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The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure in 1976 Summer Olympics official report.
Volume 2. pp. 94-105. The Régie du logement has an office and court rooms on the ground floor. In 1998, Metcap Living Inc. bought the buildings from the Régie des Installations Olympiques for $64.5 million. In 2004, El-Ad Group bought the buildings from Metcap Living Inc. In 2012, El-Ad Group expressed their interest to sell the buildings. On August 6, 2012, it was reported that El-Ad had sold the buildings to CAPREIT for $177.5 million.
A view on cities: Village olympique
{{1976 Summer Olympic venues Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics Apartment buildings in Quebec Buildings and structures completed in 1976 Residential buildings in Montreal
The Olympic Village is a twin-tower structure in Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
, Quebec
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, Canada
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, built as the athletes' residence for the 1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
. Designed by architects Roger D'Astous and Luc Durand
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, it was built massively over budget by a consortium of architects, including Joseph Zappia, who was later convicted of fraud in connection with his involvement with the building.
Construction was overseen by René Lépine
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, Chairman of Groupe Lépine, and his associates through the company Zarolega Inc. Construction overruns were so drastic that the Olympic Installations Board seized the complex after its original estimate of $30 million ballooned to $90 million.
The Olympic Village is situated in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
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The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension ...
, with the entrance on the northeast corner of Sherbrooke Street
Sherbrooke Street (officially in french: rue Sherbrooke) is a major east–west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of ...
East and Viau Street and the building extending along Sherbrooke Street as far as De L'Assomption Boulevard. Its design was chosen by Mayor Jean Drapeau to imitate a similar structure in the south of France and was criticized for its exposed walkways, as some noted that they were unsuitable for a winter climate.
All the Olympic athletes were housed there, except those participating in equestrian sports and sailing
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, who were housed in residences set up in Bromont, Quebec
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, and Kingston, Ontario
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.Volume 2. pp. 94-105. The Régie du logement has an office and court rooms on the ground floor. In 1998, Metcap Living Inc. bought the buildings from the Régie des Installations Olympiques for $64.5 million. In 2004, El-Ad Group bought the buildings from Metcap Living Inc. In 2012, El-Ad Group expressed their interest to sell the buildings. On August 6, 2012, it was reported that El-Ad had sold the buildings to CAPREIT for $177.5 million.
See also
*1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
* Maisonneuve Park
References
External links
*A view on cities: Village olympique
{{1976 Summer Olympic venues Venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics Apartment buildings in Quebec Buildings and structures completed in 1976 Residential buildings in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...
Pyramids in Canada
Roger D'Astous buildings
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie