Montreal Mall to Become 6,000 Housing Units

Place Versailles will be transformed into a mixed-use complex over the next 25 years.

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May 22, 2025, 8:00 AM PDT

By Diana Ionescu @aworkoffiction


Interior of Place Versailles mall in Montreal, Canada.

Interior of Place Versailles in Montreal, Canada. | Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Wikimedia Commons

A former mall in Montreal will soon gain new life as a mixed-use development with a “strong green vision,” reports Isaac Olson for CBC.

The site of Place Versailles, a 62-year-old shopping complex, will include roughly 6,000 housing units (including 1,000 social housing units), a school, and a hotel. The massive, $2.2 billion project will likely take as many as 25 years to complete.

Local residents worry about impacts on local infrastructure including the nearby Radisson Metro station, as well as the height of the proposed buildings (25 stories in a neighborhood where 2 stories is currently the norm). “In response, the city has indicated that the building heights along the residential streets of Pierre Corneille and du Trianon will be adjusted to eight and six floors, respectively.” Julien Hénault-Ratelle, a city councillor in Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, pointed out that the proposal does not include “adapted or adaptable” units that would enhance accessibility.

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