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36-590: The building is named after the old name of the Square and its southern access is provided by Dorchester Square Street, which connects Peel Street to Metcalfe Street and offers access to a 600-lot parking garage under the building. The building was acquired for $ 78.25 million in 2005 by David Azrieli of Azrieli Holdings Inc. Completed between 1928 and 1930 in the Beaux Arts style , the Dominion Square Building

72-494: A women's wear retailer along Metcalfe Street . Global Television Network moved their CKMI-DT station onto the 7th floor. The broadcast station includes a virtual television studio whereby anchors sit in front of a green screen and robotic cameras are controlled from remote cities. WeWork is a tenant with 3 floors with the main floor being on the 2nd floor. For decades until 2020, the main Montreal Tourism office occupied

108-590: Is a major north–south street located in downtown Montreal , Quebec , Canada . The Street links Pine Avenue , near Mount Royal , in the north and Smith Street, in the Southwest borough, in the south. The street's southern end is at the Peel Basin of the Lachine Canal . The street runs through Montreal's shopping district. The Peel Metro station is named for the street. Inaugurated on August 23, 1854, Peel Street

144-596: Is aligned with De Maisonneuve Boulevard , serving (west to east): Atwater , Guy-Concordia , Peel , McGill , Place-des-Arts , Saint-Laurent and Berri-UQAM stations. Line 2 (Orange) runs some blocks south of the Green Line, serving (west to east) Lucien-L'Allier , Bonaventure , Square-Victoria-OACI , Place-d'Armes , Champ-de-Mars and Berri-UQAM . Place-d'Armes, Champ-de-Mars and Square-Victoria-OACI stations would usually be considered as in Old Montreal. Berri-UQAM

180-566: Is also a significant high-rise and is home to the Montreal Exchange that trades in derivatives . The Montreal Exchange was originally a stock exchange and was the first in Canada. In 1999, all stock trades were transferred to Toronto in exchange for an exclusivity in the derivative trading market. Place Ville-Marie is a cruciform office tower designed by I.M. Pei . It was built in 1962, and sits atop an underground shopping mall that forms

216-527: Is also the terminus for Line 4 (Yellow) . Air Canada was formerly headquartered in Downtown Montreal. In 1990, the airline announced that it was moving its headquarters from Downtown Montreal to Montreal-Trudeau Airport to cut costs. Portions of four university-level establishments lie within Downtown Montreal: the main campus of McGill University , on the northern side of Sherbrooke Street;

252-500: Is bordered by a former Canada Post building on the eastern side, and parking lots on the western side. Between Saint Jacques and Notre Dame Street West , Peel is bordered by the former Dow Planetarium on the eastern side and École de technologie supérieure 's Pavillon B on the western side. South of Notre Dame to William Street, in the Griffintown neighbourhood, Peel is bordered by École de technologie supérieure's A Pavilion on

288-484: Is both a commercial office tower and a shopping mall. The site was formerly occupied by the Erskine Presbyterian Church c. 1866. Designed by the architectural firm of Ross and Macdonald , the building comprises twelve floors above ground and a T-shaped shopping concourse. The main entrance serves the office tower with escalators leading to a mezzanine looking out onto the ground floor below. The main floor

324-424: Is lined by residential towers on the western side of the street, including Le Cartier Apartments and Victorian row houses on the eastern side. The Consulate General of Pakistan is located in one of the row houses. Between Sherbrooke Street West and De Maisonneuve Boulevard West , Peel is home to a few hotels and office buildings. The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association , Canada's oldest athletics association

360-523: Is located on this segment. South of De Maisonneuve but north of Saint Catherine Street West , Peel is bordered on the east side by Les Cours Mont-Royal (formerly the Mount Royal Hotel, on a site previously occupied for many years by the High School of Montreal ), and various small shops and restaurants on the west side. McGill University's Martlet House is located on this portion of the street, and

396-500: Is the central business district of Montreal , Quebec, Canada. The district is situated on the southernmost slope of Mount Royal , and occupies the western portion of the borough of Ville-Marie . It is bounded by Mount Royal Park to the north, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal to the northeast, the Quartier Latin and Gay Village areas to the east, Old Montreal and the Cité du Multimédia to

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432-520: Is the Édifice La Laurentienne and St. George's Anglican Church on the western side of the street, and Place du Canada on the eastern side. Between De la Gauchètière and Saint Antoine Street West , Peel borders Windsor Station on the western side and the Chateau Champlain and the Place du Canada office building on the eastern side. South of Saint Antoine and north of Saint Jacques Street , Peel

