viewform

J'ai visité les étages redessinés et ouverts avant la pandémie. Ils sont vraiment bien faits. Je suis sûr que le résultat de ce réaménagement sera à la hauteur. 

Ça ressemble à une prison avec des fenêtres

12 minutes ago, Rocco said:

Horrifiant. Tellement massif, René-Lévesque devient hyper déstructuré, c'est quoi cette foutue affaire? Je peux pas croire que des gens intelligents ont présenté ça. Au début ils devaient faire ça au milieu du boulevard et là c'est d'un bord avec une foutue promenade ridicule sous une terrible structure. Plusieurs rues nord-sud maintenant bloquées. Un belvédère qui sert à **cking rien à part devenir un abri pour sans-abris. La Caisse doit faire en souterrain ou ABANDONNER LE PROJET. ASSEZ C'EST ASSEZ.

100% agree - not to mention.. GRAFFITI EVERYWHERE

15 hours ago, mtt said:

Mmm you do realize that there will still be 4 car lanes on R-L, probably 2 in each direction right?

The street is now ~7 lanes (the center lanes are about 1.5 wide) with fairly narrow sidewalks and a narrow median. Given this quote:

“On Rene-Levesque, were giving back the equivalent of four lanes to pedestrians and cyclists. Everyone will be able to completely enjoy this new space. We will be installing a brand new transportation system. It will make the downtown core more attractive than today,” Ducharme said.

I find it hard to believe that there will be space for 4 lanes of traffic, which would not be sufficient given how much traffic passes along Rene Levesque during rush hour. We should also be prepared to see every single concrete pillar covered in graffiti. The fact that they will be sealed to allow easy removal doesn't negate the fact that taggers will have a field day on these structures, and the city's and province's lack of initiative to tackle graffiti issues in other parts of the city (see the new Turcot structures) should be a major red flag to anyone who concerned with the cleanliness and appearance of our downtown core. 

Maybe he’s counting the underground parking 🤣🤣

On 2021-11-22 at 9:46 AM, acpnc said:

Avec la construction de ce dernier édifice donnant notamment sur la rue Smith, on pourra enfin terminer l'aménagement urbain de ce secteur en le revitalisant définitivement. Ce sont les riverains qui en profiteront après toutes ces années de remue-ménage dans un chantier qui n'en finissait plus.

I'm optimistic that some of the less fortunate (aka Devimco-sponsored) projects in Griffintown will look nicer once the roads are refurbished and more greenery is added to the neighborhood. I'm hoping to see more streets looking like the northern stretch of Shannon. 

Is this the area slated to be turned into a park?

1 hour ago, Rocco said:

Wow that was quick. Impressed by the velocity of the sales at this price bracket.

It's all family and friends who have already bought.. including Brocco themselves

FYI

The penthouse units start at 1,800+tax, plus parking. 
 

The sales launch is around Sept 22 

A replica of the Alexander appartement buildings. Nothing but originality from Devimco 😑

Broccolini sells a lot of their units before the pre-sale to "friends and family". It happened at L'Avenue, 628 St Jacques, and VsP... I'm curious to see how quickly the larger units are sold here as well

Ce serait géniale s'ils en profitaient pour couvrir une autre section de la Ville-Marie