The owner, who acquired the residence in 2019, filed a demolition application with the Sud-Ouest borough. The borough’s Demolition Review Committee met on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 and denied the demolition request submitted by the owner citing the following reasons:

• The condition of the building does not warrant demolition as it has not been shown to be structurally unsalvageable;
• The building has the potential to be restored while respecting the provisions of the demolition by-law;
• The heritage study attributes strong historical, social, architectural and landscape values to the buildings and components of the site;
• It is the oldest residential building in the Côte-Saint-Paul neighborhood and is the last witness to the first growth period of the old village of Côte-Saint-Paul;
• 118 written objections were filed with the borough secretary within the time limits prescribed by law; the variety of the origin and their unanimity demonstrate the heritage value of the building and that it exceeds the scale of the neighbourhood.

Commenting on its decision, the committee noted and deplored the state of conservation of the residence and its lack of maintenance over the years. It recommended that the owner capitalize on the heritage values of the site to restore the house and that it should be included in the borough’s inventory of buildings of heritage interest. Although the application for demolition was rejected, the owner must now maintain and reoccupy this valuable witness to the history of the neighbourhood to prevent its condition from deteriorating irrevocably.

Another demolition request was submitted in 2022. It was once again denied by the borough.