Art nouveau building to be demolished
An Art Nouveau building designed by Joseph-Arthur Godin, who also created a more familiar one at the corner of Sherbrooke and St-Laurent, is going to be demolished soon. The building, which belongs to the SHDM, is between the tiny streets Christin and Savignac, south of St‑Denis and Ste‑Catherine, and is apparently decrepit beyond saving. It will be replaced by a new building, although this article doesn’t explicitly say the new one will be social housing.
DeWolf 11:49 on 2019-02-16 Permalink
It was “poorly constructed” and yet it has stood for 100 years. Hmm.
Kate 11:59 on 2019-02-16 Permalink
I figured maybe that means the SHDM can’t use it for social housing because it can’t be made to meet modern standards for fireproofing, exits and so on. I’d’ve thought the answer then would be to sell the Christin Street building for a nice price to someone with the cash to preserve it properly, and use that money to convert or construct social housing somewhere else nearby.
Martin 21:03 on 2019-02-18 Permalink
This is unacceptable, whatever the reasoning. When are we going to learn from our past mistakes ?