Les Lofts Impérial Phase 8

On rue Bourget, steps from rue Saint-Jacques, the brick of the old Imperial Tobacco factory still shapes the neighbourhood. For decades, Saint-Henri rolled its cigarettes here. Today the site lives differently: eight phases of lofts and condos, and a last arrival that closed the loop in 2013. That is phase 8.

A new concrete building clad in masonry, six storeys and only 63 units. At this scale, you run into your neighbours in the elevator and end up knowing them. The garage is under the building, and so are the storage lockers.

Inside, the concrete stays overhead at about 8 feet 7 inches, and some units have full-height windows that bring rue Bourget into the living room. According to our information, units range from 452 sq ft to 834 sq ft, from one-bedrooms to large two-bedrooms. Depending on the unit, you get a balcony, a ground-floor terrace or even a private rooftop terrace.

Phase 8 has spots of its own: two shared rooftop terraces with barbecues and city views, a terrace on the 4th floor and a small green space with a picnic table. Through servitudes, residents also share the urban chalet on the roof of phase 5 and the complex's sports centre, with a gym, a yoga studio and a multi-sport court for basketball and badminton.

Outside is Saint-Henri. Lionel-Groulx, where the Green and Orange lines meet, is a 7-minute walk, and Place-Saint-Henri is 8 minutes away. Atwater Market, the cafés and restaurants of rue Notre-Dame Ouest and the Lachine Canal bike path are all an easy walk.

Phase 8 speaks to first-time buyers and pied-à-terre seekers who want a recent building, exposed concrete, shared terraces and the story of an industrial site as a bonus.

Every property has a story. Les Lofts Impérial Phase 8's begins on the site of 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.