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Is Downtown Montreal dying? I read an article on Suburban Newpaper, Montreal based paper. It states that there are numerous empty storefronts along St. Catherine St.. How could that be since there are around 10 new high rises underway in downtown, particularly around Bell Center? Is Downtown Montreal near death?
Well, there's a massive remodeling of Ste-Catherine St in the works, so perhaps a lot of it has to do with store owners preparing for this. The pre-renderings look very impressive.
Lot of stores closing due to too much construction blocking access to many stores .Park ave, St laurent and now St Denis street now closed for construction.
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Merchants on St-Denis St., the heart of the Plateau and one of Montreal’s grand arteries, are crying the blues. Rents are high, taxes astronomical, and city policies negligent or worse, many complain.
Many used to complain about parking — the high cost and a lack of spaces — but lack of spots is not an issue any more. Parking spots on the street are plentiful as shoppers and diners stay away.
Now, major roadwork is planned, probably for 2016, and retailers fear the worst — a repeat of the fiasco that was St-Laurent Blvd., which famously was in the throes of construction for almost two years as businesses languished. The bad news keeps on coming for the Main, as landmark Globe, once the scene of lavish Grand Prix dinners and hopeful club kids waiting in line to dance on tables until the wee hours, closed this month.
“They’re talking about ripping up the street. If that’s the case, I won’t be here,” said Mark Azoulay, owner of Scarpa, one of two shoe stores he owns, along with a shoe wholesale line, Atelier. Thirteen years ago when he opened, he said, he had to buy an expensive lease to get on to the street. Now, he says, business and clients — especially tourists — are down.
St-Denis St. has been in decline for at least three years, observers say, with many businesses closing. So far this year, 36 shops have closed
Is Downtown Montreal dying? I read an article on Suburban Newpaper, Montreal based paper. It states that there are numerous empty storefronts along St. Catherine St.. How could that be since there are around 10 new high rises underway in downtown, particularly around Bell Center? Is Downtown Montreal near death?
It's The Suburban, what can I say.
If all the signs on Ste-Catherine were in English all the vacant stores would likely fill up with high-end boutiques.
And the street itself might even be paved with gold.
St-Denis looked fine to me when I was in Montreal last month. And I certainly did my part to support the local businesses
Think about how much more awesome your experience could have been if everything had been in English from A to Z! How much more money you would have spent!
Think about how much more awesome your experience could have been if everything had been in English from A to Z! How much more money you would have spent!
Agree, but that is the beauty of Montreal: English/French.
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