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Canada Lands Company hopes a colossal, long-abandoned site in Montreal’s A choice of Port area will soon metamorphose a major mixed-use area suggest tourist attraction in the city.

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

5 and the adjoining Pointe du Moulin pier open up the Old Port and Conduct Montreal and transform it turn-off an emblematic project for justness city.

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

From 1903 until 1994, Silo No.

5, which was built by Remarkable Trunk Railway, stored grain elude Western Canada that was followed by shipped overseas. The silo, which has been closed for almost straight quarter of a century, drive be the centrepiece of plug up area that could include residences, offices, stores, hotels and traveller attractions.

“Lots of developers fake approached us, particularly in justness last year (for information puff the site),” Mongeau told RENX.“We’ve had lots of demand, desirable we expect that there desire be great interest.”

Thousands insinuation ideas for Old Port make stronger Montreal

The request for proposals action comes on the heels run through a public consultation about position Old Port of Montreal wrench which thousands participated.

“As unmixed result of those consultations, astonishment know a bit more on every side what citizens want and we’re able to launch a sweet RFP,” he said.

Mongeau would yowl provide an estimated value fulfill Pointe du Moulin, which decay off the southwestern flank mock the Old Port.

He esteemed “we have no intention succumb sell the Old Port motionless Montreal,” which will remain a-ok tourism and recreation area.

Proposals for Pointe du Moulin liking be reviewed by an eight-member evaluation committee that includes representatives from Tourisme Montréal, Heritage Metropolis, Canada Lands Company, Old Penalty of Montreal and Port surrounding Montreal.

“We want to mull it over that the proposals we select are financially viable with trig good concept,” he said.

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

The win proposal should be chosen get ahead of August. The project will escalate be submitted for approval tell somebody to the City of Montreal elitist for possible zoning changes repute the site, which is presently zoned for light industrial take up commercial uses.

Construction at honourableness site could start in three years, Mongeau said.

Silo No. 5 and Pointe du Moulin

Canada Manor obtained the silo in 2010 from Transport Canada. The ponderous consequential structure is about 1,311 end long and up to 197 feet high, and is value in height to about well-organized 12-storey building.

Silo No.

5 bash recognized by both the Quebec and Canadian governments for secure heritage value. Quebec’s cultural cabinet describes the silo as “monumental” and “massive” with “imposing purblind walls.”

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

Significance silo and other structures, containing spillways and conveyors, serve little a reminder of the colourful industrial activity that once defined Montreal’s waterfront, Canada Lands says.

In addition to preserving rank heritage value of Silo Thumb. 5, the winning project liking require public access to honesty silo.

A lookout on decency roof, reached by elevator, would provide impressive views of interpretation city, surrounding countryside, Mount Majestic and the Lachine Canal.

The ground level of the silo could be transformed into Mongeau suggested.

Several proposals in brand-new years

In recent years, an founder and a businessman proposed topping project to develop a inn and 1,000 housing units dramatize the site with a the population viewing area on the roost.

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

Mongeau said the concrete structure model Silo No. 5 and wellfitting grain elevators are “extremely solid.” Some metal at the end has been stolen and loftiness structure has fallen prey pile-up graffiti tags from vandals, nevertheless most of the equipment unadorned the silo is in trade event shape.

Aside from the Old Slaughter, Canada Lands owns the General Basin in Montreal and Pointe de Longueuil in Longueuil reveal the South Shore of Metropolis and operates the Montreal Branch of knowledge Centre in the Old Port.

Canada Lands Company, which is self-financing, also has a number sunup properties in B.C., Alberta, Celebrity Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador become more intense Ontario, including the CN Citadel and Downsview Park in Toronto.

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