{"id":538,"date":"2025-05-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstsight.design\/linden\/demo\/?p=538"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:31:59","slug":"from-standard-life-to-le-samuel-montreals-most-ambitious-office-to-residential-conversion-whose-doors-open-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.lesamuel.ca\/en\/from-standard-life-to-le-samuel-montreals-most-ambitious-office-to-residential-conversion-whose-doors-open-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"From Standard Life to Le Samuel: Montreal’s most ambitious office-to-residential conversion whose doors open this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By\u00a0Ursula Leonowicz<\/a>,\u00a0Ursula Leonowicz<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0Postmedia Content Works<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major office-to-residential conversion in downtown Montreal is nearing completion as the historic Standard Life building is reborn as Le Samuel<\/strong>. The project transforms the long-time office tower into modern rental apartments while preserving its architectural character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Originally built in the early 1960s as the Canadian headquarters of Standard Life, the tower at 1245 Sherbrooke Street West<\/strong> has been a recognizable part of Montreal\u2019s Golden Square Mile for decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After standing largely vacant in recent years, the property is being redeveloped into 211 residential units<\/strong>, bringing new life to the prominent downtown location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The redevelopment maintains many of the building\u2019s original structural advantages, including its steel frame, large windows and efficient floorplates, which made it well-suited for conversion to residential living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Le Samuel will offer spacious apartments with nine-foot ceilings and layouts designed to take advantage of the building\u2019s natural light and views of the surrounding neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With doors expected to open this summer, the project represents one of Montreal\u2019s most significant office-to-residential conversions and reflects a growing trend of repurposing office space to meet housing demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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