by Timothy Edward, Local Journalism Initiative reporter

Today, Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante announced the first housing project for the new Bridge-Bonaventure district: a 20-story building with 376 affordable, non-market housing units. Construction at the intersection of Bridge, Wellington and St-Patrick streets in Pointe-Saint-Charles is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026. Funded by all three levels of government, the $130-million building will consist of studios as well as one-, two- and three-bedroom rental units.

A second high-rise featuring market-housing will be built nearby as phase two of the same project, developed by Broccolini, Bâtir son quartier and the housing non-profit Point Commun.

The Bridge-Bonaventure district, first announced in 2022, will eventually feature over 13,500 housing units and, as Plante said today, “community spaces, green spaces, shops and easy access to the REM and the river.”