Open house

Data sheet

Site

Located in Québec, in the Ville-Marie borough of Montréal, at 50 Sainte-Catherine Street West, at the corner of Clark, in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles.

Land area

14,773.5 ft2 (1,372.5 m2)

Building floor area

65,000 ft2 (6,389 m2)

Number of floors

5

Main functions housed in the building

Shared offices, premises and equipment, restaurant, daycare centre, conference room, atrium, Green Building Centre, forum, information kiosk, monitoring laboratory

Green Building Rating System

LEED Canada-NC version 1.0, Canada Green Building Council

Level of certification targeted

LEED Platinum (minimum of 52 points out of 70)

Characteristics of the
Centre for Sustainable Development site

After considering several potential sites, the Centre for Sustainable Development team set its sights on a piece of land belonging to Hydro-Québec, which the company agreed to lease to it without charge for 50 years under an emphyteutic lease. The site, located at the intersection of Sainte-Catherine and Clark streets in Montréal, offers several advantages that will greatly enhance the project’s impact:

  • It is located in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles, a site currently undergoing a major urban facelift and located next to the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde (TNM), Place des Arts and Complexe Desjardins. Millions of people pass through this area every year, offering the building excellent visibility.
  • Three subway stations on the network’s two main subway lines (orange and green lines) are located just a few minutes walk from the building. The area is also served by several bus lines, including the Avenue du Parc route, one of the busiest in Québec. The east-west bike path built by the City of Montréal on De Maisonneuve Boulevard in 2007 runs a mere 150 metres from the site.
  • Hydro-Québec is planning to construct a park, Parc Hydro-Québec, between the Centre for Sustainable Development and the TNM theatre. The Centre’s team will participate in the park’s design in order to ensure the architectural and ecological cohesion of the two projects.