50 St-Paul W. is a building built by architect Michel Laurent. It was built by alderman Esprit A. Généreux as a warehouse store, which had three floors on St-Paul Street and four floors on de la Commune Street. In April 1893, a fire damaged several stores.

In 1900 Généreux sold the building to the wholesaler Pierre-Paul Martin. In 1901, he hired the architect Alphonse Raza to undertake major renovations. It was at this time that a floor was added to the part facing St-Paul Street.

In 1909, the warehouse was extended by an additional floor on the de la Commune Street side. Later, in the 1910s, P.P. Martin et Cie occupied a large part of this store until the mid-1930s. In 1941, it passed into the hands of Alfred Lambert Inc. who operated a shoe manufacturing and wholesale business until the 1980s.

In the mid-1980s, the building was converted to condominiums to accommodate 27 lavish units, although the first floor retained its commercial function.

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