No buildings to overtop Mount Royal
Mayor Plante promised Monday that no buildings would be higher than Mount Royal and the Gazette puts in the deck that of course Lionel Perez contradicted her immediately. He accuses her of playing partisan politics because Denis Coderre’s book suggests breaking that rule.
Spi 20:34 on 2021-04-19 Permalink
Richard Bergeron did point out recently that technically the top of Saint-Joseph’s Oratory is taller than any part of Mount Royal. Ironic
Kevin 22:04 on 2021-04-19 Permalink
Did I imagine it or has PM already approved a building taller than existing zoning?
DeWolf 10:27 on 2021-04-20 Permalink
Lots of buildings have received zoning derogations, but if you’re talking about the height limit, then no. There are currently five towers under construction (Maestra, 1 Square Phillips, 900 St-Jacques, Victoria sur le Parc and the National Bank HQ) that are between 200 and 200 metres above street level.
That said, the mountain is 233 metres above the river, so if you use the same measurement, 1 Square Phillips is exactly same height as the mountain.
DeWolf 10:28 on 2021-04-20 Permalink
*between 200 and 202 metres above street level.