Mondo_Grosso

9 hours ago, Rocco said:

Plusieurs l'ignorent mais la Place des Nations était la Place des festivals avant celle qu'on foule aujourd'hui à la Place des Arts. Ces festivals étaient partie prenante de l'exposition estivale Terre des Hommes. Le Festival de Jazz a débuté là. 

Je verrais bien un amphithéâtre style Budweiser stage comme à Toronto. La Place des Nations peut actuellement accueillir 7000 personnes, alors peut-être augmenter la capacité à 10 000 serait bien. Ils pourraient certainement l'utiliser pour Osheaga et d'autres petits concerts. Imaginez un partenariat où les artistes ont des concerts là et ensuite l'after-party officielle au Casino.

12 hours ago, Skyleaper said:

Truly can't believe the amount of 120m in this city. It's starting to become absurd. This city really lacks ingenuity. Sorry everyone if I seem so negative, but seriously....

The topography of downtown Montreal is varied though. This building will be built on land that is roughly 58m above sea level. To compare, the YUL towers are built on land that is 42m above sea level. Viewed from the right perspective, 2055 Drummond would appear 16m taller than YUL. Of course, things like distance and angle will skew this.

The point being that although a lot of towers have the same height, you can only tell when they are clustered closely together (Like YUL 1/2, Holiday Inn, Quinzecent, Appartement Dorchester.) Topography will vary the heights.

Vancouver has a similar yet worse problem: their skyline is filled with 80m-90m buildings, but on a flat topographie, making for a dense but flat skyline. 

At street level, it makes little to no difference. A person will not be able to tell the difference between a 120m and 140m building

4 hours ago, KOOL said:

On parle quand même de 11 mois pour démolir un bout de toit tout en restant totalement au niveau de la surface... 

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Juste une hypothèse, peut-être qu'ils ont rappelé certains travailleurs sur des sites plus urgents pour rattraper le retard dû à la fermeture de chantiers de construction en raison du covid-19.

Certains projets, comme au Square Children et près de DIX30, devaient être livrés pour début juillet.  Il y a des gens qui habitent aux appartements Alexander, mais le garde corps de leur balcon n'a pas encore été installée.

1 hour ago, BLM.tank said:

Merci énormément de m'avoir appris ceci. 

 

I was talking to a friend in Singapore. They also build relatively boxy buildings but they find ways to make it interesting. Just hope we can do the same with some lighting or perhaps a nice "crown" structure to beautify it. 

 

 

Ce sont des exemples très intéressants, mais la plupart nécessitent des grandes terrains, ce que le centre-ville de Montréal n'a pas. Ce serait de bons projects de remplacement pour les stationnements des centres commerciaux, mais là encore, la ville déteste les grands projets en dehors du centre ville (voir Royalmount et Voltige).

1 hour ago, BLM.tank said:

Probably gonna get a waterfall of down votes (personally I don't care lol) but I find this building just overly imposing on the boulevard. Two towers of different heights would've been better. Just a personal opinion. But I think it makes the area very *caged in*.. Hopefully they'll have some creative lighting at least.. (also, I think this city needs some standards imposed on new buildings. Right now it looks like a free for all resulting in max building to land ratio.. Fine, that's the look of Griffintown but now it's eating into the old port.. A girl can dream 🙄) 

The problem is that the rules in place lack any flexibility unless you want to go the route of a demande for a derogation, which can be long and is not guaranteed to work.

We can not blame devs for building to max density, they are there to make money. We can blame the city though for not having provisions in place for concessions for increased hight (for example setbacks for more height, green space for more height.)

As Montreal continues to develop, the plateaus of the city zoning will become ever more apparent.

5 hours ago, Anderson said:

Yé! Ils ont remis l’éclairage. Il manque des lumières et certaines ne sont pas de la bonne couleur mais l’éclairage n’est pas parti pour toujours.

photo prise le 23 septembre 2020

Luc 15:24

Car mon fils que voici était mort, mais il est revenu à la vie; il était perdu, mais le voilà retrouvé.” Et ils ont commencé à faire la fête.

28 minutes ago, Rocco said:

No, really, a builder hyped its condo to sell units... Really?? Like omg isnt that the basis of capitalism? Devimco anyone? People are so gullible, no wonder these masters in the art of marketing laugh all the way to the bank. And me who tought I would meet the love of my life in the entrance hall dressed in a tuxedo.. geez.

Seriously, people should stop taking everything so seriously and take it for what its worth: a gimmick.

We are on a forum to discuss or critic projects around Montreal, are we not? The fact that a developer uses a deceitful practice that others have before does not put them above such criticism. In fact, it warrants it; just how a dev who respects his word warrants praise. 

I am not gullible nor naive for demanding a minimum of accountability from them. Please spare me the condescending comments and borderline insults.

