{"id":5958,"date":"2018-01-11T16:41:31","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T16:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heritagemontreal.org\/?post_type=site&#038;p=5958\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:24:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:24:40","slug":"james-fairie-building","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/james-fairie-building\/","title":{"rendered":"James-Fairie Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<header>\n\t\t<div data-header-site class=\"header-site\" style=\"--type-color: #ce6030;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/8_E%CC%81difice-James-Fairie_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"header site background image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid site-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"back-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/carte-interactive\/\">Back to map<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-site-content class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 col-xl-4 offset-xl-4 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"upper type-2\">Citizen alert<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">James-Fairie Building<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">480 Saint-Fran\u00e7ois-Xavier Street, Montreal<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Contribute to this page<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-box-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3 sub-box type-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"views-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"views\">2650<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Views on this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-medias-menu\" data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/5958&#038;t=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-facebook-share><span class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/5958&#038;text=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet\" data-twitter-share><span class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Fonction \u00e0 venir\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button dark-version\">S'abonner aux mises \u00e0 jour<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"half-half-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 order-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Published on  : January 11 2018<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Last modified on  : February 11 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"submitted-by\">Alert submitted by: Francis Hervieux<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"long-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>The large-scale building is located in a strategic spot in Old Montreal and features an attractive fa\u00e7ade. Since its sale by the previous owner\/tenant (Joseph Ponton Costumes) in 2014, it has not been used or maintained, posing a risk to the safety of the building and its immediate neighbors. In fact, during the winter of 2014\u20132015, the pipes beneath the street froze due to the lack of heating, raising serious concerns about the current condition of the building&#8217;s structure. <\/p>\n<p>The building was cordoned off in February 2026. Such action, often linked to significant deterioration or a risk to public safety, raises concerns about its sustainability and future.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-content-link next-arrow\" href=\"#\">Add additionnal information<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-ctn\">\n\t\t\t<div data-small-slider class=\"small-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/james-fairie-building-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">\u00c9difice James-Fairie<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Mathieu Tr\u00e9panier, 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/8_E%CC%81difice-James-Fairie_01-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">\u00c9difice James-Fairie<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Damien Ligiardi Photographe, 2021<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/8_E%CC%81difice-James-Fairie_02-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">\u00c9difice 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speculation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConception\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Hutchison and Wood, architects<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Owner<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategorie(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Commercial<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">1869 (construction); 1906\u20131907 (modifications)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Declared Heritage Site of Old Montreal; Located in an area of exceptional heritage value \u2013 Old Montreal<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"cta-image-overlay\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/10_Acade%CC%81mie-des-Saints-Anges3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"background 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