Chris1989

May 4

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Description de l’emplacement et du projet

L’emplacement, d’une superficie d’approximativement 8 656 m2, comprend le site de l’ancien Spectrum, ainsi que trois bâtiments sur la rue Jeanne-Mance, soit une garderie, un lave-auto et un atelier de mécanique automobile. Le reste de l’emplacement situé du côté de la rue Jeanne-Mance est occupé par un stationnement en surface protégé par des droits

acquis.

 

Le site est affecté par deux secteurs de zonage. Le premier, du côté nord, permet une surhauteur d’au plus 65 m et une densité maximale de 9, tandis que le second permet une surhauteur de plus de 120 m et une densité maximale de 12. Au total, le coefficient d’occupation du sol moyen de l’emplacement est de 11,4. Notons qu’un des lots visés (1 341 342) est constitué d’une ancienne ruelle qui appartient encore à la Ville. Toutefois, afin de faciliter la réalisation du projet, celui-ci pourra éventuellement être cédé de gré à gré dans le respect de la valeur marchande.

 

La proposition consiste à ériger deux tours à bureaux au sein d’un même complexe immobilier. La première phase du projet comprend une tour d’une hauteur hors tout de 65m en bordure des rues De Bleury et Sainte-Catherine (13 étages). Cette première tour aurait une superficie de plancher brute de 35 000 m2. Les hauteurs maximales sur rue sont

respectées, soit 30 m en bordure de la rue Sainte-Catherine et 44 dans la partie sud du site, du côté de la rue De Bleury.

 

La deuxième phase, située en bordure de la rue Jeanne-Mance, comprend une tour d’une hauteur hors tout de 145 m (30 étages) et d’une superficie de plancher brute de 77 000m2. Plusieurs locaux sont destinés à recevoir du commerce de détail et de restauration, particulièrement ceux situés au niveau du sol en bordure des rues adjacentes, de même qu’en bordure de la terrasse proposée entre les deux tours, laquelle doit être accessible par

la rue Sainte-Catherine.

 

De façon spécifique, le programme proposé comporte les éléments suivants :

· 2 400 m2 d'espace commercial (sur rue et sur cour)

· 96 600 m2 d'espace à bureaux (± la Place Ville-Marie)

· 286 places de stationnement

· 7 quais de chargement

We've got a height! 145m!

So we're definitely at floor 41 now. Maybe these are the two slightly different floors from the rendering? Looks like we could indeed be in for 42 floors!

Thanks GDS!

It looks like they're speeding up a bit

Is that another floor they added? That's 41 now!

Lower Westmount, duhhh. My bad. Thanks MartinMtl!

Does anyone know which street?

Since I saw Life of Pi in theatre's, there's been a scene that bugs me. At one point, two characters walk out of a house and head through the city, but I can't tell which street the house is on. Can anyone help out? I think it may be between Sherbrooke and de Maisonneuve near the McGill ghetto?

Here's a screenshot:

I walked by it yesterday and it does appear that they are installing the tops of the elevator shafts, like Altitude - I think it's being topped out.

Family Guy (briefly) visited Montreal last night and featured a song about Canadian strip clubs, done to the tune of "The Merry Old Land of Oz."

Quagmire: "French also comes in handy when I have layovers in Montreal, that place is the best [...] Montreal has the best strip clubs in the world!"

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/04/15/family-guy-turns-classic-wizard-oz-song-vulgar-tune-about-canadian-nu

I have a feeling it's an older rendering. Didn't they post the blue-looking one onto posters at the site? Why would they do that only to change the look to white (and alter the higher portion flooring from the west inside courtyard to the east side on Jeanne Mance) a few weeks later?

Hopefully they keep going

350 condos in the tower, 89 left to sell, that's 261 sold out of 350, which is 74.5%! Even better!

I count 39 floors, and according to that reporter from La Presse, this tower has 44 floors. She was also the reporter who first said Roccabella and Icone were 147m and 145m respectively, and it turned out to be true, so I am really hoping we have another 5 floors to go.

Also, if you count the last 5 floors from the top, the floor plates appear much higher than the rest. They look about half a metre taller

I grew up in Dorval, and let me tell you, the citizens of that city had been whining and complaining for DECADES that the circle was not sufficient. That thing was built in the early 60s, and they had been promised upgrades ever since. You may want to blame the Liberals and blah blah, but at least construction finally started under their watch. If only they made sure it got up and running properly.

It's disgusting how long its taking, but you know what, after a 50 year wait, another 6 years is a walk in the park.

I saw it as the sun was going down tonight, and the way the sun hit it, I have to say, the blue glass was amazing. A much lighter blue, like the renders.

You can really tell how much taller it is. 147m seems right on the money!

Ils viennent juste d'installer 5 Grosse affiches sur le site

OMG. I'm turned on.

Didn't they say the sales office would open in June? This seems a bit odd?

I have a buddy who works at CN, pretty high up, and yeah I can confirm CN is definitely rooted and very active in Montreal.

I walked by it today and I almost had a tear in my eye to see and hear construction work going on in such a great spot (FINALLY) is truly amazing

YEARS to install proper lighting!? Come on! I can handle the rest of the Stadium and tower being renovated over 5 years, but I want the lighting now!

Well they are saying occupation by June 2015, no? That means it's gonna have to start going up soon-ish.

I cannot believe how fast they're moving.

If we use Desjardins as a reference point, and 152 metres, this thing is a BEAST. Looks closer to 175 metres!