Olympic Village (Montreal)
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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 | 1974[1] |
| Completed | 1976[1] |
| Cost | $80 million (1976)[2] |
| Owner | Groupe Lépine/Zarolega Inc. (1976) Régie des Installations Olympiques (Quebec Government) (1976-1998)
CAPREIT (2012-present)[4] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 23 (each)[1][5] |
| Floor area | 375,000 square feet (34,800 m2)[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | D'Astous & Durand[5] |
| Developer | Groupe Lépine[5] |
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.[6][7]
The Régie du logement has an office and court rooms on the ground floor.
In 1998, Metcap Living Inc. bought the buildings from the Régie des Installations Olympiques for $64.5 million.[3]
In 2004, El-Ad Group bought the buildings from Metcap Living Inc.
In 2012, El-Ad Group expressed their interest to sell the buildings.[3]
On August 6, 2012, it was reported that El-Ad had sold the buildings to CAPREIT for $177.5 million.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Olympic Village chooses natural gas and saves more than $65,000 a year, Canada Newswire, 24 January 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20051030001146/http://groupelepine.com/en_real_locat.html
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Olympic Village on emporis.com
- ↑ The history of the Montréal Games, RIO Web site
- ↑ 1976 Summer Olympics official report. Volume 2. pp. 94-105.
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