JOSHUA ALLAN
The 1510 West

One of the oldest building in Ste. Anne de Bellevue is for sale. The asking price: just under $1.3 million.

The Simon Fraser House, located at 153 Ste. Anne Street, is on the market after plans to convert the heritage building into a condo site fell through due to restrictions placed on how the property could be redeveloped, multiple sources confirmed to The 1510 West.

Base Spaces Inc., a property investment company operating in the West Island, had intended to turn the historic home into a condominium project, but found out “the hard way” that this would be impossible due to the building’s heritage status, according to Ste. Anne Mayor Paola Hawa.

The 200-year-old home’s designation as a heritage building creates “a lot of restrictions in terms of updates/renovations,” Hawa explained.

She added that while the Town of Ste. Anne does not plan to purchase the property, she hopes that a buyer “appreciates its historical value.”

Base Spaces Inc. head Chris McLean was not available for comment.

A for-sale sign on the lot beside the house, located near the locks at the west end of the village, went up earlier this month.

The three-storey building is being marketed as being a conversion project with “endless potential,” according to the listing on the Royal LePage webpage. The building is described as having potential for “business, restaurant, office or condo conversion.”