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Unity Building Penthouse
New York Times 08.31.08

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We noticed this building immediately when we moved to Montreal. It's the Unity Building on Rue de La Gauchetiere, with that unusual, unmistakable, oversized cornice. Sunday, the penthouse loft inside was featured in the New York Times International Real Estate section...

 
 

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Aaron shared the loft with us this morning over at ATNY, but we wanted to bring it to the attention of our Montreal readers, too.

Many of the lofts in the Unity Building are rentals and we've seen them priced around $2000 per month. Has anyone ever been inside any of the units?

The penthouse is listed at about $2 million Canadian through Sotheby's Canada. See a full slideshow of photos at here.

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Photos: Yannick Grandmont for The New York Times

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Ugh!
Gorgeous!

posted by theserovingeyes on September 3rd 2008 at 12:14pm
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It feels cold and sterile for a home. I think it would be fantastic in a retail use, though....a salon and spa, a fashion house, a photographers studio, an art studio.

posted by amiencc on September 3rd 2008 at 12:37pm
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Sigh....before it was converted into condos, the Unity building was a busy hive of offices and work spaces for creative types like architects, photographers and artists.

posted by Michelle of Montreal on September 3rd 2008 at 1:06pm
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It's a lovely space, poorly decorated.

posted by rhiana on September 3rd 2008 at 3:10pm
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The fine architecture and beautiful windows are ruined with all that clutter. I'm not a fan.

posted by LuvMyPad on September 3rd 2008 at 4:50pm
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Agree with LuvMyPad on all the clutter. I at first glance thought it was a furniture showroom. A bad furniture showroom, but definitely not a home.

posted by Daily Nuance on September 3rd 2008 at 6:25pm
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I'm with rhiana, not crazy about how it's decorated. Looks too busy in there.

posted by suzy8track on September 4th 2008 at 5:14am
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