MONTREAL – After 30 years of sitting vacant, Montreal’s iconic Olympic stadium finally has a tenant.
Starting in 2018, the Montreal Tower, as it’s known, will be the new home for more than 1,000 Desjardins employees.
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The tower, standing at 165 metres tall, claims to be the tallest inclined structure in the world.
It was originally designed to be used as a training facility for the 1976 Olympics – but was only built 10 years after the fact.
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About $60 million worth of renovations are needed before Desjardins can move in; the Quebec government is expected to lend $43.5 million.
The company will occupy seven of the 12 floors.
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