Objectives

• Redevelop a vast railway land located in the heart of the island of Montréal into a mixed-use living environment that will be both sustainable and integrated in the landscape. 
• Strengthen Montréal’s role as a city of knowledge  through the construction of a new campus affiliated to the Université de Montréal.
• Support the urban, economic and social  revitalization of the area’s  neighborhoods.

The MIL Montréal project has become a true urban lab whose experiments pave the way for standardized innovative practices with respect to mobility, greening and the environmentally responsible management of stormwater by promoting new approaches to creating, working and living in the city.

First flagship sustainable development project

In 2016, the MIL Montréal project obtained the stage 2 LEED certification for neighborhood development (LEED-ND). During that same year, the project was designated as being the first flagship sustainable development project developed by the Montréal community.

What’s more, various components of the project are in line with the objectives of the 2030 Montréal Strategic PLan and of the Climate Plan 2020-2030:
 

• Reduce the space meant for vehicles: limit surface parking areas in exchange for wider green areas and sidewalks and the integration of bike path infrastructures.
• Prioritize collective and active transportation: development of Montréal’s first protected one-way bike paths along Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux.
• Environmentally responsible stormwater management through the integration of green infrastructures: rain gardens, valleys, dry retention ponds for Parc Pierre-Dansereau and Parc Dickie-Moore (already developed), as well as Parc Des Gorilles and Parc Irma-Levasseur (still to come).
• Abundant greening of public areas and increasing the canopy in order to reduce heat islands. 
• LEED-ND certification for institutional, university and municipal buildings, in an effort to enhance energy efficiency for all new buildings. 
• Raise awareness with respect to climate change through the integration of local stakeholders in the design and decision-making process during the realization of the project.

Components and characteristics

The Outremont site redevelopment project includes:

• 300, 000 m2 of university buildings integrating the new campus of the Université de Montréal;
• 1,300 dwelling units, including 15% social and community housing units and 15% affordable housing units; 
• 4 hectares of new public areas (1 square and 3 parks); 
• local stores; 
• links to open up the new neighborhood and connect it to its surroundings;
• upgraded underground infrastructure (waterworks and sewage systems.)

The requalification of bordering land (adjacent areas) of the Outremont site: 

• more than  8,000 m2 of new public areas, including 2 new parks  (Parc Dickie-Moore and Parc des Gorilles);
• Redeveloped streets and intersections (greening, environmentally responsible stormwater management, development and implementation of safety measures for active transportation, burial of electric cables, etc.);
• upgrading of underground infrastructures; 
• creation of 225 new social and community housing units.

• PDF file Plan de développement urbain, économique et social - MIL Montréal (in French) [PDF 15 MB]

Projected investments

Redevelopment of the Outremont site in partnership with the ’Université de Montréal:

• $174.2 M (including $152.5 M for municipal work) namely:
  • $30 M Gouvernement du Québec
  • $30 M Government of Canada.

Acquisitions and work on public property and bordering land: ± 205 million dollars.