Plante has doubts of Royalmount virtues
The developers of the Royalmount project are promising a new and better layout with less commercial space and parking, more residential units and green space. Mayor Plante is still concerned about congestion and lack of public transit, since it’s Montreal that will have to deal with the negative fallout while TMR reaps the benefits. And, in the third strike for this theme today, there’s no social housing.
My impression is that Carbonleo has tweaked their format because the outlook for retail is not favourable, but they’re trying to spin the new setup as beneficial for the public, whereas it’s really only intended for the bottom line. After all, there seems to be no ceiling to what people will pay for residential condos in this town.
Robert H 00:50 on 2020-02-26 Permalink
Carbonleo semble d’imaginer un équivaIent Montrealais de Yorkdale Centre à Toronto avec boutiques et condominiums haut de gamme. C’était comme si on ne savait que Rockland n’est qu’à quelques kilomètres. Il serait mieux de tout annuler. Hélas ça n’arrivera pas. Donc on peut l’appeler cette version Royalmount 2.0 une amélioration avec plus de logements. Mais, je m’étonnerais si ce que se construira ressemble à les dessins dans l’article.
Faiz imam 10:48 on 2020-02-26 Permalink
Any improvement is good, but you can tell how much fluff there is here based on how much greenwashing there is here.
greenroofs, gardens, geothermal, and more. All good, but all easy ways to camouflage the inherent weakness of the project.
Still, its better than the previous revision, which is loads better than the original vision.