When it comes to population increases, Griffintown, Old Montreal and Ville St Laurent got the most attention, according to the 2011 Canada census. "The census tract around the Griffintown district grew by 123 per cent since 2006, while the neighbourhood around Victoria Square grew by 160 per cent, the largest increase on the island. … [Read more...]
Griffintown Project Revised: District Griffin Unveiled
August 31, 2010 By 1 Comment
Photo: Devimco Back in february last year, we had news on the project scaling back by 30% of its original size. Then in March 2009, Devimco was asking the city of Montreal to step in with financial help. The much anticipated project in the southwest borough is now unveiled. Scaled down to $475 million from the original $1.3 billion re-development plan originally presented by Devimco, 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...]
Griffintown Project: Suburban Reports
May 1, 2008 By 2 Comments
Photo by kinalaya "Even as Tremblay administration officials announced they were going to accept Devimco’s massive $1.3 billion Griffintown development plan, urban planners and assorted city activists are still trying to rally the forces required to knock the project off the tracks. At a Thursday meeting held at the downtown St. James United Church, almost 100 people, including city … [Read more...]
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