3 hours ago, Rocco said:

L'art déco est à l'intérieur, pas à l'extérieur....

Yes, there are hints of art deco inside, but it is far from the hommage to the style that they were hyping on their Instagram. It's just more mid century modern like we see in almost every project since the last 10 years.

They even shared images of the Aldred Building and other art deco icons in Montreal, the message was that it would be art deco inside and out. Although I like the building, I feel they over hyped it or that the only thing that is truly art deco is the marketing.

51 minutes ago, Aiglon said:

Je suis confus, car même si j'aime bien ce que je vois sur les rendus, j'avais cru comprendre que le design serait art deco...

Je suis d'accord, un beau projet, mais pas du tout art déco. Comme je vois quelques petites inspirations dans l'ornementation, mais pas autant que je l'aurais souhaité.

1 hour ago, ScarletCoral said:

Des changements au Catcarth 👇

 

The tittle is a bit misleading, the tittle makes it sound as if the Cathcart is closing down and being replaced by a Piazza Sociale. Either way, having actually visited Italy, I am excited to try this new offering.

4 hours ago, Rocco said:

Brocco un projet à la fois? Maybe i'm missing something....

I will clarify that I mean sell one project at a time, construction can overlap. They always wait until sales have reached a point where construction can start before marketing another project.

4 hours ago, Rocco said:

Terrains zonés 200m. Canvar, Brocco ou Brivia... Les paris sont ouverts.

Hmm.. Brivia a déjà trop de projets en cours, donc je doute que ce soit eux. Brocco et Canvar font un seul projet à la fois, ils ont tous les deux un projet en cours, donc ils vont bientôt acheter un terrain. Devimco est le plus probable, ils vont bientôt manquer d'espace à développer à Griffintown.

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Broccolini builds major projects in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa

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September 10, 2020

Rendering of Broccolini’s second major condo project in Toronto, LeftBank. (Courtesy Broccolini)

While Broccolini is preparing to launch sales for LeftBank, its second condominium in Toronto’s River District, the company has a number of other major projects at various stages in the Greater Toronto Area, Montreal and Ottawa.

The Montreal-based developer, construction and property management company has built more than 30 million square feet of commercial, industrial and residential space in Quebec and Ontario. Its real estate management subsidiary manages more than 40 properties, representing more than six million square feet of assets.

Broccolini has hired 50 people since the onset of COVID-19, and now has about 400 employees. It’s also looking to raise $300 million in private capital, in addition to the $600 million its earlier investment funds have accumulated.

“The appetite is there, the funds are there and we’re going to continue doing what we’re doing in terms of building and developing great things,” chief operating officer Anthony Broccolini told RENX. “We want to be the most sought-after builder and developer in Canada.

“We don’t want to be the biggest and we don’t want to be in every province. But wherever we are and whatever we’re doing, we want to be viewed as best in class.”

LeftBank in Toronto

LeftBank, a 34-storey, 385-unit condo at 91 River St. near Dundas Street East in the eastern part of downtown Toronto overlooking the Don River, was designed by IBI Group and The Patton Design Studio.

While the specific suite mix, size and price ranges haven’t yet been disclosed, LeftBank will include studio, one-bedroom, one-bedroom plus den, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.

LeftBank’s Home by Broccolini technology package will employ a suite wall pad or smartphone app to enable tenants to watch guests arrive, access private amenity spaces and receive parcel arrival notifications. It also offers a digital door lock, a leak detector and upgrade features including lighting and blind controls.

The entire building will be outfitted with high-speed Internet.

LeftBank’s amenities will include: a south-facing terrace offering waterfront views; a parcel locker room; fitness studio; kids’ zone for children to play; tool annex; yoga studio with juice bar, zen garden and meditation room; co-working lounge; private theatre; gaming lounge; dining lounge; speakeasy; and a dog spa.

LeftBank will feature a linear park on its south side leading to the river and a nearby network of walking trails. River Street will be reimagined and animated with boutique shops facing widened, tree-lined sidewalks.

The walkable neighbourhood is already served by public transit, which will be further enhanced by the future East Harbour transit hub.

Sales for LeftBank will launch this fall. Broccolini would like to start construction early in 2021 and he anticipates a three-and-a-half-year build.

River & Fifth Condos

LeftBank will join Broccolini’s neighbouring River & Fifth Condos, a 37-storey building with 580 units ranging in size from 340 to 1,400 square feet.

While some suites in the Graziani + Corazza Architects Inc.-designed building have been held back, Broccolini said 85 per cent of the units have been sold.

Shoring is in and the goal is to get to the bottom of the underground parking level during the next few weeks, then be out of the ground early next year. May 2023 is the target completion date.

While LeftBank and River & Fifth Condos will differ architecturally to add diversity to the neighbourhood, Broccolini said “they’re going to complement one another in terms of building a community.”

