Choosing a new semi-detached home near Rosemère also means choosing when you decide on the interior: before construction, rather than renovation by renovation.

A customizable new home near Rosemère answers a situation the town itself describes: a well-established housing stock and building land that has become scarce. This article looks at what the numbers say, then at what you can actually choose in a BÉAcité semi-detached home in Sainte-Julie.

This is not about pitting new against existing. A Rosemère house has its strengths, starting with its neighbourhood; a new home has others. What matters is knowing what each one asks of you.

An established housing stock, scarce land

According to the 2021 Census, 20.3% of Rosemère's dwellings were built in 1960 or earlier, and 42.6% in 1980 or earlier. Only 200 dwellings, or 3.8%, date from 2016 to 2021. By comparison, the share of homes built before 1961 is just 2.2% in Sainte-Julie. In the same census, 4.9% of Rosemère dwellings needed major repairs, compared with 6.3% across Quebec.

Building new in Rosemère takes land, and that is where it gets difficult. In its 2026-2046 housing policy, the town writes that the scarcity of vacant land is a major challenge for improving and diversifying its housing supply. Most of the available space lies in redevelopment sites, particularly around Place Rosemère and along Boulevard Labelle, where most of the planned growth will happen. During the consultation, several participants put it their own way: there is no land left in Rosemère.

Renovating an existing house: what it involves

Buying an existing house and then transforming it remains a perfectly valid path. It does mean working with what is already there: the structure, the layout of the rooms, the ceiling heights, the age of the systems. Each decision is made along the way, often while living in the house, and the schedule depends on which contractors are available.

Among participants' expectations, Rosemère's consultation report lists the freedom to shape your own surroundings, inside and out. That is exactly what a home customized before it is built provides: the choices are made on paper, with the builder, and the house is built with the options you selected.

Customizable new home near Rosemère: what you get to choose

At BÉAcité, 20 homes, cottages and bungalows, are still to be customized. Here is what gets decided before construction:

the model: the single-storey semi-detached bungalow (1,006 sq ft on the ground floor) or the Duo cottage (2,018 sq ft of living space on two floors);
a mezzanine, optional on the Duo cottage: 338 more sq ft, for 2,356 sq ft of living space;
a rooftop terrace, also available as an option;
a cathedral ceiling in the dining room;
interior finishes, from several choices included in the standard features;
a pool or a spa, both possible on the lot.

The lot itself is part of the thinking: several have no neighbours behind them. Ask which ones are still free before you settle your options.

What comes standard

Some things are not options, because they are part of every home: a quartz countertop in the kitchen, large windows in every room, 9-foot ceilings on the ground floor, a forced-air central gas system, central air conditioning, a garage with an outlet for charging an electric car, a garden-level backyard and complete exterior landscaping. Once you have moved in, the all-inclusive maintenance program takes over.

In Quebec, a new home sold by a contractor must also be covered by the mandatory guarantee plan for new residential buildings; the representative will explain the coverage. Maisons Pépin inc. holds RBQ licence 8297-6796-29. With 30 years of experience and more than 2,000 housing units built, the company puts forward respect for each client's ideas, deadlines and personality, and makes quality control a priority.

Seeing the options for real on Geoffrion Street

The four completed homes show several of these choices once built. 405 Geoffrion Street has a mezzanine and a rooftop terrace; the photos of 408 show a living area under a cathedral ceiling and a closed office with built-in bookshelves, and 423 combines a custom wine cellar, an open office and a finished basement. In the photos of 435, you will notice a bright office with an olive-green wall. These homes are for sale right now; they also serve as reference points for imagining yours.

Janick Brochu, project director and designer at Maisons Pépin, guides projects from the first idea to completion. Bring your inspiration photos and your questions to your first meeting with the sales director.

When could you move in?

It all depends on the home you choose. The four turnkey homes can be bought right away. Several customizable homes, ready to be sold quickly, can be finished in about four months. For the others, the timeline is worked out with the sales director, based on your choices. To prepare for that conversation, jot down ahead of time:

the model and the floor area you need day to day;
the two or three options that matter most to you;
the date you would like to move in;
the kind of lot you are after, with or without neighbours behind.

Before deciding, compare the two towns as well: our article on living in Sainte-Julie or Rosemère sets transportation, density and nature side by side. And if you are thinking of one home for yourself and another for your children, read our piece on the multigenerational home near Rosemère.

The sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street is open Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; for an evening or a weekend visit, by appointment. Eddy Guessous, sales director, answers at 514-812-9633, by phone or text, and at ventes@beacite.com.

Conclusion

In Rosemère, the town acknowledges it: land is getting scarce, and the new construction ahead will mostly be housing units in areas slated for redevelopment. A customizable new home near Rosemère, in Sainte-Julie, lets you decide on the model, the mezzanine, the rooftop terrace, the ceiling and the finishes before the walls go up. To find out what is still possible on the lots that remain, the simplest step is to talk it over at the sales office.

Customizable new home near Rosemère: choosing your finishes instead of renovating