This building was home to the City of Montreal’s recreation and community development offices for the Borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, as well as a boxing club. It has stood vacant since all borough offices were moved to the Chabanel district in 2007, and a buyer is currently being sought. In addition, after the move, the city cancelled a contract to repair the roof. As a result, there has been significant water infiltration in the intervening years, resulting in serious degradation, and the city has even had to conduct decontamination operations lasting several weeks.

The building is a very good example of early 20th-century fire stations that combined the dual functions of a firehouse and a police station. The City acknowledges the high architectural quality of the structure. In 2017, the fire station was sold to a developer. As a condition of the sale, full preservation of the façade on Bois-de-Boulogne was required. However, the building remained abandoned for years. Citizens feared that the owner would allow it to deteriorate to the point where a demolition request could be submitted.

The project was finally realized in 2024 with the conversion of the fire station into residential units. The building’s exterior architectural and heritage features were preserved.