Plan du Quartier des spectacles Masterplan

[mtlurb]

ce qui est incroyable c'est que le QdesS devait être LA marque du maire Tremblay, son legacy. et si rapidement tout tombe à l'eau...

 

Trois projets ne montent pas, donc on oublie la Place des Festivals, la Promenade des festivals, la Place de l'adresse symphonique, la Maison du Festival, l'Adresse Symphonique, le Plan de lumières, les rénovations de la PDA, les Lofts des Arts, le Louis-Bohème, ...

 

Et prochainement en chantier : l'Esplanade Clark, la Rue Sainte-Catherine, la SAT, la Maison du Dev Durable, la phase 2 des Lofts des Arts, ...

 

Le QDS est fichu? Un échec? Tout tombe vraiment a l'eau?

 

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(je ne m'adresse nécessairement juste à toi, boluda)

 

Vos commentaires me découragent plus que les nouvelles elles-même. Quand on dit que le Québec est un peuple de chialeux, on n'a pas tord du tout.

[crosbyshow]

De toute facon, moi ce qui me fait tripper le plus dans les projets du Quartier des Spectacles, est le secteur Place Des arts et les 4 phases.

 

La première est complété. la 2eme le sera en juin. on a annnoncé le début des travaux pour la rue Ste-Catherine et l'esplanade Clark l'an prochain (2012)

 

J,aimais bien le projet 2-22 par contre en espérant que le nouveau batiment gardera au moin la facade.

[boluda]

Gilbert, oui c'est sûre, mais c'est juste décevant.

 

ne peut-on pas ambitionner un building phare/marque de commerce pour ce QdesS?

[pedepy]

qu'est-ce qui arrive avec l'edifice qui soit prendre la place du quadrilatere ou etait situe le spectrum ?

 

ca ferait dur de voir un trou beant pour 10 ans en plein coeur de ce secteur ....

[cjb]

qu'est-ce qui arrive avec l'edifice qui soit prendre la place du quadrilatere ou etait situe le spectrum ?

 

ca ferait dur de voir un trou beant pour 10 ans en plein coeur de ce secteur ....

 

Il n'arrive rien. Il s'agit d'une autre décision bâclée. Le promoteur est un ami proche de l'administration et il a eu des passes-droits.

[mtlurb]

Il n'arrive rien. Il s'agit d'une autre décision bâclée. Le promoteur est un ami proche de l'administration et il a eu des passes-droits.

 

On ne demande que des preuves!

Tu peux nous les donner s'il-te-plaît?

[MTLskyline]

Yeah, let's see 'em.

[boluda]

well said.

 

Tremblay's signature project is delayed, too

 

The Quartier project has become another symbol of immobilisme

 

By HENRY AUBIN, FreelanceFebruary 23, 2010

 

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/reader-comments/Tremblay+signature+project+delayed/2599653/story.html#ixzz0glmoFauW

 

In its more than eight years in power, the Tremblay administration's biggest proposed construction initiatives have been the overhaul of the city's water system, the introduction of tram lines, the redevelopment of Griffintown, the enlargement of Notre Dame St., and the construction of the Quartier des spectacles.

 

Until this month, only one of these five proposals was not already years behind schedule. That exception was the Quartier des spectacles - the imaginative plan to turn part of downtown into a classy entertainment district.

 

The glitzy show-biz project shone during the 2009 election year. Mayor Gérald Tremblay used it to rebut criticism he represented immobilisme. In a speech last June at the inauguration of the Quartier's first (and easiest to build) component, a paved expanse for open-air performances, he said the rest of the project would be immune to delay. "We're not going to procrastinate anymore."

 

Not so.

 

Ground-breaking for the so-called "2-22," a six-storey building at the southwest corner of Ste. Catherine St. and St. Laurent Blvd. that is to serve as the Quartier's "porte d'entrée," was supposed to take place last August. The date was pushed back to October. And last week we learned that work will start in June at the earliest.

 

The reason: The project is over budget. To cut costs, it will have only five storeys and its exterior will be brick rather than glass.

 

The 2-22 is one of three buildings in the Quartier that a private developer, La Société de développement Angus, is to build. The public found out last week that these other projects are in greater trouble.

 

One of them, the "Quadrilatère," was originally to be a 12-storey office building that Hydro-Québec would occupy. Now it's to shrink to five storeys. And construction, which was supposed to start this spring, has been delayed for at least two years. The main reason: The owner of a strip club on St. Laurent Blvd., won't sell, and until he does the project can't go ahead. The co-chairman of the city's executive committee, Alan DeSousa, told me yesterday that expropriating the property would make no sense: Going to court would mean high costs for lawyers and possibly even longer delays than negotiations.

 

The final component in the Angus trio is - or was - a eight-storey building in the empty expanse by the St. Laurent métro station. Occupants would have included a five-screen cinema for independent movies and classrooms for various arts. But they're having trouble finding financing for these digs. The project has been delayed indefinitely.

 

To be sure, these setbacks do not imperil the Quartier as a whole. Work is now under way on a new hall for the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and on the renovation of Place des Arts' foyer. Note that both these projects are provincial. They don't reflect directly on city hall.

 

The problems with Angus's plans do, however, reflect on the Tremblay administration. It decided to give the planning and development of the three buildings to private enterprise. The normal course would have been for the city do the planning and hire a company to carry out the work.

 

As well, when Benoit Labonté was still a member of the administration, he - as the official in charge of culture and as Ville-Marie mayor - chose Angus for the job without calling for tenders. In the case of the 2-22, the city bought the land but Angus raised the money for the project. It is a reputable company but it is small and it appears to have gotten in over its head.

 

Still, there could be a silver lining in these troubles. The original glass design for the 2-22 was cold and impersonal. Who knows, brick could be a visual improvement.

 

As for the original Quadrilatère plan, it called called for an office building - hardly a cultural thing - to dominate the area. Smaller scale would help the Quartier maintain its cultural identity.

 

As for the lot next to the métro, a more useful future purpose might be found for the land some day. Inaction in this case might be better than a gaffe.

 

Yet the underlying problem remains. City hall's handling of this supposed showpiece of its own competence is anything but reassuring. When it comes to fumbling its major projects, Tremblay now is going five for five.

 

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/reader-comments/Tremblay+signature+project+delayed/2599653/story.html#ixzz0glmkUuve

[ToxiK]

Il semble que tout ce qu'on réussi à faire dans le quartier des spectacle, c'est des places publiques. Ça n'entraine pas de problèmes puisque ce sont des projets de zéro étage...

[vincethewipet]

Il semble que tout ce qu'on réussi à faire dans le quartier des spectacle, c'est des places publiques. Ça n'entraine pas de problèmes puisque ce sont des projets de zéro étage...

 

Il y a quand même l'Astral, l'Adresse Symphonique, le Loft des Arts, le Louis-Bohème, les grandes rénovations de la Places des Arts...

C'est certain que c'est dommage pour les trois projets de SDA, mais bon, il y a tout de même plusieurs projets de qualité dans le secteur. Et puis, les projets de la SDA vont se faire éventuellement, ils seront tout simplement (et malheureusement) plus petits.