Montreal Quebec - An area of east end Montreal that once housed a major Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) repair shop will soon be home to a green neighbourhood and an additional $250 million worth of development.
 
The Technopole Angus will include 895,000 square feet worth of housing, office space, retail space, and green spaces.
 
It will comprise 360 housing units, 484,000 square feet of office space, and 32,000 square feet of retail space, as well as an elementary school, two public day care centers, and a student residence.
 
About 25 percent of the site will be green and public spaces, including a tree-lined pedestrian street, urban maple forest, public squares, and green belts.
 
"Our intention is to become a worldwide reference in urban renewal," says Christian Yaccarini, president and CEO of the Societe de developpement Angus, the developer of the Angus site.
 
He described the project in the east end Rosemont La Petite Patrie neighbourhood of Montreal during a forum Friday on major projects in the city, organized by the Montreal Board of Trade.
 
It's the second phase of the Technopole Angus, located in what for more than 100 years served as the CP locomotive repair shops.
 
Angus Shops was once home to more than 10,000 employees, but closed in 1992.
 
Danny Kucharsky.

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