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Published on : January 10 2019
Last modified on : July 10 2025
Alert submitted by: Céline Robert
This roofing company has been a fixture in the neighbourhood for some 110 years. Its shop window and office spaces retain their original character. The building was apparently sold recently without being openly put up for sale (no posting). It is to be demolished in whole or in part to make way for luxury condos. Sounds will disappear forever—the sounds of the roofers loading their truck in my alleyway every morning, and returning exhausted at the end of their work day.
Façade du 5028, rue Chambord
Source: Google Street View
Update 2023
Couvreur Lefrançois relocated its operations to Saint-Joseph Street. The building at 5028 Chambord Street is still standing, although the ground floor has remained vacant since the roofer moved out in 2018. The residential units have been converted into condominiums.
Le Plateau-Mont-Royal
Urban Development
Private
Demand for land, speculation
Company
Commercial
Circa 1910
Located in an area of interesting heritage value
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