steve

I hope they restore and maintain the DaGiovani sign in the design

The barricades are a missed opportunity for an art installation.  Hello!? 

16 hours ago, KOOL said:

⬆️ Tu n'as pas à justifier ta déception. Quand on voit cet insipide 120m y'a de quoi brailler sa vie (comme dirait Erykio) quand on compare ça à ce qu'on nous avait laissé miroiter à l'origine... 

6 hours ago, Le Roach said:

This is what we need.  

I just called the police - obviously, 311 does not work on a holiday weekend - they all live in the burbs or Villeray with Valerie.

we can start to say goodbye to the Fairy Land bldg

another broken window

the woodwork  (which were amazing throughout the lobby and bldg) have been burnt down

it is so sad to see this city become nothing more than Detroit

streets are dirty, architectural jewels are abandonned, politicians and builders trying to make a quick buck,

corruption

The prefab is horrible.  What a legacy we leave behind.

How to kill a project by Valérie

Titanic had the best lunch in old Montreal.

FYI: the building being renovated was home to André Boisclair 

Sad

the only interesting architecture in the immediate area - the surrounding towers are so horrible.

It sounds like CN is the one putting the brakes on such a great project.  QC, MTL & CDN Governments are slow.

Sir George William had a baby, here it is

Could they not install led panels on the ceiling so that it could somehow be a huge flatscreen?  The effect would be amazing. 

On 1/28/2024 at 8:53 PM, Monsieur_MA said:

De l'ancien Centre d'histoire de Montréal, au nouveau MEM.

Transition réussie.

On 1/28/2024 at 8:53 PM, Monsieur_MA said:

De l'ancien Centre d'histoire de Montréal, au nouveau MEM.

Transition réussie.

Bof

Kitsch maybe, but the Avis building (if the facade was spray washed) is so Mid century.  
and the man-elevators are worth the view

What downtown Montreal needs is a major food market (Atwater Market) - where is everyone buying their food?  The current grocery stores are sad and badly located.  I remember the basement at Simpson’s and not too far one Ste Catherine there was a good grocery store.  Bring a Milano or Eataly, a Trader Joe’s, a Whole Foods.  Is there not enough residents of all these new condos to justify a return to downtown of good food?

Fonctionnaires Fédéral 

I passed through the new lobby area (West Tower) - I was left underwhelmed.  Felt like a good effort, but somewhat mediocre finishes.

Un gros “F*ck You”de la par de CPDQ et un gros manquement par Valérie, encore

Berri étant le centre des transports du centre ville - on ne place pas au dessus un HLM - ridicule - une perte totale d’emplacement stratégique pour un bâtiment culturel ou institutionnel faute d’espace bureau.  Manque de vision.  

New York City Cleaning Laws and Sidewalk Rule:

Cleaning Laws:
Sidewalks & Adjacent Areas Enforcement Routing

Residential Premise Enforcement Routing

Under the Enforcement Routing Program, enforcement agents patrol all areas including commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and residential blocks at specified times focusing on violations for dirty sidewalks, dirty areas, and failure to clean 18 inches into the street. During the enforcement routing time, when enforcement agents observe a dirty sidewalk, or an 18-inch violation in front of or adjacent to a residential premise, a Notice of Violation (NOV) will be issued. Although enforcement agents will issue Notices of Violation for dirty sidewalk, dirty area, or failure to clean 18 inches into the street only during the specified 2 one-hour daily enforcement routing time periods, they may issue notices for all other violations at any time.

Residential enforcement routing times citywide have been set as follows: 8:00 AM to 8:59 am and 6:00 pm to 6:59 pm

Fine: $50 (1st Offense); $100 (2nd and subsequent Offenses)

Commercial Premise Enforcement Routing

Under the Enforcement Routing Program, enforcement agents patrol all commercial and industrial blocks at specified times focusing on violations for dirty sidewalks and failure to clean 18 inches into the street. During the enforcement routing time, when enforcement agents observe a dirty sidewalk or an 18-inch violation in front of or adjacent to a commercial or industrial premise, a Notice of Violation will be issued.

Although enforcement agents will issue notices for dirty sidewalk or failure to clean 18 inches into the street violations only during the specified 2 one-hour daily enforcement routing time periods, they may issue notices for all other violations at any time.

Although the commercial routing times vary by Sanitation District/ Section where the business is located, all commercial premises should be maintained (the sidewalk and the area 18 inches from the curb) at the beginning and end of the day. This makes good business sense and helps keep the community clean.

For more information about the specific commercial enforcement routing times for a particular location, call the NYC Customer Service Center at 311.

SIDEWALK RULE

Sidewalks should be free of cracks or holes and have an even surface. NYC relies on property owners to maintain the sidewalk adjacent to their property, including repairs and removal of snow, ice, or debris.

Property owners are responsible for installing, repairing and maintaining sidewalks adjoining their properties (Section 19-152 of New York City's Administrative Code).

Property owners are potentially liable for personal injuries caused by their failure to maintain the sidewalk free of defects (Section 7-210 of the New York City’s Administrative Code). We encourage property owners to perform repairs to their sidewalk before a condition becomes a defect which may result in a Notice of Sidewalk Violation.

On 1/17/2024 at 7:10 PM, andre md said:

Il ne faut plus tolerer les campements et les attroupements et la consommation de drogue. Il faut cesser de rendre normal la consommation de drogues et alcool.

La Colombie Brittanique commence a mettre des regles.

 

Finally!  I hope this movement makes its way to Montreal (when Woke Plante gets the boot).  Why are most of the people who are on the street which have significant mental health challenges not be evaluated for Mental Health.  Why can't we develop help beyond providing and enabling their substance abuse?  It sounds draconian - but in the past - institutions were built to help people.  Governments emptied out these and abandoned their role.   Why not provide a sanctuary for people to rehabilitate - preferably not in the city - perhaps in a farming or nature environment with supervised help to get off the drugs and aid those who are marginalized for having fallen into this rabbit hole.