Le Séville - 7, 11, 11, 20 étages (2013)

[acpnc]

Voilà qui me rallie au projet avec enthousiasme... et espoir.

[GDS]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - The Office de consultation publique de Montreal (OCPM) makes available today the report on the spring 2009 consultation on the redevelopment project for the Seville block, at the west end of the borough of Ville-Marie business sector.

 

The project in question calls for redevelopment of all the properties along the north side of Sainte-Catherine Street West, from Chomedey to Lambert-Closse Streets, including the building of the old Seville theatre. The plans involve the demolition of existing buildings and the construction of a new student housing building, on a site currently occupied by vacant three-storey buildings constructed between the late 1800s and 1930. The Seville theatre building has been designated as an historic monument by the City of Montreal. The "Residences Seville" building would include community, recreational and administrative spaces, as well as 1155 student rooms.

 

Some 120 people participated in the consultation, and the commission received 13 briefs, presented orally or in writing. Overall, the project was well received. A referendum register may be opened as required following the filing of the report. People see the repurposing of the block as an initiative to revitalize an undesirable part of the neighbourhood. However, some concerns were voiced at the hearing, primarily concerning the target clientele, the protection of old buildings, and heights.

 

The commission agrees with many of those comments. Although it recognizes the need for student housing, it notes that the developer has signed no agreement guaranteeing that clientele. Some participants also expressed a wish to see a more permanent resident base settle in the area. The commission therefore recommends that the project target a broader clientele by integrating the goals of the city's affordable housing inclusion strategy.

 

Moreover, the commission notes the dilapidated state of the old Seville theatre, and believes that the city should implement tools to ensure proper maintenance of its recognized historic buildings. It also believes that the other old buildings on the block should be evaluated with a view to finding new ways of preserving their heritage elements.

 

Lastly, the commission recommends that the 25-storey tower at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Lambert-Closse be lowered by 15 metres, in keeping with the height of the tallest buildings surrounding Cabot square. The commission also examined several other issues, including the location of the delivery entrance, and offered a number of suggestions and recommendations.

 

The consultation report and other information on the project are available at the OCPM offices, 1550 Metcalfe Street, 14th Floor, and on the Office Web site, http://www.ocpm.qc.ca. For information, please call 514 872- 3568.

[swansongtoo]

Now is the city bound by any of this or this is strictly the opinion of the office and their recommendations can be ignored in part or in whole?

 

I see the height thing is up for debate along with "...integrating the goals of the city's affordable housing inclusion strategy" into the project.

 

Am I the only one who finds it incredibly galling that a consultative office should recommend what the goals and clientele of a particular project should be?

[monctezuma]

 

Lastly, the commission recommends that the 25-storey tower at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Lambert-Closse be lowered by 15 metres, in keeping with the height of the tallest buildings surrounding Cabot square.

 

 

Je vais souhaiter un Louis-Bohème #2

[Cataclaw]

Lastly, the commission recommends that the 25-storey tower at the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Lambert-Closse be lowered by 15 metres, in keeping with the height of the tallest buildings surrounding Cabot square.

 

Lastly, Cataclaw recommends that the commission shut the hell up you god damned anti-development neanderthals.

[Habsfan]

Am I the only one who finds it incredibly galling that a consultative office should recommend what the goals and clientele of a particular project should be?

 

No you are not! i can't believe these people have nothing better to do than complain about a lousy 15 meter difference! It's not like this tower would have dwarfed everything in the neighborhood...

[yarabundi]

Je ne vois pas en quoi la commission est contre le développement : ses recommendations indiquent une volonté de faire un développement moins sauvage comme cela se fait malheureusement dans beaucoup d'autres villes. L'avenir saura nous dire quel est le meilleur choix. Lorsque toutes ces villes qui poussent en hauteur seront étouffées par trop de densité (encore là, je ne dis pas qu'il ne faut pas de densité -d'ailleurs la commission n'est pas contre la densité non plus) Montréal sera citée comme exemple. Vous ne le voyez probablement pas en ce moment mais vous verrez comment l'avenir donnera raison à l'OCPM.

[monctezuma]

Yarabundi : je veux bien croire que la densité à outrance étouffe les villes, mais peut-on dire que Montréal étouffe ou étoufferait sous la densité sans l'OCPM ?

 

Notre plus haute tour à un ridicule 50 quelques étages (ridicule sur le palmarès mondial) et en plus, elle date de 1992.

 

Ce n'est pas l'OCPM qui sauve Montréal d'une densité étouffante, c'est le modèle de vie des québécois : maison, piscine hors-terre, jardin et gazon.

 

C'est beaucoup plus à ça que l'on doit la faible densité de notre ville et le manque de tours, ça et le fait que le nombre de business ici stagne depuis 20 ans, tuant du même coup les tours à bureaux.

[Cataclaw]

Montreal : 1,850 personnes / km^2

 

New York City : 2,050 personnes / km^2

 

Paris : 3,550 personnes / km^2

 

Jakarta : 10,500 personnes / km^2

 

Mumbai : 29,650 personnes / km^2

 

 

 

Je ne pense pas qu'on est en danger. Sincèrement, l'argument qu'on serait trop dense ou on pourrait être trop dense si on ne fait pas attention déborde de bullshit.

[mtlurb]

Cataclaw

 

La densité de Montréal, en 2006, était de 3 716 habitants/km2.

 

C'est plus que New York et Paris.

 

Je crois que Jakarta et Mumbai ne devrait pas ce retrouver dans ta comparaison, vu que c'est les bidonvilles qui font exploser les chiffres.