Unique views of the Quartier des spectacles from the Îlot Balmoral construction site

The construction of Îlot Balmoral on Place des Festivals continues in order for the new building to welcome its first tenants in early 2019, including the headquarters of the National Film Board which will occupy six of the 13 floors available for rent.

Developed by the SHDM team and designed by the firm of architects Provencher_Roy, this ambitious and innovative project intrigues and arouses a lot of interest from architecture enthusiasts and Montrealers who are happy to see the construction of a flagship building in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles. Among them, Shawn Grenier — a young photography student from Cégep du Vieux Montréal to whom we gave the opportunity to take his first steps as a professional photographer in a photo essay —was able to sketch the craftsmen of the work site in their daily tasks.

See some of Montréal’s landmarks like you’ve never seen them before, such as the Musée d’art contemporain (MACM), the Place des Arts or downtown rooftops, thanks to the photographs of this young artist. And you too can be challenged by the scale game that emerges between the magnitude of the city and the Îlot Balmoral project and the human dimension of the site with its workers, who bolt after bolt, screw after screw, build with their expert hands a part of the future landscape of our famous festivals!

If you wish to have more information on spaces available for rent, visit our Îlot Balmoral web page.