Montréal: Ville Facade

The two first photos show the new condos on Du Fort street in downtown Montréal. I've already posted about this here. The construction is almost finished. They kept the facade and gutted the interior, to add more space for more value. You can see the added levels in the photo below. Montréal is quickly turning into a city of facades.

The facade of the Baron sport building (last photo) in Griffintown might be the only left standing if developers have their way. And the house of Louis-Hyppolyte Lafontaine is basically a facade. And the Alstom factory in PSC was gutted by fire and was a facade for a couple of years before renovations.

Before & After : Coner Ste-Catherine & St-Laurent blvd - Montréal

(image above: google streetview)

Lower Main Saint-Laurent blvd - Montréal

The lower main on Saint-Laurent blvd was set to be demolished, up to Cafe Cleopatra, in April 2012. I haven't been there since then and haven't heard any news about its demolition. The facade is pretty much what's left for a good part of it, which is typical of Facade Montréal.

Rue Clark - Montréal

Rue Clark in downtown Montreal. This is the back of what's on rue Saint-Laurent. It's been like this since forever. Part of it was set to be demolished in April. I haven't been there since. Like above, it's amazing that something so dilapidated still exists in Montreal.

Update: Beaver Hall & Viger - Montréal

Update on the Altoria project on Beaver Hall and Viger in downtown Montréal. I've already posted about this here. Nothing much more to add except that I really used to love this corner. The photos speak for themselves.

Update: New condo @ former garage - Saint-Henri

part of the changing face of Saint-Henri

This is the new condo building that replaced the garage on the corner of St-Jacques and Ste-Marguerite in Saint-Henri. I already posted about this last year here.