Here's what the new Maison de Radio-Canada will look like
4-storey atrium, natural light, rooftop patio among features
CBC/Radio-Canada has unveiled the first images of the new Maison de Radio-Canada.
The building will boast lots of natural light, a four-storey atrium, a rooftop patio, and it will meet environmental and sustainable development standards equivalent to a LEED Silver certification.
The real estate developer Broccolini is leading the consortium that will construct the new building, which will be at the corner of René- Lévesque Boulevard and Papineau Avenue — now a parking lot for the existing CBC/Radio-Canada building.
The new building will have a reduced number of parking spots in order to encourage active transportation.
This is what the new building will look like... move in date January 2020. <a href="https://t.co/gEgOWU2fWI">pic.twitter.com/gEgOWU2fWI</a>
—@seanhcbcThe project is subject to federal Treasury Board approval.
Development company Groupe Mach Inc. has purchased the existing building and the western parking lot. It will be preserved but given a new purpose.
Construction is set to begin next September and is slated to be done by January 2020. CBC/Radio-Canada is to become a tenant under a 30-year lease.