Groupe Mach has announced plans for a $3.5-billion mixed-use redevelopment project in East Montreal.

If all goes according to plan, the redevelopment effort will transform a site currently occupied by two shopping centres into a dense, green urban neighbourhood called the Langelier project.

Covering 1.45 million square feet—about the size of 25 football fields—the proposed development is slated to feature 7,000 residential units, a 400,000-square-foot commercial zone, 1,300 social and community housing units, and an elementary school.

A linear park and approximately 400,000 sf of new green space, including 1,000 large trees and an ecological pedestrian corridor, are central to the project’s design, according to Mach.

“This is the largest mixed-use development in Greater Montreal in recent years,” said Daniel Arbour, Mach’s vice-president of major projects.

“Our vision is centred on human-scale urbanism, aiming to revive a declining urban landscape.”

In a first for Quebec, the project will integrate two multi-residential towers directly with the future Langelier metro station through a partnership between Mach and Transgesco, a subsidiary of the GMA’s public-transit authority, which is known by its French name: Société de transport de Montréal.

The joint-venture was made possible by Bill 61, adopted in December, allowing public-transit entities to partner with private firms on real estate developments.

“This pioneering model demonstrates how metro stations can serve as catalysts for urban transformation, integrating coherent territorial development,” said Arbour.

Phase 1, expected to be completed alongside the station opening in 2031, will deliver five residential towers with 1,000 housing units, including 250 for students, as well as a 75,000-square-foot cultural centre with a library and a performance hall.

“This initial milestone underscores the commitment to developing a comprehensive, vibrant, and diverse neighbourhood centred around the principles of sustainable mobility, service accessibility, and mixed-use development, featuring five residential towers,” added Arbour.

The 15-year, seven-phase project forms a major component of the City of Montreal’s Master Land Use and Development Plan for the Langelier area.

Montreal-based Mach ranks among Canada’s largest commercial real estate investors and developers, managing about 250 properties totalling approximately 45 million sf.

Pictured: Proposed future $3.5-billion mall redevelopment in Montreal.

Rendering: CNW Group/Groupe Mach

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