Comments on: Habitat 67 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Monett http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-403017 Monett Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-403017 Some additional infos on this building. Built in 1967 as part of Expo 67. This building is not located on Nun's Island but on a manmade island right across old Montreal. No metro available there but a shuttle bus connects the building to downtown Montreal. Ride time is approximately 10 minutes. Each cube is 600 sqare feet (55 sq.meters) Appartments are usually configured as 2 or 3 cubes combination. Due to increase in real estate prices in Montreal the $400K is extremely conservative. In fact you would have to spend $475K-$600K for a two cube appartment in 2008. This price is in line with any other luxury building in Montreal. For more info and picture, go visit the official site of the building www.habitat67.com Some additional infos on this building.
Built in 1967 as part of Expo 67. This building is not located on Nun’s Island but on a manmade island right across old Montreal. No metro available there but a shuttle bus connects the building to downtown Montreal. Ride time is approximately 10 minutes.
Each cube is 600 sqare feet (55 sq.meters)
Appartments are usually configured as 2 or 3 cubes combination. Due to increase in real estate prices in Montreal the $400K is extremely conservative. In fact you would have to spend $475K-$600K for a two cube appartment in 2008. This price is in line with any other luxury building in Montreal. For more info and picture, go visit the official site of the building http://www.habitat67.com

]]> By: Killer http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-68224 Killer Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:06:07 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-68224 There's no way a 3 bedroom apartment there goes for $400k. It must be around $1 million. I saw an ad where they were renting a 2 bedroom for around $4k/mo. There’s no way a 3 bedroom apartment there goes for $400k. It must be around $1 million. I saw an ad where they were renting a 2 bedroom for around $4k/mo.

]]> By: barhim http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-46702 barhim Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:23:05 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-46702 salvck;;,nkkncc salvck;;,nkkncc

]]> By: Equalizer http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45882 Equalizer Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:02:12 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45882 I think the design is definitely different, but nonetheless innefficient. The trend of "designer" real estate projects will in the future appear to be nothing but blobs of concrete and steel structures. The aesthetic part of design has to be timeless and culturally relative and sensitive to local architectural elements. To see such a blob of concrete in a beautiful, historic city like Montreal is in my view disastrous. This project might have a better place in Dubai, where local architectural footprints are wiped out by similar concrete and steel monstrosities. Like Vogue magazine puts it " a skyline on crack" I think the design is definitely different, but nonetheless innefficient. The trend of “designer” real estate projects will in the future appear to be nothing but blobs of concrete and steel structures. The aesthetic part of design has to be timeless and culturally relative and sensitive to local architectural elements. To see such a blob of concrete in a beautiful, historic city like Montreal is in my view disastrous. This project might have a better place in Dubai, where local architectural footprints are wiped out by similar concrete and steel monstrosities. Like Vogue magazine puts it ” a skyline on crack”

]]> By: princess http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45698 princess Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:26:14 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45698 Speaking as an architect, I think this may be one of the best designed complexes in the world, especially since it was done in the late 60's. Hat's off to the architect! So LeCobusier Speaking as an architect, I think this may be one of the best designed complexes in the world, especially since it was done in the late 60’s. Hat’s off to the architect! So LeCobusier

]]> By: Delicately Realistic http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45690 Delicately Realistic Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:03:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45690 Funk-aaaaaaaaaaa-y! Funk-aaaaaaaaaaa-y!

]]> By: A .Aldousari, MD http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45620 A .Aldousari, MD Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:50:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45620 I happened to pass by it yesterday. It's pretty cool. Every apartment functions like a private villa; no window is overlooking another window; each "villa" has its own backyard patio. And prices are really cheap for such apartment in Montreal. What I did not like about it is the location. It lies in the closest part of Nun's Island to Downtown Montreal, which is around 10-15 minute drive to the city. It is on a river, but unfortnatey, the segment of the river it overlooks is being used some factories for industrial transport purposes. I'd suggest you look for an apartment in the mainland. Good luck. Yours, Abdulrahman I happened to pass by it yesterday. It’s pretty cool. Every apartment functions like a private villa; no window is overlooking another window; each “villa” has its own backyard patio. And prices are really cheap for such apartment in Montreal.

What I did not like about it is the location. It lies in the closest part of Nun’s Island to Downtown Montreal, which is around 10-15 minute drive to the city. It is on a river, but unfortnatey, the segment of the river it overlooks is being used some factories for industrial transport purposes.

I’d suggest you look for an apartment in the mainland. Good luck.

Yours,
Abdulrahman

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45619 Mark Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:47:45 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45619 ? i wasnt considering of buying the flat lol i was just looking ? i wasnt considering of buying the flat lol i was just looking

]]> By: diesel http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45605 diesel Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:06:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45605 Safdie is a very abled Israeli architect, but some architects like this particular building and some don't. Its been described as being bulky and rigid in design. Tell us Mark on what you finally decide on. Safdie is a very abled Israeli architect, but some architects like this particular building and some don’t. Its been described as being bulky and rigid in design. Tell us Mark on what you finally decide on.

]]> By: Marzouq http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45578 Marzouq Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:04:14 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45578 fractal that is cheap as hell! a two bed room town house costs 900'000 in santa clara california where I lived! 400'000 for a four bedroom is cheap is as hell! fractal that is cheap as hell! a two bed room town house costs 900′000 in santa clara california where I lived!

400′000 for a four bedroom is cheap is as hell!

]]> By: fractal00 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45553 fractal00 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 13:21:33 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45553 freaking awesome.. bas freakin expensive for 3 bedroom house freaking awesome.. bas freakin expensive for 3 bedroom house

]]> By: Roba http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45515 Roba Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:05:12 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45515 Awesome. Awesome.

]]> By: J http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45514 J Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:01:44 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45514 If u want to live here u need a car cause the neighborhood is sooo queit and gives u an isolated feeling from the downtown, although it's just across the river. If u like queit instead of the bustling downtown I agree Nun's island is a lot better. If u want to live here u need a car cause the neighborhood is sooo queit and gives u an isolated feeling from the downtown, although it’s just across the river. If u like queit instead of the bustling downtown I agree Nun’s island is a lot better.

]]> By: DocXray http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45511 DocXray Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:52:55 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45511 Mark, you will be interested an article which appeared this morning on the CBC news: http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/07/23/safdie-resort-singapore.html. You should also be aware that during the past year, real estate prices in Canada have sky-rocketed. $399K for a 3-bedroom Habitat condo is no longer considered expensive. I would question why the price for a Habitat condo is so low! Ray M Mark, you will be interested an article which appeared this morning on the CBC news: http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/07/23/safdie-resort-singapore.html. You should also be aware that during the past year, real estate prices in Canada have sky-rocketed. $399K for a 3-bedroom Habitat condo is no longer considered expensive. I would question why the price for a Habitat condo is so low!

Ray M

]]> By: Marzouq http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45506 Marzouq Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:37:36 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/interesting/habitat-67/#comment-45506 This style of building has been used greatly in Holland, I think it was developed in holland! they use it greatly, and I know an architect that knows how this system is developed, the point of it is that it can made very quickly, a good infrastructure, and it can be moved into different cube shapes as you see safely! its pretty cool! the one in holland is built over the water and it looks pretty damn cool! This style of building has been used greatly in Holland, I think it was developed in holland! they use it greatly, and I know an architect that knows how this system is developed, the point of it is that it can made very quickly, a good infrastructure, and it can be moved into different cube shapes as you see safely! its pretty cool! the one in holland is built over the water and it looks pretty damn cool!

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