Tour 6 du Square Children

The new towers are an abomination and horrible addition to the city. They look out of place and offer nothing to the majority of the citizens of Montreal. This city is losing its charm, its beauty, its personality with these horrible towers. They stick out and destruct the beauty and flavour of this world-renown city.
The buildings should be much lower, keeping to the guidelines of the city previously. So many citizens cannot find housing that are affordable; here is a perfect opportunity to build affordable housing for your average Montrealer. Local shops and services would be more welcome than they eye-sores the city is currently constructing. Or it could have been preserved for green space which is needed... but doesn't make money, I suppose. Local and affordable shops and restaurants, and green space is what we are losing in Montreal.
International visitors don't come for skyscrapers... The city is in the process of destroying itself through its greed. And, that's not what Montreal is all about. We are about local soul, character, socialising and society.
It is imperative to lower the maximum height to 3 or 4 stories and a huge mistake that others were built so high. An ugly mistake that most citizens are opposed to. But, it doesn't ever seem to really be about the citizens, does it.

My sense is that the developer will ultimately build a 20-storey structure, though not for the purpose of social housing. Accordingly, I believe we should continue to push for a 20-storey Tower 6 dedicated to social housing as promised at the outset.

I don't support the City's proposed zoning change to lower the maximum height for the site of Tower 6 from 20 storeys to approximately 3 to 4 storeys because this will result in the loss of the promised 180 social housing units that are so badly needed in Peter McGill.

However, should the building of a 20-storey tower not materialize and the proposed change of zoning be ultimately approved, the resulting 3-4 storey structure should be for institutional usage only, for example, social housing, school, etc. This zoning change should also have a condition attached to it, namely, that if the zoning is again changed to permit a 20-storey tower, this tower should be for the purposes of social housing only.

In conclusion, it is my opinion that over the years the City has been derelict in its duties to provide adequate social housing in Peter McGill and the loss of this promised housing resulting from the proposed zoning change is a major setback.