Olympic Village (Montreal)
| Olympic Village | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the Olympic Village in 2008 |
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| Alternative names | Village Olympique, Olympic Pyramids[1] |
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type |
Athletic residences (originally) Residential, Offices (present) |
| Location | 5111 Sherbrooke Street East Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Construction started | 1976[1] |
| Completed | 1976[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 (each)[1][2] |
| Floor area | ? of residential space 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) of office space |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner |
Groupe Lépine/Zarolega Inc. (1976) |
| Management | Cogir Management (2009-present)[1] |
| Architect | D'Astous & Durand[2] |
| Developer | Groupe Lépine[2] |
The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the athletes' residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was built by René Lépine, Chairman of Groupe Lépine, and his associates through the company Zarolega Inc. The Olympic Village is situated on the northeast corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Viau Street in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.
All the athletes were housed there, except those participating in equestrian sports and sailing, who were housed in residences set up in Bromont, Quebec and Kingston, Ontario.[5][6]
In 1998, Metcap Living Inc. bought the buildings from the Régie des Installations Olympiques for $64.5 million.[7]
In 2004, El-Ad Group bought the buildings from Metcap Living Inc.
In 2012, El-Ad Group expressed their interest to sell the buildings.[8] The municipal valuation (not the market value) of the project stands at $99 million in early 2012.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f The Olympic Village chooses natural gas and saves more than $65,000 a year, Canada Newswire, 24 January 2011
- ^ a b c Olympic Village on emporis.com
- ^ Dubuc, André (2012-02-27). "Le Village olympic mis en vente". La Presse.
- ^ Dubuc, André (2012-02-27). "Le Village olympic mis en vente". La Presse.
- ^ The history of the Montréal Games, RIO Web site
- ^ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 94-105.
- ^ Dubuc, André (2012-02-27). "Le Village olympic mis en vente". La Presse.
- ^ Dubuc, André (2012-02-27). "Le Village olympic mis en vente". La Presse.
- ^ Dubuc, André (2012-02-27). "Le Village olympic mis en vente". La Presse.
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Coordinates: 45°34′07″N 73°33′17″W / 45.5685705°N 73.554647°W
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