Sir George Simpson - 13 étages (2009)

[Habsfan]

indeed, one of the better projects downtown imo - very classy for mtl

 

 

Agreed. i especially like the last 4 floors. Too bad it wasn't built taller!!

[Unwind]

décor parfait pour une telenovella mexicaine.

[kubark]

Beautiful Building ! Reminds me of San Francisco !

[MTLskyline]

Damn, Toronto's got a taller one!

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=169727

[FRED]

WoW, j'aime ce genre d'architecture putain !!! Art Déco - Moderne !!!

[Habsfan]

Damn, Toronto's got a taller one!

 

Everything is taller in Toronto!

[yarabundi]

Everything is taller in Toronto!

Here you go again !!

[steve_36]

Manhattan in Montreal

 

The Sir George Simpson condominium project is bringing the sheen back to the Golden Square Mile

 

By ROBERT J. GALBRAITH, The Gazette September 18, 2010

 

Montreal's Golden Square Mile was the name of a once prestigious neighbourhood that existed along the southern slopes of Mount Royal, roughly west along Sherbrooke St. from the grounds of McGill University.

 

From the late 19th century into the early 20th century, it was the domicile of Canada's ultra rich movers and shakers. In fact, at the start of the 20th century, close to 70 per cent of Canada's total wealth was controlled by residents of the Golden Square Mile.

 

Some of these elite included shipping magnate, Sir Hugh Allan, brewer John Molson, sugar baron John Redpath, the founder of McGill University, James McGill, fur baron Simon McTavish, the man who oversaw the building of the first transcontinental railway, Sir William Van Horne, and Sir George Simpson, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company.

 

After the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Golden Square Mile lost its sheen as the residents dispersed to other areas of the city such as Westmount, Outremont and the Town of Mount Royal. The golden age was over. But the Golden Square Mile is getting back some of that lost glamour and sheen with the luxurious, 12-storey Sir George Simpson condominium project, at the northeast corner of Simpson and Sherbrooke.

 

The 31-unit building is the cream of the crop in luxury apartment living in Montreal, with an overwhelming Park Avenue-New York ambience and feel. Its facade is elegant and classic and is reminiscent of the period of the Golden Square Mile.

 

It's the kind of place where if you have to ask the price then it's not the place for you. This slice of 'Manhattan in Montreal' is for the chosen few; those very few able and willing enough to cough up a measly $6,750,000 for a massive 6,381 sq. ft. apartment, with four bedrooms and five full bathrooms plus a powder room. But for those who can, they are rewarded by being able to live in the desired state of opulence, peace and security.

 

"This is the most prestigious residential property in the city and this area is the most prestigious for this type of client," explained designer-builder Louis Lepine, vice-president of the real estate development group,

 

Groupe Lepine. "These people want peace and quiet and maximum security," he explained.

 

"People who move here come from a huge house and want to downsize while retaining the opulence of their lifestyle. It is a time in their life when they want to simplify their lives -after the kids move out of the house," for example, he said. "A number of them also have a residence in Florida or elsewhere, but this is their main residence, their home, where they have their stability."

 

Inside the building it's all marble. The lobby is made of Rosal Marble from Spain with fine carpets. A doorman politely welcomes visitors or residents and is solicitous to their every need.

 

The owner of the apartment can customize the unit to their specifications. "Some clients want wood floors, others marble. We can change the height of the ceiling and move the kitchen as they wish," says Lepine. "It is unlimited and we have responded to 99 per cent of our clients' demands. We have adapted our building for our clientele."

 

"This is where the rich meet the rich," explained Cyrille Girard, the real estate agent for Sotheby's International Realty Quebec, who is handling the sales. "It has a s-altwater pool, like the Pom peii baths, an exercise room, steam room and massage r-oom. We also have a recep tion hall for client events like f-amily gatherings, or meet ings. People love the location, the quality of the finishing and the look of the building. This is luxury at its best."

 

"The building faces west and has fabulous natural lighting. Lots of bay windows in the San Francisco style bring in the natural light and allow for a greater view of the city and streets than ordinary windows," explained Girard. "-They are made of three lay ers of glass that cut down on noise and vibration. Inside the apartment, the artificial lighting is very soft, subtle and pleasant to the eye."

 

Acoustic membranes installed under the floors were u-sed throughout the build ing for soundproofing and superior acoustic insulation is used in the walls. Sound and noise reduction was very important in its construction and in fact, with busy Sherbrooke Street on the south side, you wouldn't even know it was there because of the sound reduction technology implemented.

 

All one has to do is look at the most basic, though necessary, garbage disposal sys tem, to see the extremes to which the builder raises the bar on progressive living. No more tripping over the green boxes clogging the doorway! You make your selection on a push-button panel for paper, glass or plastic, then put the recyclables into the chute and push another button to send the debris into its allotted con tainer in the basement.

 

The main air cooling structure is centralized in the basement. Each residence has its own individually controlled air cooling, thermal pump, plus humidifier. A large residence could have one or two of the units, depending on the square footage of the r-esidence. This means main tenance visits are minimized and no noise, vibrations or view of the mechanical equipment detracts from the ambience.

 

The units have heated floors for the kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms.

 

Eighty per cent of the project has been sold. "They hear from friends and through the grapevine," Girard says.

 

In fact, says the developer, "I have only invested $190 in advertising for this building; and that's for the two-foot-by-four-foot sign in front of the building," (which shows the company name and sales office phone number on it). "People who want this kind of property just know about it. We really don't need to advertise."

 

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Manhattan+Montreal/3543189/story.html#ixzz11MYzZmN0

[yarabundi]

Je ne réalisais pas jusqu'à quel point c'était un édifice si luxueux. C'est le genre d'infos que j'aime donner aux touristes (le prix, le nombre de chambres, de salle de bain) => ça les fait rêver, ça donne une image de grand luxe et de faste à notre ville.

[TomOfBoston]

I like the bay windows on the side, very retro.