CMM asks Quebec for housing money
The Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), under its chairman, Valérie Plante, is asking Quebec for more money for social housing. A big project to convert east-end Grace Dart hospital, which used to be a big CHSLD, into a condo complex an apartment complex with some social housing, has been stymied by Quebec’s unwillingness to pitch in to support the social housing units.
Spi 10:47 on 2021-12-10 Permalink
The Grace Dart hotel isn’t being turned into a condo complex as you put it. “l’ancien hôpital Grace Dart, rue Sherbrooke Est, qu’il compte rénover et agrandir en vue d’y créer 300 appartements locatifs traditionnels.”
Andrew Aitken 11:15 on 2021-12-10 Permalink
Grace Dart used to have two buildings and the CHSLD is still open on Ste-Catherine. The former Hospital on Sherbrooke St. was closed in 2016 and most of the residents moved to St-Anne’s in the West Island. Despite their location in the east end it’s a very Anglo institution, which is why it’s in the West Island CIUSSS.
Kate 11:18 on 2021-12-10 Permalink
Thanks to both of you for the clarifications. My mother ended her life in that CHSLD, which I recall as being quite close to the railway line, so I was surprised to see no trace of it in the aerial mockup shown in the story.
dhomas 17:07 on 2021-12-10 Permalink
Reporting from East of Pie-IX.
Grace Dart CHSLD would be very close to the railway line, as it’s at the very end of Ste-Catherine where it meets Notre-Dame. There is an active railway parallel to Notre-Dame that services the port. There are also train tracks right behind the CHSLD, which are on the site of the soon-to-be Ray-Mont container center that’s recently been in the news:
https://goo.gl/maps/DtzrgMZJBjyn2813A
Grace Dart Hospital is a little further “North” on Sherbrooke, close-ish to Hopital Maisonneuve-Rosemont:
https://goo.gl/maps/5vfZAKPwyPS74NN87
It’s a very handsome property, which is somewhat secluded from the busy street due it being further back on the plot of land and because of all the old growth trees lining the property. From the street, you cannot even see the building because of these features. I hope they’ll be able to keep all those trees when they redevelop.
Kate 17:46 on 2021-12-10 Permalink
dhomas, a few times I got my mom into a wheelchair and pushed her around in those grounds. It was really nice and very quiet – there can’t be many trains on that track because I don’t remember hearing any.