Complexe Guy-Favreau
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Complexe Guy-Favreau is a twelve storey building complex containing Canadian government offices built in 1984. It is located at 200 René Lévesque Boulevard
in Ville-Marie, Montréal
and extends over a six acre plot of land, formerly part of the Montreal Chinatown
. The complex is named after Guy Favreau
, a former Canadian governmental official.
The building complex came about as a joint venture between the federal government, who served as the head of the project, as well as private businesses, the City of Montreal
, and the Desjardins Group. The multifunctional complex is part of the Montreal underground city
network and contains various Canadian governmental offices, rental properties, a housing cooperative
, commercial units, a daycare facility, and a small park at its center.
René Lévesque Boulevard
René Lévesque Boulevard is one of the main streets in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It is a main east-west thoroughfare passing through the downtown core in the borough of Ville-Marie. The street begins on the west at Atwater Avenue and continues until it merges with Notre Dame Street East just east...
in Ville-Marie, Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
and extends over a six acre plot of land, formerly part of the Montreal Chinatown
Chinatown, Montreal
Chinatown in Montreal is located in the area of De la Gauchetière Street in Montreal. The neighborhood contains many Asian restaurants, food markets, and convenience stores as well being home to many of Montreal's East Asian community centres, such as the Montreal Chinese Hospital and the Montreal...
. The complex is named after Guy Favreau
Guy Favreau
Guy Favreau, PC, QC, was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Léopold Favreau and Béatrice Gagnon, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and an LL.B. from the Université de Montréal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1940. He worked as a lawyer in Montreal...
, a former Canadian governmental official.
The building complex came about as a joint venture between the federal government, who served as the head of the project, as well as private businesses, the City of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, and the Desjardins Group. The multifunctional complex is part of the Montreal underground city
Underground City, Montreal
Montreal's Underground City is the set of interconnected complexes in and around Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
network and contains various Canadian governmental offices, rental properties, a housing cooperative
Housing cooperative
A housing cooperative is a legal entity—usually a corporation—that owns real estate, consisting of one or more residential buildings. Each shareholder in the legal entity is granted the right to occupy one housing unit, sometimes subject to an occupancy agreement, which is similar to a lease. ...
, commercial units, a daycare facility, and a small park at its center.