Hydro buys la Miséricorde
Hydro-Quebec has bought the Miséricorde hospital situated between René‑Lévesque, St‑Hubert, St‑André and La Gauchetière, where it hopes to have a new substation operational by 2034.
The location was sold by Santé Québec to a real estate developer for $8.5 million earlier this year, but there’s no mention of how much Hydro has paid to get it back into public hands.
Nicholas 14:43 on 2025-09-02 Permalink
There was already a big housing project development approved there very recently, probably what caused that sale. Maybe that can be partially saved? Anyway, glad we saved that tiny green space next to a busy road, major metro station and university!
DeWolf 17:05 on 2025-09-02 Permalink
I’m honestly surprised. I thought this was a negotiating tactic to make the original site seem more attractive.
So now we lose hundreds of units of future housing, plus the community and creative space that was conditional on the site’s rezoning. At least that empty patch of grass will be saved!