468-644: The Canadian Centre for Architecture , McCord Museum , Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art , Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Redpath Museum . Pointe-à-Callière Museum is more strictly in Old Montreal . Notable religious buildings in Downtown Montreal include: Christ Church Cathedral , Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul , Church of St. John the Evangelist , Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral , St. James

504-613: The Canadian Grand Prix , Peel Street becomes host to a street festival known as Formula Peel or The Peel Formula Event . Over 400,000 visitors converge on Peel Street for what organizers call "the most prestigious event in downtown Montreal". Between Pine Avenue and Doctor Penfield Avenue in the Golden Square Mile , Peel Street is lined by former mansions converted into McGill University buildings. South of Doctor Penfield Avenue and north of Sherbrooke Street West , Peel

540-727: The Holt Renfrew Ogilvy department store as well as Les Cours Mont-Royal shopping centre. Other major streets include Sherbrooke Street , Peel , de la Montagne , de Maisonneuve and Crescent . The skyline may be observed from one of two lookouts on Mount Royal. The lookout at the Belvedere takes in downtown, the river, and the Monteregian Hills . On clear days the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York are visible (the great-circle distance between Mount Royal and

576-979: The Quartier des Spectacles , the complex is home to the Montreal Symphony Orchestra , Les Grands Ballets Canadiens , and the Opéra de Montréal . Percival Molson Memorial Stadium lies just to the North of Pine Avenue at the edge of Downtown Montreal. Public space in Downtown Montreal includes the following squares: Cabot Square , Chaboillez Square , Dorchester Square , Norman Bethune Square , Phillips Square , Place du Canada , Place Émilie-Gamelin , Place des Festivals , Place Jean-Paul Riopelle and Victoria Square . Two railway stations are in Downtown Montreal: Central Station serves both intercity ( VIA Rail and Amtrak ) and commuter rail services of

612-525: The Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM) services. Additional commuter services use Lucien-L'Allier Station . Downtown Montreal also contains two bus stations: Gare d'autocars de Montréal serves mainly longer distance services, while Terminus Centre-Ville is mainly a terminus for services operated by RTL and Exo . Two lines of the Montreal Metro run east–west through Downtown Montreal. Line 1 (Green)

648-654: The Toronto Raptors , and the Golden State Warriors . The announcement came at late notice but was welcomed by many Montrealers, including the Peel Street Merchants' Organization. Dubbed "Jurassic Peel", it was a success for the area and it returned for Game 6. 45°30′01″N 73°34′25″W  /  45.500414°N 73.57371°W  / 45.500414; -73.57371 Downtown Montreal Downtown Montreal ( French : Centre-Ville de Montréal )

684-413: The 9th and 10th floors. The façade is of Alabama Rockwood limestone and is described as having an unconventional, yet plentiful Italianate decor. During the last major set of renovations, undertaken in 1989, a second and third floor extension was made, jutting out as a protective arcade with green-glass solarium on top, along the southern side of the building. Current principal tenants include

720-487: The Apostle Anglican Church , St. James United Church , St. George's Anglican Church and St. Patrick's Basilica . The Bell Centre , used for ice hockey and other events, lies in the central/southern portion of Downtown Montreal. Place des Arts is located in the eastern part of the city's downtown, between Ste-Catherine and de Maisonneuve Streets, and St-Urbain and Jeanne-Mance streets, in an area now known as

756-509: The City of Montreal during the early part of the 20th century. Moreover, it was conceived as an element of a new urban environment, and thus provided not only two levels of interior shopping and two levels of underground parking, but the city's first escalators as well. It was built at a time when there was significant interest (on the part of builders and promoters) to involve all elements of society, not just those who happened to work there. Furthermore,

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792-480: The Sir George Williams Campus of Concordia University in an area identified as Quartier Concordia in the western part of Downtown Montreal; École de technologie supérieure (a part of Université du Québec system) located near the southern edge of Downtown Montreal; and Université du Québec à Montréal , mainly in the Quartier Latin neighbourhood. Four colleges (pre-university) also lie in downtown:

828-663: The U.S. border along a bee line normal to the border being only ~ 56 km, or ~ 35 miles), as are the Green Mountains of Vermont . The eastern lookout has a view of The Plateau neighbourhood, Olympic Stadium and beyond. Downtown Montreal is also home to the main campuses of McGill University and UQAM and the Sir George Williams campus of Concordia University . The Statistics Canada article Defining Canada’s Downtown Neighbourhoods: 2016 Boundaries counted 88,169 people, and 299,245 jobs. The population density

