Projet Griffintown

The details of the “Projet Griffintown” have been released. The large development project doesn’t include the Canada Post site, but it does include the area surrounding the Peel Basin. The plans include condominiums, commercial space, concert hall, two hotels, parks, and rental housing for students, seniors, and low-income earners.

The city of Montreal has released several documents about the project:

• City of Montreal Press Release. Un programme particulier d’urbanisme pour revitalizer un vaste secteur du quartier Griffintown. November 22, 2007.
• Village Griffintown [30 ko - 4 pages]: Marché potentiel
  Programme de développement et phasage annuel des îlots résidentiels
• Dossier Village du Bassin Peel [40,4 ko - 7 pages]: Impact commercial
• Projet Griffintown (Montréal 2025) [2,29 Mo - 35 pages]. Présentation du groupe Devimco

Media reports and editorials:

• 1,3 milliard à Griffintown. Radio-Canada. Nov.22.07
• Griffintown to get extreme $1.3B makeover. CBC. Nov.22.07.
• Huge Griffintown plan unveiled. Gazette. Nov.22.07
• Emplois dans le Sud-ouest : Entente avec le RESO. Voix Populaire. Nov.22.07.
• Un village dans la ville. Voix Populaire. Nov.22.07.
• Effets positifs pour les commerçants de la Ste-Catherine?. Voix Populaire. Nov.22.07.
• Opposition à Griffintown semble moins forte que prévue. Info690. Audio. Nov.23.07
• Transit key to Griffintown plans. Gazette. Nov.24.07.
• Griffintown project deserves support. Gazette. Nov.24.07

Many folks in the blogosphere have expressed their opinions about the project:

• Images from the Devimco / Arbour Associates proposal. Save Griffintown! Nov. 22. 07
• More details on the Griffintown redevelopment. Spacing Montreal. Nov. 22. 07.
• The Griff….. Coolopolis. Nov. 23. 07.
• More on the future of Griffintown. Coolopolis. Nov. 23. 07.
• Reaction to the Griffintown mega-development. Spacing Montreal. Nov. 23. 07.
• Village Griffintown: We have questions. Urbanphoto. Nov. 23. 07.