Les Lofts Impérial Phase 7

Picture rue Saint-Antoine in the early 1910s: Imperial Tobacco's engineers are raising a reinforced concrete factory in the heart of Saint-Henri. According to McGill's archives, this building at number 3810 is among the first in Montreal built with that technique. It is still standing. Since 2012, it has been home to phase 7 of Les Lofts Impérial.

The former Imperial Tobacco complex was converted into lofts in phases. At 3810 rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, the conversion delivered 97 units over seven storeys in 2012. The original concrete, left exposed, sets the tone.

Inside, your eye rises to concrete ceilings of 10 to 13 feet depending on the unit. Windows reach up to 8 feet, and several lofts make the most of that height with a mezzanine, the kind of space that becomes a home office or a reading nook. Units range from 380 sq ft to 1,004 sq ft, from open studios to two-bedroom corner units.

Up on the roof, a shared terrace with barbecues is ready for summer evenings. The complex's eight phases also share a sports centre with a weight room, a yoga studio and an indoor basketball court. An indoor garage rounds things out.

Outside is Saint-Henri. Place-Saint-Henri station is a 9-minute walk away, and Lionel-Groulx, where the Green and Orange lines meet, is 10 minutes away. Parc Saint-Henri, Atwater Market, the cafés and restaurants of rue Notre-Dame Ouest and the Lachine Canal bike path are all within walking distance.

Phase 7 speaks to people who want the raw concrete of a century-old factory, ceilings that climb to 13 feet and the metro close at hand.

Every loft has a story. Les Lofts Impérial Phase 7's begins in a Saint-Henri tobacco factory. Our job is to help you find the one that becomes yours. Olivier Mailloux and Amélie Flanagan, real estate brokers, follow the Saint-Henri loft market closely and work with buyers and sellers across Montreal.