Montreal Reimagines City’s Future with Ambitious Revitalization Plan
News Provided by: City of Montréal
Montréal, PQ, April 4, 2025
The City of Montréal is announcing plans to revitalize, refresh, and rejuvenate the downtown core. Starting September 2025, the area known as ‘Little Burgundy’ will be restructured to make way for new, affordable housing projects. Aging infrastructure, unsafe architecture, and … make Little Burgundy the prime location for redevelopment. With a severe housing crisis, an increase in affordable units is necessary. This project will increase capacity, rejuvenate the area, and provide much-needed affordable housing to Montrealers.
Now, more than ever, Montréalers need access to affordable housing. While the City understands that thousands of Québecois call this area home, the greater good will be served by increasing capacity. The City will expropriate this neighbourhood, relocate current residents, and rebuild it to suit existing and future needs.
The new development will house more people than before by increasing density. The new vision for the city is one of prosperity, affordability, and vitality. This plan to repurpose Little Burgundy into a high-density, low-rent neighbourhood is the first step towards this goal.
Existing residents of Little Burgundy will receive assistance in relocating. The City will provide temporary housing for those affected, as well as financial assistance for those eligible.
Mayor of Montréal, Valérie Plante, announced, “C’est un moment important pour le ville de Montréal. Nous nous engageons à offrir des logements abordables à tous.”
Residents of Little Burgundy must vacate their current homes by September 1, 2025. Demolition is expected to start in October 2025 and last four months. Construction is slated to begin March 2026 and take one year to complete. Residents will be allowed to return to the new and improved housing complex as early as April 2027.
The City will hold public meetings to provide information to residents across all areas of Montréal. Official updates and information will be provided on the city’s website, https://montreal.ca/en/.
About the City of Montreal: The City of Montréal is the largest city in ‘La belle province”. It is a diverse, multi-cultural, dynamic city that has a rich history. Montréal celebrates people from all backgrounds and walks of life. French and English speakers come together and call this beautiful city home. My Neighbourhood. My Services. My City.
Contact:
Philip LeBlanc
City Planner, City of Montréal
555-555-5555
pleblanc@montréal.ca