Glimpse inside a 1925 triplex flat
La Presse visits a 1925 triplex flat little changed since 1925.
In other news of old buildings, Heritage Montreal wants the old Fulford residence on Guy Street deemed a heritage building. I wouldn’t bet on this, since the lot must be considered a highly desirable location for a condo tower.
steph 10:25 on 2022-02-08 Permalink
I’m pretty sure that whole strip of the block is primed for a tower. Chez La Mère Michel is gone, B-B-Barns is gone… developers are handing out fat cheques.
DeWolf 10:59 on 2022-02-08 Permalink
The site is zoned for a maximum of four storeys so it can’t be redeveloped without jumping through major hoops. Any developer who wants to build a tower would need to apply for rezoning, which would trigger a public consultation and potentially a referendum. I’d say the chances of that happening to this particular building is close to zero.
Here’s the fiche de zonage if you’re curious: http://www1.ville.montreal.qc.ca/CartesInteractives/ville-marie/doc/VM_76.pdf
The real play here is from Concordia: they’re keen on assembling all those Guy Street properties for future expansion.
MarcG 16:01 on 2022-02-08 Permalink
Nitpicky, I know, but it’s actually a 5-plex (main floor + basement is one unit and 4 apartments on the upper floors).
Kate 20:51 on 2022-02-08 Permalink
MarcG, I guess I think of “triplex” generically as “one of those 1920s-era three-storey residential plexes” that are all over Montreal. I live in one myself – a slightly atypical one, since the ground floor has always been 2 separate flats, not a big landlord flat like the one in the story. But thanks for the correction.
DeWolf, now that you mention Concordia, I know you’re right. They’ve been very keen on turning that section of town into their bailiwick for awhile now. I wonder if there’s any chance they could use the Fulford house properly, as a high-end office space for their bigwigs, or some sort of university club/ceremonial spot in some fashion.