Technopôle
Angus

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A Bustling
District

The Technopôle Angus is both an urban revitalization project and a “full-scale” sustainable-development and social-innovation lab. Today, the sector is thriving thanks to all of the organizations, businesses and commercial establishments in the area. Here, several businesses, including health care, IT, communications and food services, are thriving side by side. The new eco-district across from Jean-Duceppe Park bustles with workers and thousands of residents from all walks of life, including students and families.

1.6 M sq. ft. of revitalized space

3 000 jobs

70 organizations and businesses

75 affordable family condos

210 eco-friendly condos

120 student housing units

80 social housing units

$420 M in real-estate assets

Cité Angus

Carrefour de l’économie sociale

Maison des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec

Giant Steps Autism Centre

Locoshop Angus

CLSC de Rosemont

4100 Molson St.

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Eco-district

Ongoing project

Cité médicale Angus

La Rose des vents

Le Phare Enfants et Familles

Our projects

Cité Angus

Carrefour de l’économie sociale

Maison des infirmières
et infirmiers du Québec

Giant Steps Autism Centre

Locoshop Angus

CLSC de Rosemont

4100 Molson St.

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The Technopôle Angus Eco-district

Ongoing project

Cité médicale Angus

La Rose des vents
UTILE Student Housing

Le Phare Enfants et Familles
(Maison André-Gratton)

From an
Industrial Site to a
Thriving Living Environment

1992 was the end of the great industrial era of the Angus Shops, when Canadian Pacific closed several of its factories in the area. The abandoned site posed many challenges, including:

Several thousand jobs lost in the east and an unemployment rate of 20%
1.6 million sq. ft. of heavily contaminated sites
An open scar in one of the city’s central districts
Private-sector interest in building strictly for commercial purposes

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Long-Term
Development

Stakeholders in the community mobilized to launch the Société de développement Angus. Our approach is clear: to sustainably develop the area while accounting for its every need. Slowly but surely, the organization:

Decontaminated the area in a responsible manner
Built eco-friendly buildings
Supported the creation of quality jobs
Promoted job reintegration for the most vulnerable in society
Followed social-economy principles
Promoted access to property and housing at a fair price.

Proven
Results

20 years later, the Technopôle now represents:

A healthy, dynamic and integrated living environment
Social-reintegration organizations that help get hundreds of people back to work every year
Simplified access to affordable property and housing
An LEED ND certified eco-district that has received numerous awards
Jean-Duceppe Park, which was reacquired by the City
Prioritizing active transportation
Several health care service points
A social-utility trust to protect the site from real estate speculation