ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
ESPACE MONTMORENCY
AN INTELLIGENT DENSIFICATION MODEL THAT REDEFINES THE NORTH SHORE’ S DOWNTOWN CORE
MONTONI, the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ, Montez Corporation, and Sid Lee Architecture proceeded with the ribbon cutting of Espace Montmorency’ s latest cornerstone: a pedestrian tunnel directly connecting the complex to the Montreal metro system. The underground passage – which is the first of its kind in Laval – was made possible by a successful partnership between the owners, the City of Laval, and the Société de transport de Montréal( STM) – thus concretizing the project’ s Transit-Oriented Development approach, which has been the central focus in the creation of Espace Montmorency.
Announced last June, Espace Montmorency is the first project in Quebec to have obtained a Gold tier LEED v4 AQ certification for its neighbourhood planning. It also obtained a Platinum and Gold LEED certification for the shell and the core of its different components. With more than 700 residential rental units, a 188- room Courtyard Hotel by Marriott, and more than 500,000 square feet of commercial and office space, this major project redefines Laval residents’ urban experience around human connections and an energy loop that allows optimal flow and management of resources.
A unique opportunity
Designed and executed by Sid Lee Architecture, Espace Montmorency comes to life on a vast, previously unoccupied 318,000-square-foot plot of land located east of the Laurentides highway, between boulevards du Souvenir and de la Concorde West. Its proximity to Place Bell, the Montmorency metro and train stations, and the Université de Montreal, UQAM and Collège Montmorency campuses represented a unique opportunity for MONTONI, the Fonds immobilier de solidarité FTQ, and Montez Corporation to develop a multi-use project focused on public transportation.
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