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Published on : September 07 2018
Last modified on : July 15 2025
Alert submitted by: Martin Dozois
These are two old residential buildings located at 1072 and 1074 Saint-Dominique Street (between De la Gauchetière and René-Lévesque), and they have appeared on city maps since 1846. The houses feature cut-stone façades. The land and these two buildings (as well as a third one on St-Laurent Street) were sold for a potential “new development.” The lots are zoned to allow buildings of up to six storeys. As of June 2019, no project had been announced and no demolition permit application had been submitted.
1072-1074, rue Saint-Dominique
In 2022, following the emergence of several real estate development projects that threatened the heritage character of Chinatown and fueled land speculation, the City of Montreal initiated steps to amend the zoning by-law in order to limit building height and density in the area. During public consultations, the owners of the building submitted a brief as part of the consultation process on the proposed amendments to the Chinatown Urban Plan, protesting the new measures. Nevertheless, the changes came into effect in December 2022, and the floor area ratio was reduced from 6 to 4.
Since then, no redevelopment project has been proposed, and the buildings have remained vacant.
Ville-Marie
Urban Development
Private
Demand for land, speculation
Demolition
Owners
Residential
Before 1846
Located in an area of exceptional heritage value
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