tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post8907307226716351617..comments2024-03-22T06:27:28.914-04:00Comments on Coolopolis: Crafty downtown Anglicans and how they re-jigged real estate thinking Coolopolis Montrealhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15905393266078424993noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-39809286850274816592014-03-12T10:11:36.247-04:002014-03-12T10:11:36.247-04:00Isn't Place Ville-Marie also on such a lease?Isn't Place Ville-Marie also on such a lease?emdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483778584855067231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-84639915094080635112014-03-10T08:51:17.136-04:002014-03-10T08:51:17.136-04:00Incidently, the church's current spire is a li...Incidently, the church's current spire is a lighter-weight replacement of the original one which had to be removed in 1927 for safety reasons.<br /><br />See this 1950 Gazette article entitled "The Curate Who climbed the Steeple".<br /><br />http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19500121&id=djIrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SpkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4013,3644674Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-43354679144761494812014-03-09T16:49:34.462-04:002014-03-09T16:49:34.462-04:00Great photo! Great photo! Coolopolis Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905393266078424993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-18980774032837892562014-03-09T16:27:25.302-04:002014-03-09T16:27:25.302-04:00By the way, the second picture in this story was t...By the way, the second picture in this story was taken on April 7, 1977. How do I know this? I took it ;)protogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419140223166104160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-32457651739035845932014-03-09T15:06:29.959-04:002014-03-09T15:06:29.959-04:00erydan, a real estate guy once told me that the de...erydan, a real estate guy once told me that the deal was a big epiphany for him and his company and was a game changer, but I can't even remember who told me that exactly. <br /><br />And Lauriate, megaforce@gmail.com will get me your note. Coolopolis Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15905393266078424993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-17441540078061299862014-03-08T14:15:55.335-05:002014-03-08T14:15:55.335-05:00'Emphytheutic' - wow, what a great word.
e...'Emphytheutic' - wow, what a great word.<br />erydan, are you trolling our glorious leader re: Nun's Island?Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09583816304021516939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-1256878344342848912014-03-07T22:51:02.343-05:002014-03-07T22:51:02.343-05:00Please excuse me Kristian. Sorry to be off topic b...Please excuse me Kristian. Sorry to be off topic but, <br />"megaforceatgmail" doesn't work.<br />Where, may I ask can we write you on other than such a location as this one where I regretfully interrupt the interesting subject to ask an off topic question.<br />Please excuse my bad manners Kristian, also your devoted fans for interrupting your concentration on the matter at hand.<br />Lauriate. <br /> Lauriate Rolyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13056519887430116603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-3928795819919372252014-03-07T08:52:31.151-05:002014-03-07T08:52:31.151-05:00All buildings north of Milton on University are NO...All buildings north of Milton on University are NOT emphyteutic leases belonging to McGill University. I have owned a house there since 1983 and as a lawyer I can assure you that I own it à perpétuité, as do all my neighbours. Some may be emphyteutic, but not all.<br /><br />I remember a small very French restaurant in the former mews where the Coöperants towers stands<br />owned by a couple who wrote the bill on the paper table cloth, tax supposedly included but so inexpensive. One day they asked me whether they should renew their lease. They were not aware of the rumours about a new building. I gave them very good advice so they could retire after their new lease was purchased. Lawyers can be thankful when necessary...Chevron d'Azurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743335653388484247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-37611856105357268992014-03-07T00:52:38.924-05:002014-03-07T00:52:38.924-05:00Place De La Mode on the corner of St. Denis and Ro...Place De La Mode on the corner of St. Denis and Rosemount is also on an emphyteutic lease.<br /><br />I had always heard Nun's Island was as well but could not back that up.<br /><br />I think they are pretty common here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36708385.post-19532433897055110542014-03-06T19:54:09.032-05:002014-03-06T19:54:09.032-05:00All the buildings north of Milton on University ar...All the buildings north of Milton on University are emphyteutic leases that belong to McGill University. <br /><br />The Baton Rouge building next to the Bell Center is also a emphyteutic lease. They are trying to sell the lease to a condo developer for the next 50 years.gdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497252883265677974noreply@blogger.com