Quebec heritage site could be converted into 1,000 new housing units in Montreal
Posted November 14, 2024 1:35 pm.
Quebec launched calls for proposals from companies to build housing units at the old Institut des Sourdes-Muettes building in Montreal’s Plateau.
The abandoned building, located on St-Denis Street (as well as Berri Street), could potentially house 1,000 new units.
However, the deadline for proposals ends on Jan. 30, but Quebec hopes to announce the selected project next spring.
The old Institut des Sourdes-Muettes has been abandoned since 2015. It used to be a hospital for the hearing and visually impaired and was originally built in 1864.
The Greystone building was declared as a heritage site and takes up an entire block.
“The buildings are mostly made of rusticated grey Montreal stone while the ornaments are made of cut stone,” according to information by Heritage Montreal. “Built by Father Joseph Michaud of the Clercs de Saint-Viateur, the building continues, mainly through its mansard roof and corner pavilions, the Second Empire style popularized in Montreal in the 1870s.”
Quebec bought the site in 1979 for health network employees before it was abandoned years later.
The historic building is also closely located to the Sherbrooke metro station.
According to information obtained by LaPresse, the sale of the site has been entrusted to the Landerz firm, and it’s worth $21.4 million. They would be prepared to accept a lower offer if the project maximized the number of housing units.