864-505: The available shopping space within was further conceived to be accessible from two sides, permitting the entire building to participate in social traffic exchange. Its modern conveniences and amenities, the prestige of location and effective beauty of the design made it an exceptionally important commercial office tower in the era before Modernist Skyscrapers . Peel Street, Montreal Peel Street (officially in French : rue Peel )

900-454: The district of Outremont and the eastern portion belonging to Laurier—Sainte-Marie . All three of these seats are currently held by members of the Liberal Party , with the former two in particular being safe Liberal seats. Provincially, the downtown core is split in three pieces along similar boundaries, being mostly in the district of Westmount—Saint-Louis , with a small northern area in

936-457: The entire length of the street from Pine Avenue to Wellington Street. A proposed Montreal Tramway line would use Peel Street for a portion of its route. In 2019, fresh off of co-hosting the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Festival with Crescent Street , festival organizers kept the street closed to host a massive viewing party for Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals , involving Canada's sole NBA team,

972-411: The nexus of Montreal's underground city , one of the world's largest. It has indoor access to over 1,600 shops, restaurants, offices, businesses, museums and universities, as well as metro stations , train stations, bus terminals, and tunnels extending all over downtown. The central axis for downtown is Saint Catherine Street , Canada's busiest commercial avenue. The area includes high end retail such as

1008-403: The public Cégep du Vieux Montréal on Ontario Street East ; and the private colleges LaSalle College , O'Sullivan College and National Theatre School of Canada , including Monument-National , the venue used for its productions. Downtown Montreal is mostly in the federal electoral district of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs , with some areas in the north around Mount Royal being in

1044-507: The south, Griffintown and Little Burgundy to the southwest, and the city of Westmount to the west. The downtown region houses many corporate headquarters as well a large majority of the city's skyscrapers — which, by law, cannot be greater in height than Mount Royal in order to preserve the aesthetic predominance and intimidation factor of the mountain. The two tallest of these are the 1000 de La Gauchetière and 1250 René-Lévesque , both of which were built in 1992. The Tour de la Bourse

1080-476: The southeast corner of the ground floor (facing Dorchester Square). Between 2003 and late 2019, the principal tenant was the Montreal Gazette , which had placed a marquee title holder atop the arcaded entrance along Saint Catherine Street . Sherlock's Pub was once a tenant (Commercial ) The building was conceived as an ingenious solution to the multitude of building height and size regulations imposed by

1116-439: The twin setbacks form a double comb shape which provides ample sunlight throughout the building while further permitting natural light to pass through the setbacks onto Sainte-Catherine Street below. By doing so, the building maximizes the total amount of available rental space for comparatively small city block. Moreover, multiple offices within have several different views, and recessed corners provide additional corner offices on

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1152-509: The western side, and a few former brick industrial buildings on the eastern side. Below William Street to the Lachine Canal , Peel is lined by a mix of condominium towers, as well as a few businesses. The Peel station on the Montreal Metro 's Green Line is located on the corner of Peel and De Maisonneuve Blvd. West, and opened on October 14, 1966. Peel Street is served by the Societé de transport de Montréal 's 107 Verdun bus route, which runs

1188-558: Was approximately 66 people per hectare, while the job density was 226 jobs per hectare. Most recently, the 2021 Canadian census counted 109,509 people living within Downtown Montreal's boundaries, an increase of 21,340 people. This 24.2 percent increase was the second-fastest growth within downtowns in Canada after Downtown Halifax . The population density increased from approximately 66 people per hectare in 2016 to approximately 82 people per hectare in 2021 . A number of museums can be found in or near Downtown Montreal, including

1224-454: Was conceived as an interior shopping arcade at a time when such a notion was highly experimental. Moreover, the original design allowed access to the retail spaces on the ground floor from outside and in. From the third floor up, the facade is twice set back; however, this is not as a result of municipal regulations (only the upper most levels are so regulated), but rather aesthetic choices designed with multiple 'prestige clients' in mind. As such,

1260-469: Was named after Sir Robert Peel (1788–1850), the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . Peel Street was originally a quiet residential street in the Golden Square Mile . Until 1959, Peel was known as Colborne Street south of Notre-Dame Street . Until 1968, the street was known as Windsor Street south of Dorchester Boulevard (today René Lévesque Boulevard ). Each June during the weekend of

1296-649: Was once home to the headquarters for Seagram . Between Saint Catherine and René Lévesque Boulevard West , Peel is home to several pubs and restaurants on the western side. Also on the western side of this segment is the Windsor Hotel and the Tour CIBC . On the eastern side is the Dominion Square Building and Dorchester Square (formerly known as Dominion Square). South of Réné Lévesque Blvd. and north of De la Gauchetière Street /Canadiens de Montréal Avenue,

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