Olympic Village (Montreal)

Olympic Village (Montreal)
Olympic Village
Alternative names Village Olympique, Olympic Pyramids[1]
General information
Status Complete
Type

Athletic residences (originally)

Residential, Commercial (present)
Location 5111 Sherbrooke Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Construction started 1976[2]
Completed 1976[3]
Cost

$200 million (1976 est.)[4]

$745 million (2010 adj.)
Technical details
Floor count 23 (each)[5][6]
Design and construction
Owner

Groupe Lepine/ZAROLEGA (1976-1998)

El-Ad Group (1998-present)[7]
Management Cogir Management (2010-present)[8]
Architect D'Astous & Durand[9]
Developer Groupe Lepine[10]
Athletes in front of Olympic Village, 1976 Summer Games.

The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure in Montreal, Quebec, Canada built as the athletes' residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics. It was built by Rene Lepine, CEO of the real estate company, Groupe Lepine, and his associates through the company ZAROLEGA Inc. The Olympic Village is situated on the northeast corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Viau Street in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.

All the athletes were housed there, except those participating in equestrian sports and sailing, who were housed in residences set up in Bromont, Quebec and Kingston, Ontario.[11][12]

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Post-Olympic use

The Olympic Village was transformed into rental apartments following the Games. The rental office opened in January 1979. By 1980, all 981 apartments had been rented, and the Village had 2,000 residents.[13] The Olympic Village was sold to private interests in 1998.[14]

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Coordinates: 45°34′07″N 73°33′17″W / 45.5685705°N 73.554647°W / 45.5685705; -73.554647


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