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Finally, yes it's in the building. Got my act together and took a better picture. No movement when I was there.

18 hours ago, Doctor D said:

So they are literally building this from the inside out?

I want to say yes, I don't see the base of the crane nearby. The roads are very narrow, so maybe they need to lift materials from St Laurent into the building? Not that I saw any of that, crane wasn't even moving the past few times I passed by. Sometimes if the timing is right (lunch, end of day) they have the doors open and I can peak in.

Je suis repassé aujourd'hui, et la grue se trouve dans le bâtiment. Je joins une photo, un peu difficile à voir, mais c'est le meilleur angle que j'ai pu obtenir. 

On 2021-04-30 at 4:09 PM, Dominic723 said:

Cette grue (photo prise mardi) est-elle vraiment pour le terrain avec la façade suspendue depuis des années ? Je sais que le bâtiment situé sur la rue de Brésoles à la jonction de Marie-Morin est actuellement en travaux (on les voit sur Streetview). Il est situé directement derrière la vieille façade (photo prise le 10 avril)

 

Je pense que oui. J'ai remarqué que beaucoup de camions sont passer ces dernières mois : démolition, béton, et plus encore. Il semble qu'ils ont aussi quelques étages construits maintenant.

They have a crane up and everything now, making a lot of progress, I'll post some pics this weekend once it's nice out.

Not sure if anyone noticed, but the project is for sale; seems like the listing is for the completed project, which I'm assuming would be purchased by an investor/investment company to rent out. https://www.centris.ca/en/multi-family-properties~for-sale~montreal-ville-marie/15415246?view=Summary&uc=10

Honestly, I find it super expensive for a building which will have limited window/light, but I'm sure it'll sell at some type of reduced price. Wondering if the developer ran into financial troubles as well....

Really interesting watching them build the towers

1 hour ago, Ludo87 said:

What I meant is that unless you need to move in right away, the best option is to buy in a presale event and get the presale price, wich is often a good deal. Specially in downtown Montreal, and for the luxury market. As soon as the building is built, the first buyers that bought as an investement for a resaling purpose will definetly ask for a great return on investement.

I am myself living in a Prevel developpement at le Seville, and can tell that i've never seen any other developper offer acces to that many amenities.

  

Ah! Understood, no I'm looking at moving sooner rather than later. Totally understand they they go up in value (along with the market) after delivery

3 hours ago, Ludo87 said:

Prével is one of the best when it comes to common areas (imo), that being said, I think that 500$ per square foot isn't such a big deal for a 10yo construction. I bought in presale TDC3 for 550$ sq2.

Most of todays new projects go for over 700/foot and that's based on the gross and often without parking. If you got it for $550/foot then that's a steal (and great investment, good job!). A quick look on Centris shows TDC1, 2bed+1bath no parking at 750sq.ft going for over 500k, that's over $650/foot, plus there are small units with parking asking above 500k kinda insane. Heck, even Jardins Windsor is asking above $500/foot with parking, and those units are ugly AF and old.

I do agree that Prevel is one of the best when it comes to the 'urban' chalet. I really used to enjoy the one at Imperial lofts when I lived there.  

1 minute ago, Rocco said:

Phase 1 have 0 amenities. No pool, no gym, nothing. They cannot use other phases amenities either. That is terrible in the current trend.

It's a shame that the developer doesn't allow access to the common areas in the other phases. That being said, when I visited a few units at phase 2 and 4 I found the amenities to be average at best, the gym is lacking, the pool and views are nice, but the overall size of the common spaces is slightly small for amount of people... too bad they couldn't have done something similar to the 21e 

Just now, _mtler_ said:

High condo fees?

They aren't crazy for the size, but yes they are a bit high considering phase 1 doesn't have amenities. But the other phases are more reasonable. When I compare them to the newer Quai de la Commune or even the Phenix on Notre-Dame they are lower per sq.ft and there's no Kitec plumbing (or at least the realtor didn't declare any)

I guess after reading the comments from the past phases, I should have nothing to worry about. 

1 minute ago, Rocco said:

 They are the oldest. Built more than 10 years ago.

I'm aware of their age, and because of that it seems like I can pick up one of the penthouse units at a very low price per square foot. I can't help but feel there's a catch since I may land a large unit with terrace and parking for about $500 a foot. When I'm comparing to similar in Griffintown or Cite Multimedia (Quai de la Commune) that are either in need of more work, or have tiny balconies it seems like a steal. I can't help but feel that this project has some type of defect I'm not seeing. Even in the newer phases, they are trading at a low price per square foot, with realtors telling me 'just make an offer' kinda crazy...

hello all,

I'm considering one of the units in Phase 1, does anyone with experience living or buying in this project have any input in terms of quality of construction, sound proofing, and building management. It seems like this building should be trading for a higher value per sq.ft considering all the new construction and Griffintown but they're still pretty affordable.