The new development of the commercial building in Chinatown has symbolically adopted the name Swatow, "Swatow, a city significant in 19th-century Chinese history as one of the treaty ports established for Western trade and contact, was one of the original Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China established in the 1980s, but failed to blossom like other cities such as Shenzhen, … [Read more...]
The Super Hospital Begins Construction: Demolition Site on St Antoine.
March 16, 2009 By 4 Comments
This building was scheduled for demolition for quite sometime now. According to a condo-owner on Rue Gosford (old Montreal), this building's land will be the new location for Montreal's Super Hospital (CHUM?) Although I haven't really confirmed if this is true or not, but word is, this site (st Antoine between Gosford and st-Denis) will be completely developed for the Super Hospital Complex. The … [Read more...]
Griffintown: A no-go without the city’s financial help
March 3, 2009 By 1 Comment
Just two weeks ago we had news about the Griffintown Project scaling down to 30% from its original size. Yesterday we had news via La Presse, that Devimco is asking the city of Montreal to step in with financial help, otherwise the project won't be finished until 2013. The city's response: "We'll evaluate the request and see what we could do". Be sure to read more on that soon. … [Read more...]
Griffintown Project Revised: Reducing Its Size to 30%
February 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
[ Update Sept 31, 2010: Read the most recent post on this subject Griffintown Project Revised: District Griffin Unveiled ] Due to the economic situation, and the difficulty of accessing bank financing, Devimco (the Company behind the Griffintown Project) has informed the City of Montreal that it no longer needs to acquire all the land within the original project boundary at this time. Over the … [Read more...]
333 Sherbrooke Phase II: Delivery date?
October 14, 2008 By 2 Comments
If there's a project we've been waiting to see finished it's definitely the 333 Sherbrooke E. Winter time was a busy one for the construction crew, although the main structure was there from last year, the front was mainly put together in a few months: balconies, façade, windows...Then, it seems the progress just stopped. I read on their website that the expected delivery date was for … [Read more...]
Condos Le Montmartre: Get it while is hot.
September 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Right in the corner of Sherbrooke and rue de Bullion, there's a nearly finished condo project that began construction late 2006. Le condos Montmartre, has only just a few units available for sale. For those who frequent the area, you’ve probably seen this sign before. Taking a quick look of the projects completed units, I came across this sign. A finished non occupied condo is already for … [Read more...]
Construction snooper update: ETS delivers before due date
September 4, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Remember back in April when this building was still under development? They were aiming the grand opening for September this year. This picture was taken just this weekend. And here we have it: completed, delivered and already occupied. Yes, miracles do happen! - Mind you, the construction crew must be happy to finally finish this rush-hour job. The bonus: instead of opening a food court as … [Read more...]
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