GROUND BROKEN FOR MONTREAL’S TALLEST RESIDENTIAL TOWER

Broccolini is forging ahead with development along Saint-Jacques Street in Montreal's International District, breaking ground on April 30 for what could be the city's tallest residential skyscraper at 200 m, or roughly 60 stories, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Is among news outlets to report. The angled, rectangular form of Victoria sur le Parc at 700 Saint-Jacques is by IBI Group and Béïque Legualt Thuout Architects. Joining a condominium building at 628 Saint-Jacques, the tower will be connected to the new National Bank Headquarters by a new public park. Completion is anticipated in 2023.