where Montreal has really put itself on the map.” “In just the last six or seven years, the amount of growth in Montreal has far outweighed what has happened in maybe the last 30 years,” he says. “The city has really taken its spot on the world stage.” Steve also credits the popularity of YUL specifically to a number of factors, starting with the location, and continuing with the quality of the product. “We did design a building that has a higher quality offering than what you’re used to seeing in other projects downtown,” he says. “I think that value and that quality have really pushed buyers to our project.” That quality, in turn, is a credit to the team that delivered the project.Thebuilder,forexample, was Magil Construction – they are a company that has a lot of experience working on significantprojects indowntown Montreal, and they have access to some of the top trades in the city and province. Magil was also responsible for the construction work performed with the Cambie+King Edward project. They are a key part of our success. The design team was of a similarly high calibre, Steve says. That team comprised world-renowned Montréal architectural firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes in collaborationwith Stefano Domenici Architect. “A lot of times you look at early stage renderings and then the final product, and you go ‘Oh, well this is nothing like the renderings,’” Steve says. “But in this case, the end result was even more stunning! I think MARCH 2022
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