City buys two more properties
The city has bought two more properties. One is the old garage on Marie‑Anne and St‑Dominique that’s been covered in graffiti from time out of mind, site to be redeveloped, and the other is a disused church in Rosemont that the city wants for homeless services – a purpose already running into doubts from nearby residents.
DeWolf 12:52 on 2024-01-31 Permalink
The garage has a lot of potential: up to 75 units of social housing. But when? There are a number of sites purchased by the city in recent years that are decontaminated and ready to go — the former garage at Laurier/Papineau comes to mind — but Quebec still hasn’t delivered the money it owes for their construction.
Kate 15:04 on 2024-01-31 Permalink
The city does seem to be amassing property with no immediate funds for building. That old garage lot might need quite a bit of cleaning up before it’s suitable, too.