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Today, the SHDM published, on the Government of Québec online call for tenders system (SEAO), a new call for proposals for projects seeking an Accès Condos accreditation.

Developers and interested contractors are invited to attend an information session on March 11 and to submit their proposals by April 14.

To consult the terms and conditions, visit the www.seao.ca website.

At the invitation of the SHDM and the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough, hundreds of people bystanders, residents and stakeholders in the economic, cultural and social life of the Chabanel district, gathered around La Fabrique 125 to enjoy a beautiful winter evening and experience the thrill of an ephemeral artistic creation combining sound and lights. Using as a backdrop this former factory in the fashion district, which was revamped by Huma Design + Architecture, passersby became creators in this interactive show by playing on a heated keyboard whose notes were guiding light beams. Young and old could thus unleash their creativity while enjoying a hot chocolate and winter dishes prepared by the street food truck La Boîte à fromages.

Taking advantage of the extraordinary canvas offered by the La Fabrique 125 building, the Atomic3 firm had designed an interactive light installation to highlight the ingenious combination of industrial heritage and contemporary design that characterizes it so well. The musician, Alexandre Racine, superbly entertained the crowd with a most appropriate repertoire of classical, pop and jazz pieces.

To view the event’s pictures, visit https://www.facebook.com/lafabrique125

Regarding La Fabrique 125

Built in a former industrial building in the fashion district, the beautiful New York-inspired lofts of La Fabrique 125 now welcome a whole new generation of young professionals and entrepreneurs who help boost a neighborhood already bubbling with activity.
Developed by Groupe Dayan and designed especially by the firm Humà Design + architecture, the La Fabrique 125 building has won several awards for its bold design including a special award in the « signage and branding  » category as part of the Grands prix du design 2013 for its interior and exterior graphic concept, an award of excellence in the category « environmental typography » in the Communication Arts Competition 2014 and an honorable mention from ASIA Pacific interior Design Awards, at the presentation of the 2015 Grand Prix du design awards . La Fabrique 125 also has its Accès Condos accreditation.

 

Photo credit: Sylvie Trépanier

The industrial heritage and creativity of the Chabanel district will be highlighted at this dramatic sound and light event held in connection with the Montréal en lumière festival on Wednesday, February 25, 2015, from 6 to 9 p.m. at La Fabrique 125 (125, Chabanel, corner Esplanade).

Designed by the ATOMIC3 firm, an interactive light setup, that includes film projections moving to the sound of music, will be featured to highlight the architectural and industrial heritage of this vibrant neighbourhood.

Open to all neighbourhood residents, as well curious bystanders, the activity will be enhanced by the presence of the street food truck « La boîte à fromages », which will offer a winter menu and hot chocolate.

The event is organized by the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal (SHDM) and the borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, in partnership with the Groupe Dayan and Humà Design respectively developers and architects (responsible for the artistic signature) of the project La Fabrique 125, and with the collaboration of urban designers ATOMIC3.

On January 15, the SHDM had the pleasure of hosting a delegation of scholarship recipients from the Daniel Rose Fellowship of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) who were visiting Montreal as part of a study tour. As a key contributor to the search for housing solutions in Montréal, the SHDM was naturally targeted by ULI to help the delegation’s members explore the different innovative approaches that are put forward in the Montréal area.

The ULI is an educational non-profit organization specializing in urban planning, and was founded in 1936. It is supported by its approximately 33,000 members worldwide who are working in the fields of real estate and urban development. In short, the ULI encourages and supports research and development of best policies and practices in land use and offers its expertise and know-how to leaders and municipal authorities responsible for urban planning. As part of the Rose Fellowship program, the organization annually invites representatives of major US cities to participate in a study tour to gather, from other large cities, viable and relevant improvement ideas in the fields of urban planning and real estate development.

Coming from four different US cities, i.e. Boston, Omaha, Pittsburgh and Seattle, and accompanied by some members of ULI, scholarship holders thus took advantage of their stay in Montréal to meet with the Executive Director of the SHDM, Ms. Johanne Goulet, and some members of her team to learn more about SHDM’s activities, and in particular about the Accès Condos program. The team was able to visit three accredited Accès Condos projects including Cité l’Acadie, a mixed project that integrates social housing and condominium units.

Notwithstanding the different political and cultural contexts of their home cities, the twelve members of the delegation were unanimous in their praise of the Accès Condos program as a tool to foster access to home ownership and urban revitalization. The design quality and the affordability of the projects, including the three+ bedroom units for families, delighted in particular the participants from Boston where affordable home ownership and the need to revitalize old industrial sectors remain significant challenges.

Carl Bond, Property Management Director of the SHDM, announces the appointment of Nathalie Forest to the new position of Associate Director – Residential Property Management. Ms. Forest is entrusted with the management of the entire housing portfolio of the SHDM, which covers both rental housing for all clienteles and Autonomie + complexes, which are directly managed by the SHDM team, as well as housing and rooming houses whose management is entrusted to NPOs specialized in housing.

With over twenty years of experience in property management, Nathalie Forest has developed valuable expertise in all aspects of her domain, from managing a portfolio of multi-residential buildings, seniors’ retirement homes and condominiums, to supervising renovation projects and team leadership.

After running a property management company, as one of its co-owners (Gestion Forest Morency inc.) and holding the position of Vice President for Business Development in Société de gestion Cogir, S.E.N.C., Nathalie Forest was most recently working as Québec Director for Timbercreek Asset Management Inc. In addition to a bachelor’s degree and an MBA, Ms. Forest holds the title of Real Property Administrator® (RPA) from the BOMI Institute.

Also responsible for managing the SHDM’s commercial properties, Carl Bond will focus for his part on the Îlot Balmoral re-development, an ambitious cultural and institutional project that will complement the Place des festivals and will house, among other tenants, the future headquarters of the National Film Board.

Regular visitors to our site will have noticed at first glance that we now have a completely new portal featuring easier browsing, more comprehensive information and an interactive tool to easily access data on our apartments for rent.

 

Our three new major features are:

• A powerful user-friendly and convenient search engine for our rental housing, with an interactive map, search option by district, and more photos and details;
• Revisited contents to showcase the great diversity of our actions in responsible property investment, including a short presentation, « The 4 keys to better understand the SHDM », which we invite you to discover on our home page;
• A website suitable for all platforms: desktop computers, tablets or laptops, you can browse all our contents with all devices. (Note that for optimal results, it is best to use the latest version of your browser, whether Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari.

Designed to meet the interests of our visitors, this new website is intended for tenants looking for affordable housing, future home buyers who want to stay in Montréal, our current and potential partners, organisations that have a project to which we could contribute, various actors on the Montréal municipal scene, or simply members of the public looking for information on our activities.

 

Regarding the Société d’habitation et de développement de Montréal

The SHDM contributes to the economic and social development of the Ville de Montréal by developing residential, institutional, industrial, commercial and cultural real estate assets in its territory. It is a partner of choice for responsible property investment as well as being a lever for the Ville de Montréal with respect to the implementation of its policies and the achievement of its objectives.