Ils ont ouvert, après les rénovations de Angerink il y a 2ans je crois
Ah bon, je n’avais jamais remarqué avant hier 
Yes. Sephora locating next to the future Apple store is a strategic plus, and the Apple store staying next to Holt Renfrew Ogilvy but in a larger space just extends the synergy of this stretch of Sainte Catherine Street. Very smart.
With separate ownership of the various buildings, Sainte Catherine Street is at a structural disadvantage to the shopping malls because there’s no umbrella organization to coordinate the location of retailers. It’s up to the businesses and the commercial real estate brokers. There’s no transcending organization as you would find with Carbonleo’s Royalmount development or Cadillac Fairview’s Carrefour Laval. So La Cat is blighted here and there with dead zones because of vacant storefronts and abandoned buildings left to rot.
The recent arrival of new boutiques around the intersection at de la Montagne, especially the upcoming opening of Apple’s larger, better location is a big injection of vitality to this stretch of the street, which was looking a little rough around the edges. I hope Holt’s and Apple (high-end apparel-accessories across the street from high-end tech) will make strong anchors for a revitalized portion of Rue Sainte-Catherine.
I prefer the organic development of shops and activities on Sainte-Catherine Street compared to regularized shopping malls with levels of function and priority. This sets downtowns different from suburban shopping malls. This makes the street human. There are ups and downs, but the street always bounces back. It is snapshot of the history and développent of our city.
There is always an element of surprise, a terrace, a green space for people watching… Uncontrolled environments are real. The elements are real. A lovely light snowfall or a bright sunny day when we’re lucky. A pedestrian section, an urban park, buskers and beggars. Urban animation. This is reality. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Some people like controlled order, others like the spontaneity of discovery at every corner. Give me Ste-Cat over Eaton Centre any day!
I agree. Despite the advantages of the shopping mall I described, I have always preferred the vitality of a classic shopping street, of which there are far fewer than there used to be across North America. There aren’t many cities left with a street like Saint Catherine: most downtowns of large cities on this continent are marginal when it comes to retail. The street has taken blows, the latest being the closure of the Hudson’s Bay store, but as you said, it’s remarkably resilient. I see the Eaton Centre and other indoor complexes along Sainte Catherine not as threats to the street but instead part of the attraction.
It is outlying projects like Royalmount and its controlled, pristine gated environment with plenty of parking that represents the stronger threat. Developer Carbonleo has been able to leverage its project partner Carttera’s connection to luxury brands to fill its glittering new retail bauble. But despite the proliferation of competing markets, Sainte Catherine Street continues to draw crowds and new businesses. The street is a laboratory of serendipity. It turns out that the concept of “pignon sur rue” has advantages of its own.
ÇA EXISTE ENCORE cette chaine là?!
Je me souvenais de ça dans les centre d’achats, je pensais que c’était mort. Et je n’en ai jamais vu dans un magasin “standalone” comme ça.
Il y en a un qui a ouvert sur Saint-Viateur il y a à peu près un ans.
Une cosméticienne indépendante bientôt à la place Montréal Trust. Et parlant de la place j’ai l’impression que la fontaine est morte à jamais
Je me demande même comment on a osé installer ce genre d’oeuvre, en nouilles de piscine. Entre temps, pourquoi n’installe-t-on pas des plantes dans les bacs suspendus des alcôves? Ce fut conçu pour ça, à l’origine. Les pierres grises font plutôt aseptisé, selon moi. D’ailleurs, les plantes intérieures sont extrêmement au goût du jour, et font fureur sur les réseaux.
Les nouilles coûtent sûrement moins cher à acquérir et entretenir que les plantes. Ce n’est pas des plantes qui vont sauver ce site.
c’est vraiment la “fontaine de la marmotte” elle repart quand tout semble mort.
La SQDC de Metcalfe devait vraiment déborder pour justifier le Vieux-Montréal + Saint-Alexandre.
Meanwhile Hochelaga en a toujours pas
Effectivement, je crois que ces nouilles se vendent 1 ou 2$ la pièce au Dollarama juste en bas, niveau food court