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Harden and Crombie’s Faubourg Contrecœur Now Fully Preleased

Dollarama and McDonald’s have agreed to lease the final two available spaces in Harden and Crombie’s Faubourg Contrecoeur mall project in Montreal.

The leasing agreements bring the project to 100% occupancy as construction continues on the retail centre at the intersection of rue Sherbrooke Est and rue de Contrecœur in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough being developed by Harden and Crombie, is now fully preleased following the addition of Dollarama and McDonald’s as tenants.

Dollarama will occupy approximately 9,726 square feet, while McDonald’s will lease about 3,046 square feet. Construction is underway for both locations, with openings targeted for late summer and early fall. The project’s anchor tenant, IGA, is scheduled to open in mid-August in a 40,020-square-foot store.

“We are proud to bring this project to life in partnership with Crombie and deliver a quality, necessity-based retail offering that supports the everyday needs and affordability of local residents while creating long-term value for the community,” said Tyler Harden, co-CEO of Harden. “We look forward to welcoming customers this summer.”

Once complete, Faubourg Contrecœur will provide a mix of everyday retail services for area residents and is intended to serve as a neighbourhood shopping hub in response to long-standing demand for additional commercial development.

Harden is a family-owned real estate company that owns, develops and operates commercial, residential and industrial properties across Quebec and Ontario, with operations spanning development, construction, leasing and asset management.

Crombie is a Canadian real estate investment company focused on grocery-anchored retail, retail-related industrial and mixed-use residential properties, with a portfolio of 306 properties comprising approximately 18.8 million square feet at its share as of June 30, 2025.

Pictured: Harden and Crombie’s Faubourg mall project in Montreal.

Photo: Courtesy of Harden and Crombie.

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Monte Stewart serves as Content Director - Canada for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monte provides daily news coverage of major Canadian commercial real estate markets, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. He has written about the real estate sector for various media outlets and Avison Young since the early 2000s. In addition, he has covered sports, general news and business for several leading wire services and publications, including The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, The Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, Research Money, The Daily Oil Bulletin, Natural Gas World and The Toronto Star. Monte is active in his community as a youth basketball coach and raises funds for such charitable causes as Movember.