Montreal politicians debate whether to allow skyscrapers higher than Mount Royal
by Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press
Posted Apr 25, 2021 7:00 am EDT
Last Updated Apr 25, 2021 at 7:14 am EDT
Montreal’s Mount Royal looms both literally and figuratively above its namesake city, with the illuminated cross on its summit visible across much of the island and beyond. That visibility is by design: the city’s master plan states that building heights must be kept below the mountain’s height of 232.5 metres above sea level.
But now a proposal by a mayoral candidate to sweep aside the height limit is spurring a debate that not only reveals competing visions of the city but also raises wider questions about densification, development and the place of skyscrapers in a city better known for low-rise triplexes with whimsical spiral staircases.
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