Demolished cafe and apartments on De L'Eglise - Verdun

The Hollywood Cafe and apartment unit around it were totally razed to the ground on De L'Eglise in Verdun. This one is quite surprising. The place looked clean and not neglected and yet the entire structure was demolished. There are a lot of restaurants and a Tim Hortons, St-Hubert and a McDonald's in the same area so I guess competition is tough there but it seems a bit drastic to demolish everything. No construction going on as of this writing.

(image above: google streetview)

2 small houses demolished on Claude st - Verdun

Two small houses on Clause st in Verdun were demolished for a new condo project. The beautiful yard next to one of the houses has also been gobbled up by this new project. Disappearing green space for another generic condo project is always a sad thing to see. The trees in the yard and in front of the house were cut down. As reported here at VM a lot of these small houses (and their big yards) are disappearing fairly quickly these days.

(image above: google streetview)

(image above: google streetview)

Corner Joseph & Atwater/Blvd Henri-Duhamel - Verdun

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This busy intersection just at the limits of Verdun, on the corner where Joseph st and Henri-Duhamel blvd meet with Atwater ave in Verdun, has seen a lot of activity recently. I've already posted about the demolition of the old garage back in October 2011 (link) which was set to be the site of a new condo complex called Verwater (?). The demolition actually took place in the summer of 2011 (photo above) and nothing was going on there since that time.

Now just this past couple of weeks, the big building just next to the empty lot was demolished in the span of a few day. The first sign that the building was going to be demolished was the exterior brick wall being removed (second photo) and then a few days into the following week and the entire building was gone (third and fourth photos). That's the fastest demolition I've ever seen. And it's not a small dainty building.

I'm assuming that the condo project was stalled for over a year because it lacked space but now with the demolition of the other building this is going to be a big condo project.

From Joseph st looking towards Henri-Duhamel blvd. Lotsa space now for new project.

(image above: google streetview)

This screenshot of the corner from Google maps shows how big the area is now with the addition of the extra space from the recently demolished building.

Long-abandoned building on Rose de Lima gutted - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

The long-abandoned building on Rose de Lima street in Saint-Henri (mentioned November 2011 here) is being gutted right now. Here are some of the images of the inside and of the skeletal structure being gradually brought down.

This will be my last post on Saint-Henri for a while, unless something major happens.

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

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

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

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

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

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

(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.