Before & After: vanishing small house + garage - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

(image above: google streetview)

This small house and garage on Bourget in Saint-Henri were demolished for a condo project (below). This was completed in early in 2011 and I just noticed that I forgot to include it last year. So here it is. Better late than never. Double whammy: vanishing small house and garage.

Small project on Ste-Emilie - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

A small construction project was started in lieu of a small yard on Ste-Emilie in Saint-Henri, just on the other side of where the depanneur was demolished. The real estate market is so hot that any piece of land that's available is hot property. I was there in September 2012 and the project was almost completed but I can't find the photos of this but here are some photos taken last spring.

(image above: google streetview)

Former famous depanneur and corniche - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

The depanneur on the corner of Ste-Emilie and Bourget in Saint-Henri was demolished last Winter 2012 (link). I took the two first photos back in April 2012 and the last time I was in the same area, August and September 2012, nothing was changed. I did find the corniche in some backyard (photos taken in August). It was somewhat preserved but it was in such a bad shape that I doubt it'll be saved.

Heritage site targeted by developers - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

This small house on Rose de Lima in Saint-Henri is considered a heritage site, or patrimoniale, but that hasn't stopped condo developers from asking the owner how much he's willing to sell the house for, mostly for the big chunk of land around and behind it. Tired of the constant offers, the owner placed this printed message on the front door to ward off those pesky developers. The image below was taken last year, before the message was placed. Crazy stuff.

Small house demolished on Ste-Marguerite - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

This nice small house on Ste-Marguerite street in Saint-Henri was razed to the ground this summer for what is probably another condo project. It looked pretty good in 2009 (image below) and I love that beaver detail on the top front of the house.

If you look carefully behind the house on the left there's another even smaller house in the backyard.

(image above and below: google streetview)

Renovation and abandonment on Bourget - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

A garage is getting a new addition and a small quadruplex is partially abandoned on Bourget street in Saint-Henri. The garage on the left is being renovated with two new levels being added to it and the small St-Henri-style quadruplex is almost abandoned with only one apartment being rented (at the time these photos were taken). I have no information on what's in store for it but looking at the grafitti it doesn't bode well.

Large piece of land cleared for new projects - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

The immense piece of land which used to have two abandoned business on it has now been cleared of those two dilapidated buildings and is ready for more massive condo projects. This is on St-Ambroise street in Saint-Henri. I've already covered this area in previous posts. You can view one at this link. Photos number 3 and 4 were taken this past summer.

(image above: google maps)

What's in blue is the large piece of land cleared and ready for new construction. In red is the small project on Ste-Emilie (see post below) and in yellow is Butternut street being covered with grass and is a continuation of the new Woonerf project taking place on the other side of rue St-Remi.

New project on Ste-Emilie - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

New construction project on Ste-Emilie street, near St-Remi street, in Saint-Henri. There was a very small empty piece of land (see the last image from Google streetview) and they decided to build this two-storey condo project there. They also changed the surrounding area, removing part of a street (Butternut) and making a park there, which is cool.

(image above: google streetview)

Notes from Griffintown

First tidbit:

One of the major construction projects going on in Griffintown has stopped and sent all the workers home because the company went bankrupt. I won't say which one it is but it's BIG news not reported anywhere else.

(photo is only for presentation purposes)

Second bit of news:

The Ludovik boutique on the corner of De La Montagne, Ottawa and Rioux are moving out. Apparently the constant construction going on in Griffintown is keeping shoppers away and they decided to move on Notre-Dame street. With them out, will the old building survive?

Third tidbit:

The original buyer of this corner in Griffintown is out and the owner of the buildings is waiting for other offers.

Fourth interesting tidbit:

Just a note: the ugly building on the corner of Ottawa and Shannon, now demolished and reported here at VM, used to be a Brink's holding warehouse.

Before & After: Horse Palace - Griffintown

As construction continues around the Horse Palace in Griffintown, here's a Before & After. Ridiculous!

Wild kittens

When you go around and take photos of abandoned buildings it's not unusual to come across some  kittens like these two who were born from a wild stray cat. But don't worry someone knew of their existence and was taking care of them.

Demolished apartments on Troie and Decelles - Côte-des-Neiges

Several two-storey apartment buildings were demolished on the corner of avenue Troie and avenue Decelles in Côte-des-Neiges.The top and last photos were taken in August 2012. The familiar corner will look different in a few months, blocking the view of the Oratoire St-Joseph with the new condo building (link).

(image above: google streetview)

Before & After: Place Henri-Bourassa - Ahuntsic-Cartierville

The apartment buildings around Place Henri-Bourassa street in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, bordered by  highway 15, boulevard Henri-Bourassa and boulevard l'Acadie, were demolished: the buildings were for the most part infested with bugs and rats and were considered a health hazard. Most of them were abandoned when the idea to destroy the dilapidated area was pushed forward but a few were still being rented out and people were forced out (article). Only one building, the one highlighted in red in the above overview of the area, still stands on Place Henri-Bourassa street. I guess that one was still habitable. The good thing about this massive project is that they're not condos but rentals.

Google maps didn't enter Place henri-Bourassa street with their cameras so the screengrabs from 2009 are all from Henri-Bourassa blvd or Autoroute 15.

The entrance to Place Henri-Bourassa street: photo above was taken in August and image below is how it used to look like.

(image above: google streetview)

This is the only old apartment building still standing in Place Henri-Bourassa street. I took the photo above in August from inside Place Henri-Bourassa and below are two screengrabs of the same building from Google streetview, taken from Henri-Bourassa blvd (directly below) and from Autoroute 15 (second below).

(image above: google streetview)