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5781-5783 Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc

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Published on : November 04 2019

Last modified on : July 15 2025

As early as 1899, reference was made to the Chemin de la Côte-Saint-Luc, which connected Mount Royal and Côte-des-Neiges to Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and the fields that would later become Hampstead. In 1910, this road was renamed Queen Mary Road. The history of the municipality is therefore rooted in this area along Queen Mary.

However, a proposed 10-storey luxury residential tower now threatens to destroy both the urban landscape of Hampstead and two apartment buildings (5781 and 5783 Côte-Saint-Luc Road). In an effort to protect their homes and their community, residents have been campaigning since June 2019 to halt the project. In fact, the proposed tower would be the tallest building in the municipality. With this 10-storey project, Hampstead and its main thoroughfare, Queen Mary Road, risk being permanently disfigured.

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The Hampstead town council initially voted three to two against the project during a meeting on July 15. However, with one councillor absent from that meeting, Mayor William Steinberg vetoed the decision and called for another vote. The second vote took place on August 5, 2019. The councillors were split on the project, with three votes in favor and three against. Steinberg broke the tie by casting his vote in support of the project. The mayor, along with other councillors who supported the development, argued that the area needed revitalization. They also pointed out that a significant portion of Côte-Saint-Luc Road is currently vacant. Nevertheless, many Hampstead residents expressed concerns about the impact such a building would have on their quality of life.

An information session on the project was held on August 19, 2019. During this session, the city and the developers (Mitch Moss & Mitch Abraham) presented traffic studies and information on the shadow the 10-storey building would cast. A referendum vote was held on November 24, 2019. However, if the project were to move forward, tenants would have to vacate by January 2021.

The construction project now appears to have been abandoned. No concrete proposal has been approved by the municipality, and the two buildings were put up for sale in 2024.

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    Demand for land, speculation

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    1945

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