Why Griffintown?
Location, location, location…
Griffintown is near the action. It borders Notre Dame (N), the Lachine Canal (S), the Bonaventure Expressway (E) and George-Vanier Boulevard (W). Residents could walk to the two largest work centres of Montreal: the Downtown Core (15-20 minutes) and the Old Port (10-20 minutes). Griffintown is within a 5 minute drive to the Victoria Bridge and Champlain Bridge, two ways off island. It’s a 2 minute drive to Highway 20, and a 10-30 minute drive to Highway 15. And that’s not all. Griffintown residents have walking access to the restaurants and entertainment of Notre Dame and the Old Port. Parks Canada invested millions into landscaping and upgrading the Lachine Canal bike path, which is closeby. Griffintown has almost everything you need, and if not those businesses are moving in. The City of Montreal is investing over $140 million into the neighborhood to improve lifestyle by constructing new parks and remodeling the streets to be more welcoming to pedestrians by widening sidewalks and planting more trees.The Neighborhood’s Demographics
Conveniently near the Downtown Core and the Old Port makes Griffintown a magnet to young professionals. That’s because millennials favor the amenities and location, location, location over suburban life. What is the age range? The vast majority is 20-34 year olds and the second is 35-49 year olds.
