In contrast to the recession that threatens to numb construction sites, cranes are piercing the sky downtown this fall. For the first time since the early 1990s, five towers of nearly 200 meters rise simultaneously. The Press had the good fortune to rise to the top of the three most advanced structures.
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700, Saint-Jacques/Victoria on the park
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The profile of Montreal changes irremediably with the many constructions in progress.
The result of the work of architects IBI and BLTA, the hybrid building, which will house residences and offices, pierces the sky of Montreal. Its structure is now complete and the finishing stage has begun. The 58-story condominium tower rests on a 10-story office podium with a total leasable area of 32,500 square meters.
Living at the top of Montreal
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With its unique architectural signature, the tower built by Broccolini is the continuity of his previous prestigious projects, such as L’Avenue and 628, Saint-Jacques. The investment was valued at 430 million in 2019.
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The tower culminates at 58e floor with the mechanical room. The residential part is concentrated from the 10e floor at 57e stage.
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The delivery of the condominiums will begin at the end of the year with the units on floors 10 to 30. The second phase is scheduled for March 2023 for floors 31 to 49 and the last phase will be triggered next summer.
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Michaël Drouin-Carmacio, tinsmith, and Chantal Laboures, who works in isolation
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The tower offers breathtaking views of the South Shore.
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National Bank Tower
The only tower entirely devoted to workspaces among the new giants of Montreal, the National Bank Tower is the largest structural work built in Montreal since the Olympic Stadium. Starting in the fall of 2023, it will house the employees of the head office of the first Quebec bank.
National Bank gets a makeover
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Yoland Rompré, surveyor, sees to the alignment of the anchorages of the aluminum and glass curtain wall, whose surface extends over 43,070 square meters. National Bank is building the tallest office building since 1000 De La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard, both in the background.
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Started in March 2019, the work will be spread over three and a half years. The end of the project is set for autumn 2023.
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See Mount Royal without looking up.
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How does it feel 195 meters above the ground? In this photo, you can see the columns around the perimeter of the building. The number of columns has been reduced to free up the floors. The distance between the columns, usually 9 meters, has been increased to 12 meters.
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The old and the new. In the background, the very small 600, De La Gauchetière, current headquarters of the BN, as can be seen from the upper floors of the future headquarters of the financial institution. In total, the new address will have 7,000 workstations that can accommodate up to 12,500 employees in hybrid work. The start of the move is planned for mid-2023.
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Master Towers
Signed by the Lemay architects and built by the Devimco Group, the Maestria twin towers of 58 and 61 floors have the particularity of being linked together by a footbridge at 26e floor, making it the highest walkway in a residential building ever built in Quebec. The set includes 1743 homes and offers a basilaire of commercial premises of 5000 square meters at street level.
The twin towers of the Quartier des Spectacles
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In the end, it took 2.6 million hours to build the spectacular residential complex on rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, next to Complexe Desjardins.
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To build so high, you need solid foundations. More than 25,000 cubic meters of rock had to be removed from the ground among the 100,000 cubic meters of soil excavated in total.
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The ballet of cranes performing above the city center
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On the floor of the 55-ton gravity-defying footbridge, Marco Fontaine, VP sales, marketing and architecture, and Mathieu Leblanc, construction director, both at Groupe Devimco, project promoter
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