Development of the residential built environment in Pointe-Claire

In the following four maps, you can see the development of the built environment through the different phases of residential construction that have taken place on the territory of Pointe-Claire.

Before 1900 and up to 1939, we can see the construction of the oldest residences in the city in the southern part, including the Pointe-Claire Village and along Bord-du-Lac – Lakeshore Road, in the Valois neighbourhood and on Broadview and Coolbreeze avenues.

Between 1940 and 1969 is when the majority of residences in Pointe-Claire were built. War bungalows and split-level houses (also known as the “Magil Split”, named after their architect, Louis B. Magil) were built predominantly during this period. The first multi-family buildings, including apartments located in the areas of Pardo, Somervale Gardens, Southwest One, Tudor Court, Ashgrove, and along Bord-du-Lac – Lakeshore Road near Des Sources Boulevard, were also constructed.

1970 to 1999 is a period of consolidation during which we see the construction of mostly semi-detached houses, townhouses and single-family detached houses on smaller lots, as well as a number of multi-family buildings, including the first retirement homes.

Beginning in 2000, the last vacant lots were built in the Hermitage and Oneida areas. There was also the construction of retirement homes and multi-family buildings (condominiums and rentals) on formerly underused or vacant land in the following areas: Brunswick Avenue, Place Frontenac, Place de la Triade, Hymus Boulevard (east and west of Saint-Jean Boulevard) and Quartier Greenwich, Vermont Avenue, Donegani Avenue and Bord-du-Lac – Lakeshore Road near Des Sources Boulevard. It is also during this period that we see the subdivision of land in certain sectors, including the Veterans' Area.


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