The City of Montreal is pleased to announce that it has identified two sites for its transitional modular housing project: 50-150, rue Louvain Ouest, in the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, and a portion of the former racetrack site, in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.
Each of these sites will house 30 people currently waiting for permanent residency. There are currently 17,000 people waiting for social housing in the City of Montreal. The units will be commissioned in the spring of 2025. Accompanied by community organizations, which will be identified by Public Health during the winter of 2025 to manage operations, the people housed will benefit from the support of specialized psychosocial workers who will facilitate the reintegration of beneficiaries as well as the smooth integration of the project into its environment.
Particular attention will be paid to the implementation of measures to ensure a development that favours a good location in the identified sectors. It should be noted that the modular project will then give way to residential projects, including off-market housing. A call for projects will be held for the Reinventing Cities initiative planned for the Louvain Ouest site, as well as for the first development phases of the Namur-Hippodrome eco-district, notably those planned for the former hippodrome site.
“The vulnerability crisis affecting Montreal and all of Quebec is a collective failure that requires leadership from all levels. These innovative projects are an example of the unprecedented efforts being made by the City of Montreal. This temporary modular housing project will provide a safe, dignified roof over the heads of independent people who are waiting for permanent housing. With this project, our administration is deploying a rapid transition solution that will eventually make way for permanent off-market housing projects, which are the key to getting through the current crisis. In the short term, a national plan from the Quebec government remains essential to rapidly deploy additional measures dedicated to mental health and addiction care, offer more emergency shelter places, and accelerate social housing units. Our administration will not give up, and we're reaching out to the government and all our partners to keep everyone warm this winter,” said Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.
“Today, we are launching the tie-up with partners and residents in the two sectors identified to host the two 30-unit modular housing projects. It's important to remember that these projects are not emergency shelters, but temporary housing projects for people who are ready for housing and waiting for permanent social housing. Our aim is to be transparent with the public, and to set the record straight at every stage of the project. The issue of neighborhood peace and quiet is at the heart of our concerns. That's why we'll be taking advantage of several communication opportunities to welcome comments and suggestions from those concerned. Every effort will be made to ensure that the project settles harmoniously into the community,” explains Robert Beaudry, who is responsible for urban planning, the OCPM and homelessness on the Ville de Montréal executive committee.
3rd participation in Réinventer Montréal on the Louvain Ouest site
As part of Réinventer Montréal 2025-2026, a C40 Reinventing Cities initiative, Montréal announces the selection of the Louvain Ouest site. The city intends to carry out a revitalization project there, in a spirit of eco-responsibility and sustainable development.
The redevelopment of the 60,000-square-meter vacant lot at 150 rue de Louvain Ouest, in the heart of the Chabanel sector of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, is part of an urban development vision for a mixed-use project. Ultimately, the site will include residential, commercial and light industrial buildings. This, the city's third participation in Réinventer Montréal - C40 Reinventing Cities, follows on from the Cour de service de la Commune and 4 000, rue Saint-Patrick projects, which had been identified for the first and second participation, respectively.
The launch of the call for projects will take place on February 5, 2025 at 11 a.m., in hybrid mode, at the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough council chambers and online.
For more details on Réinventer Montréal, click here.
SOURCE Ville de Montréal - Office of the Mayor and Executive Committee
