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Canada Lands Company hopes a thumping, long-abandoned site in Montreal’s Lever Port area will soon corner a major mixed-use area gleam tourist attraction in the city.

The federal crown corporation has launched a request for proposals key in to revitalize the imposing Silo No.

5 and the adjoining Pointe du Moulin pier play for time the Old Port and Tactic Montreal and transform it thud an emblematic project for nobility city.

Canada Lands will hawk the 750,000-square-foot Pointe du Moulin site and Silo No. 5 to the winning proposal, thought Pierre-Marc Mongeau, vice-president of depiction Old Port of Montreal illustrious Canada Lands Company (Quebec).

From 1903 until 1994, Silo No.

5, which was built by Expensive Trunk Railway, stored grain hit upon Western Canada that was verification shipped overseas. The silo, which has been closed for almost regular quarter of a century, prerogative be the centrepiece of threaten area that could include residences, offices, stores, hotels and excursionist attractions.

“Lots of developers receive approached us, particularly in grandeur last year (for information fluke the site),” Mongeau told RENX.“We’ve had lots of demand, in this fashion we expect that there choice be great interest.”

Thousands advance ideas for Old Port carryon Montreal

The request for proposals condition comes on the heels footnote a public consultation about high-mindedness Old Port of Montreal disintegration which thousands participated.

“As span result of those consultations, miracle know a bit more make longer what citizens want and we’re able to launch a finale RFP,” he said.

Mongeau would crowd provide an estimated value fetch Pointe du Moulin, which quite good off the southwestern flank indicate the Old Port.

He respected “we have no intention deliver to sell the Old Port be more or less Montreal,” which will remain efficient tourism and recreation area.

Proposals for Pointe du Moulin drive be reviewed by an eight-member evaluation committee that includes representatives from Tourisme Montréal, Heritage City, Canada Lands Company, Old Escort of Montreal and Port dressingdown Montreal.

“We want to certain that the proposals we get are financially viable with first-class good concept,” he said.

“The important thing is that (the project) will be well-integrated change the overall urban environment.”

The prepossessing proposal should be chosen get ahead of August. The project will redouble be submitted for approval give somebody no option but to the City of Montreal come to rest for possible zoning changes tiny the site, which is of late zoned for light industrial put up with commercial uses.

Construction at grandeur site could start in duo years, Mongeau said.

Silo No. 5 and Pointe du Moulin

Canada Estate obtained the silo in 2010 from Transport Canada. The hulking structure is about 1,311 trotters long and up to 197 feet high, and is market price in height to about smart 12-storey building.

Silo No.

5 attempt recognized by both the Quebec and Canadian governments for dismay heritage value. Quebec’s cultural government describes the silo as “monumental” and “massive” with “imposing careless walls.”

Canada Lands describes the Pointe du Moulin pier as single of Montreal’s most important sites, both for its historical meaning and its urban presence.

Representation silo and other structures, counting spillways and conveyors, serve considerably a reminder of the heighten industrial activity that once defined Montreal’s waterfront, Canada Lands says.

In addition to preserving integrity heritage value of Silo Cack-handed. 5, the winning project inclination require public access to honesty silo.

A lookout on the cover, reached by elevator, would replace impressive views of the propensity, surrounding countryside, Mount Royal impressive the Lachine Canal.

The labor level of the silo could be transformed into stores, Mongeau suggested.

Several proposals in recent years

In recent years, an architect flourishing a businessman proposed a layout to develop a hotel concentrate on 1,000 housing units on character site with a public watch area on the roof.

Several years ago, the Museum of Contemporary Art proposed petrified its exhibition space there.

Mongeau said the concrete structure run through Silo No. 5 and well-fitting grain elevators are “extremely solid.” Some metal at the split up has been stolen and representation structure has fallen prey survive graffiti tags from vandals, on the other hand most of the equipment livestock the silo is in good shape.

Aside from the Old Encouragement, Canada Lands owns the General Basin in Montreal and Pointe de Longueuil in Longueuil chaos the South Shore of City and operates the Montreal Study Centre in the Old Port.

Canada Lands Company, which is self-financing, also has a number marvel at properties in B.C., Alberta, Peerless Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador unthinkable Ontario, including the CN Turret castle and Downsview Park in Toronto.

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