Updates: All Quiet on the Saint-Henri Front

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

New for 2012

51 - CineFilms building renovated, floors added for condos
52 - Famous depanneur on Ste-Emilie and Bourget demolished; updated
53 - New construction on the corner of St-Ambroise and Turgeon
54 - Alleyway (Collecteur Saint-Pierre) Woonerf project
55 - Triplex on Ste-Emilie and Turgeon: demolished
56 - Former Garda offices converted into condos
57 - 6 apartments boarded up on Acorn and Delinelle; updated: apartments demolished
58 - New condos on Ste-Emilie near St-Remi street
59 - Garage renovated and quadruplex almost abandoned
60 - Small house demolished on Ste-Marguerite
61 - Heritage site on Rose de Lima; targeted by developers
62 - Small project on Ste-Emilie
63 - Demolished small house and garage on Bourget (actually completed in 2011, with red dot)

2012 was relatively quiet in Saint-Henri compared to 2011, which saw over 40+ on going projects last year compared to the dozen or so in 2012, as listed above. The difference was quite surprising. There are still new projects popping up here and there but it has quieted down considerably in that neck of the woods. Because it would take too long and too many posts to cover all of the updates on those 40+ projects, I'll instead make a quick list of the most interesting projects:

The condo project on Bourget street is almost completed:





A new construction project was taking shape on the empty lot on Therien:




The massive SAMCON condo project on Maria street is completed by now:




The long-abandoned and spooky building on Louis-Cyr street has been demolished:



The long-abandoned and crumbling small house on St-Philippe street has been demolished:



The tiny empty lot on Laporte street is now a tiny condo project:



Les Jardins Westmount project has been wisely rebranded as the Selby condos:




And finally, was the project on Saint-Jacques street cancelled? The last time I walked there, the banner was gone and there was no activity.

Small house + old tree on Turcot - Saint-Henri

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This long-abandoned small house was demolished and the old tree in front of it was cut on Turcot street in Saint-Henri. The photo above was taken in the summer of 2011. The photo directly below was taken a week ago. The 4th photo was taken in spring 2012. The dilapidated house is replaceable but it's a shame they had to cut the tree. You can see the cut tree trunk in photo no 3. 

(image above: google streetview)

Multiple apartments demolished on Acorn and Delinelle - Saint-Henri

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Update: The two-storey apartment building (already posted here), on the corner of Acorn and Delinelle in Saint-Henri, was boarded up last spring and it was demolished just a few weeks ago. That's fast.

Before & After: bakerie on Beaudoin - Saint-Henri

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(image above: google maps)

For a change, here's a positive Before & After on Beaudoin street in Saint-Henri: from drab, anonymous building to vibrant and cute bakerie.

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

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)