New Ontario fulfillment centres for Amazon

On the Ontario industrial building front, Broccolini just delivered a 1.02-million-square-foot build-to-suit fulfillment centre for Amazon, on a site owned by Manulife at 6351 Steeles Ave. E. in Scarborough which was built in a year.

“We’re very proud of the speed, the schedule and the quality of that project,” said Broccolini. “From an industrial standpoint, we see ourselves as leaders in that market sector within Eastern Canada.”

Broccolini completed a 1.02-million-square-foot build-to-suit fulfillment centre for Amazon at 5525 Boundary Rd. in Ottawa in 2019. It is also the landlord and property manager for the facility, which employs more than 600.

Broccolini broke ground earlier this summer for what it says will be the largest fulfillment centre ever built in Canada, at the CITIGATE Corporate Campus in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven.

Amazon will occupy the 2.8-million-square-foot facility, which will have the capability to handle 100,000 packages a day. Broccolini will act as landlord and property manager for the building once it’s completed in the fall of 2021.

Montreal’s Victoria Square activity

“We have almost $1 billion under construction with three projects side-by-side,” Broccolini said of his company’s activity around downtown Montreal’s Victoria Square.

Broccolini is building a 40-storey, 1.1-million-square-foot headquarters for National Bank at 800 Saint-Jacques St.

Rendering of the 58-storey Victoria sur le Parc tower in Montreal, being constructed by Broccolini. (Courtesy Broccolini)

It will feature a two-level cafeteria, a daycare, a fitness centre, 400 bicycle parking spaces, 80 charging stations for electric vehicles and an outdoor garden on the 40th floor. It will also be connected to Montreal’s Underground City (RÉSO) and have an adjacent 40,000-square-foot public park.

The building, which is targeting LEED v4 Gold and WELL certifications, is scheduled to be completed in spring 2023.

The neighbouring Victoria sur le Parc at 700 Saint-Jacques is a 58-storey condo launched in the fall of 2018. Its 400 suites will range in size from 480 to 4,000 square feet. It will also feature a nine-storey podium offering 330,000 square feet of commercial and office space.

Victoria sur le parc is Wired Certified by WiredScore and seeking a LEED Gold certification. It will include a direct link to the National Bank building and Victoria Square Metro station. Construction is at the ground-floor level and is scheduled for completion in 2023.

A 35-storey, 258-unit condo with ground-floor retail at 628 Saint-Jacques launched in the fall of 2017. Construction is up to the 14th floor and a 2021 completion date has been targeted.

Other Broccolini developments in Montreal

Broccolini recently delivered the 418,822-square-foot Maison de Radio-Canada to the public broadcaster, which signed a 30-year lease for the building at Papineau Avenue and René Lévesque Boulevard East.

Broccolini anticipates launching sales for a 25-storey condo with approximately 550 units at the corner of Guy Street and Sherbrooke Street West, the current site of a parking lot, next spring.

It will have one- and two-bedroom units as well as executive and penthouse suites on the upper floors. It will also feature a courtyard.

“We’re very proud of the project and I think it’s going to do a great job of fitting into the urban fabric of its environment,” said Broccolini.

Broccolini acquired a 50 per cent share of the 32-acre Centre RioCan Kirkland site on Montreal’s West Island from RioCan REIT in the fall of 2017. They’re going through the planning process for a mixed-use residential, retail and office complex that could have approximately 2,500 housing units adjacent to a new REM station.

Broccolini said his firm is still “bullish” on Montreal and has a couple of other projects it’s working on that he can’t yet discuss.

The company has an existing land bank and will continue to buy land in Quebec and Ontario to take through the entitlement process for future development, primarily industrial and residential, according to Broccolini.

1 hour ago, FrancSoisD said:

crois aussi que CF devra simplement s'adapter à la crise covidienne et à la tendance (de fond?) vers le télétravail. Je ne serais aucunement étonné que leur tour à bureaux s'inspire du modèle de bureaux coiffés de résidences des tours Aimia, VslP et cie

Je pense que ce serait intéressant d'avoir un espace stlyle "coworking/bibliothèque" inclus comme espace commun pour les résidents.  Je pense que c'est quelque chose que les gens seraient heureux de payer pour avec leurs frais de condo (au lieu d'une salle de billard rarement utilisée).

5 hours ago, internationalx said:

For sure the demand/market for office space downtown - any downtown - is next to nil.  But this is also an opportunity to reinvent what offices look like.... it would be too bad if CF just built residential here.   I'm hoping they just move ahead with the hotel/resi portion (hello, Hilton?  We need a Hilton flagship; next the the Bell Centre it's a no-brainer) and save the lot for office.   They can also get started on the triple tower plan on lower Peel if they want to continue with residential.  

Whats wrong with residential though? I think that is the reinvention of what offices look like, a greater presence at home. I think we will continue to see the trend of mix use projects though.