Montreal's Molson brewery to make way for new residential neighbourhood
05 Jun 2019
The landmark Molson brewery, a looming presence on Montreal's waterfront for more than two centuries, could soon be transformed into a neighbourhood with as many as 4,000 homes.
Mayor Valérie Plante called the proposed deal with a consortium of developers "historic."
Plante said the developers won't get the green light without first ensuring space is set aside for a school, community centre, public park, waterfront promenade and 200 social housing units.
"When we think about the city of the future, we want it like that, exactly like that," Plante said at Wednesday's meeting of the city's executive committee.
The sprawling site, the equivalent of nearly 11 CFL football fields, runs north of the St. Lawrence River to Notre-Dame Street, between Panet Street and Papineau Avenue.
It is part of what will be dubbed the Quartier des faubourgs, which also includes the new Maison Radio-Canada building going up just north of the Molson site and the existing tower, which is to be transformed into new offices and housing.
