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| Maison de Radio-Canada | |
|---|---|
 Former Building, still has the CBC logo today | |
 Interactive map of the Maison de Radio-Canada area | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office |
| Location | 1400René-Lévesque Boulevard east Montreal,Quebec H2L 2M2 |
| Construction started | 1971 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | 105 metres (344 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 24 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Tore Björnstad |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |   Beaudry |
45°31′05″N73°33′04″W / 45.517981°N 73.551021°W /45.517981; -73.551021Maison de Radio-Canada (French pronunciation:[mɛzɔ̃dəʁadjokanada]; English:CBC House), located inMontreal,Quebec,Canada, was the broadcast headquarters, studios andmaster control for all French-language radio and television services of theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (known in French asSociété Radio-Canada/SRC) including its flagship stationCBFT-DT. It is also the main studio for Montreal's local English-language CBC services (CBMT-DT,CBME-FM, andCBM-FM) and the headquarters ofRadio Canada International, the CBC's digitalinternational broadcasting service.
The street address of Maison de Radio-Canada is 1400René Lévesque Boulevard East, named for former premierRené Lévesque who was once a reporter and commentator for the CBC. The building is situated near the studios ofCTV (CFCF-DT),Noovo (CFJP-DT),RDS,RDS Info,MétéoMédia,LCN, andTVA (CFTM-DT) which are at the intersection of Papineau Avenue.
The analogous facility for the CBC's English-language networks is theCanadian Broadcasting Centre inToronto. The CBC's corporate headquarters for both languages are inOttawa at theCBC Ottawa Broadcast Centre.
The building is accessible within walking distance east ofBeaudry station of theMontreal Metro.
For the building itself to be built, most of the Faubourg à m'lasse working-class neighbourhood had to be demolished. On October 1, 1963, the last house was evacuated so the demolition project could go ahead to clear land for the facility.[1]
As of November 2008, consultations are underway to redevelop the area around Maison de Radio-Canada.[citation needed]The new plans for the eastern part of the present site includes 2000 housing units, offices, commercial space, and public spaces at 1450 René Lévesque Boulevard East, which will cover about three city blocks. Furthermore, the new development would relink the street grid through the site, following the 1960s razing of a working-class neighbourhood popularly known asFaubourg à m'lasse to make way for the Radio-Canada complex.[2]
As of May 2015, the project was halted.[3] The project was relaunched in November 2016, with Broccolini Group selected to construct the new building and Groupe Mach chosen to take over the existing building and reconvert it to new uses.[4] The project finally reached completion in 2020.[5]
