Maison Ogilvy - 65m - 17 étages (2013)

[LindbergMTL]

Tu veux une implosion hein? Dis-le, envoyes, dis-le!

 

 

Je l'avoue, ce serait hautement jouissif! Vu l'impossibilité d'une implosion, je propose que l'on coupe dans l'asphalte tout autour de l'édifice, pour le faire disparaître dans les sous-sols de la ville souterraine.

[IluvMTL]

Hôtel de la Montagne also would be demolished for Ogilvy redevelopment

 

BY ALLISON LAMPERT, THE GAZETTE APRIL 5, 2012

 

 

The popular Thursday's Bar would be demolished for a $150-million project to transform Montreal's landmark Ogilvy department store into a mixed residential, hotel and retailing complex that would spill over to Crescent St., city documents say.

 

As The Gazette reported Tuesday, the long-term project would reinvent de la Montagne St. in the heart of downtown by attaching an enlarged Ogilvy store to a mixed-use complex featuring 35,000 square feet of retailing space, a 120-room hotel and 100 condo units in a 16-storey tower.

 

The Hôtel de la Montagne would have to be demolished for the new construction, which would also be built on an adjacent parking lot. About 400 parking spots would be spread out over seven levels underground for the Maison Ogilvy project.

 

But according to documents approved by the Ville Marie borough council Tuesday night, the project by developer Devimco Inc., Ogilvy owner Selfridges Group Ltd. and the Quebec Federation of Labour's Fonds de solidarité also would include parts of Crescent St. Indeed, a handful of restaurants and bars - including the 39-year-old Thursdays - would have to be demolished for the project, the documents say. The historical facade of some of the buildings would be maintained. In November 2011, Devimco signed a conditional promise to purchase the bar along with the hotel from a company belonging to Thursday's owner Bernard Ragueneau, legal documents show.

 

None of the partners, including the Fonds de solidarité, which is financially backing the project, would agree to talk to a reporter about the project, which could still evolve in its planning and take years to complete, generating hundreds of construction jobs.

 

A public consultation on Maison Ogilvy is to be held at the borough's de Maisonneuve Blvd. offices on April 18 and the project would need city council approval in May. If enough residents petition for a referendum to be held on the project, the development would be significantly delayed.

 

The project comes at a time when Montreal is going through a real-estate boom, driven largely by low-interest rates and a push by city hall for builders to develop underused lots. Since 2006, Montreal's downtown population has grown by 6.5 per cent, Statistics Canada census data show.

 

The boom in the downtown condo market, sold primarily to buyers who are occupying them - or in a minority of cases rent them out - is good news for retailing-driven projects like Maison Ogilvy.

 

"Condos that sit empty for the majority of the year do not translate into increased retail sales," said William Jegher, Montreal-based vice president, Ernst & Young Real Estate Services Inc.

 

"Developers love creating projects that integrate several components, much like the plans that Selfridge's has announced for Ogilvy's," Jegher added. "It's all part of creating that neighbourhood experience and acts as a very attractive selling point to potential purchasers."

 

That said, Maison Ogilvy, like other condo and office projects proposed by developers, are conditional on city approval, adequate sales and securing leases with anchor tenants for these spaces.

 

"Until that happens, none of these projects will see the light of day," he said.

 

PROPOSED MAKEOVER WOULD AFFECT CRESCENT ST.

Only the shaded areas would be affected.

 

1. Ogilvy

2. Thursday's Bar, Enzo's restaurant, Allo Inde restaurant, Crescent Tavern, TNT Concept Rock Bar, Havana 1519 Resto-Bar

3. Hotel de la Montagne

4. Apple Store

5. Winnie's bar and restaurant

6. Wanda's

The Nick Auf der Maur Alley won't be affected.

 

alampert@ montrealgazette.com twitter.com/RealDealMtl

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Last+call+Thursday/6413482/story.html#ixzz1rE1YjlNp

[montréaliste]

J'espère qu'il ne tenteront pas de démolir les maisons sur Crescent en question. Là je m'y opposerais. Je ferais un Bumbaru de moi. Il y en a eu assez de démolition de belles maisons dans ce quartier là.

[jesseps]

I can't wait for the facelift on part of Cresent. I am surprised Wanda's survived the mayhem and not Thursday's. I bet people will be happy that Sir Winston will still be around

Modifié 6 avril 2012 par jesseps

[Invité]

J'espère qu'il ne tenteront pas de démolir les maisons sur Crescent en question. Là je m'y opposerais. Je ferais un Bumbaru de moi. Il y en a eu assez de démolition de belles maisons dans ce quartier là.

 

La seule maison qui mérite d'être préservée le sera :

 

http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Rue+Crescent,+Montr%C3%A9al,+QC&hl=fr&ie=UTF8&ll=45.497476,-73.576271&spn=0.001066,0.002642&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=32.227455,86.572266&oq=rue+crescent&t=h&hnear=Rue+Crescent,+Montr%C3%A9al,+Qu%C3%A9bec&z=19&layer=c&cbll=45.497543,-73.576405&panoid=GrzSsEaOqFwl0VPN13lBdg&cbp=12,348.96,,0,-15.81

 

[Rocco]

Why don't they demolish Wanda's is beyond me. This is such a butt ugly building, a low 2-storey in a prime location. It will so clash with the new building.

 

Oh and the big garage door on Crescent is such a disgrace.

[Vauxhall]

Why don't they demolish Wanda's is beyond me. This is such a butt ugly building, a low 2-storey in a prime location. It will so clash with the new building.

 

Oh and the big garage door on Crescent is such a disgrace.

 

J'ai lu quelque part que le propriétaire de Wanda's a refusé les offres de Selfridges/Fonds de solidarité FTQ/Devimco.

[swansongtoo]

If almost half of the Crescent street bars vanish won't be much left to do there. This along with a still vacant lot where Kojax burned down, the old Hard Rock that is still (I believe) not rented ... times change I guess.

[monctezuma]

Très impressionnant.

 

Et nous assisterons à la démolition d'un édifice en hauteur à Montréal. Ça ne s'est pas vu depuis l'élargissement du boulevard Maisonneuve je crois ?

 

Ça semble un projet d'une grande qualité architecturale. Ceci dit, avec DEVIMCO comme partenaire et une consultation publique sur des sujets sensibles comme des institutions (restaurants) et la modification de rues et ruelles, la réaction va être vive. On verra à l'OCPM si ça passe ou ça casse.

[monctezuma]

If almost half of the Crescent street bars vanish won't be much left to do there. This along with a still vacant lot where Kojax burned down, the old Hard Rock that is still (I believe) not rented ... times change I guess.

 

Je viens de réaliser la même chose... Aucune terrasse de prévue sur l'évocation. Ça vas effectivement tuer l'ambiance de Crescent.