If you live high up in Griffintown, outdoor space probably weighs heavily as you think about a new semi-detached home near Griffintown.

At BÉAcité, a house with a rooftop terrace near Griffintown already exists, but it's important to separate what's built from what still needs confirming. This article sorts it out: the rooftop terrace at 405 Geoffrion Street, a roof terrace for homes still to be customized, the mezzanine and the other known options.

Griffintown: life in a building

The 2021 Census makes it clear: in the six dissemination areas that cover Griffintown, 92.1% of homes were apartments in buildings of five storeys or more. The area had just 90 row houses, 5 single-detached houses and no semi-detached houses at all. A yard or a roof of your own is the exception there.

Green space took up a lot of room in the 2023 consultation held by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM). According to its report, most people who spoke up regretted, among other things, the shortage of green space and delays in building the planned parks, and a consensus emerged on the urgency of greening the area faster. Participants suggested green roofs, and even a shared outdoor space up high, such as on the podium roofs of buildings. These are opinions, but they show how much outdoor space matters, including at height.

The parks, for their part, are moving ahead: Place des Arrimeurs and Bassin-à-Gravier Park are in place, and at Bassin-à-Bois Park, the pavilion's structure was 75% complete, according to the City of Montreal (January 2026).

405 Geoffrion Street: a rooftop terrace that's already built

Among BÉAcité's four turnkey homes, 405 Geoffrion Street is presented as a roomy home available right now, with a mezzanine, three bedrooms and a rooftop terrace. If you're after a house with a rooftop terrace near Griffintown that's already finished, it's the surest way to see one: it exists, it's built and you can tour it.

The published photos of 405 show the inside: a mezzanine set up as an office under a high ceiling, a kitchen with white cabinets and a quartz island, a bathroom with a freestanding tub and a large glass shower. The terrace is something you discover in person. Like the three other ready homes, 405 is available for immediate sale.

A house with a rooftop terrace near Griffintown, built to order?

For homes still to be customized, a roof terrace is among the options mentioned for the project. The models and lots that can take one aren't published, though: it's up to the sales director, Eddy Guessous, to confirm whether it's possible on the home you're interested in. Before you get attached to the idea, ask him:

On which models and which lots is the roof terrace offered?
Can it be added to a customizable home ready in about four months, or only to one of the 20 homes still to be customized?
How do you get up to the roof?
What does the all-inclusive maintenance program provide for that space?
How does it affect the construction timeline?

Until the answer is in writing for your home, treat the roof terrace as a possibility, not as an inclusion.

The mezzanine: an extra level under the ceiling

The mezzanine, on the other hand, is on the plans, as an option for the Duo cottage. That model offers 2,018 sq ft of living space, split between the main floor (858 sq ft) and the upper floor (1,160 sq ft); the optional mezzanine adds 338 sq ft, bringing the house to 2,356 sq ft of living space, and to 3,506 sq ft counting the basement and garage.

At 405 Geoffrion Street, a mezzanine serves as an office, as its photos show; elsewhere, it could become a reading nook or a quiet retreat. In an area where 85.2% of homes had one to four rooms (2021 Census), an extra room under a high ceiling changes how you live in a house.

Cathedral ceiling, finishes: the other choices

The other known options are few, but they change the look of a house:

a cathedral ceiling in the dining room, as an option;
several interior finish choices, included in the standard features;
the possibility of a pool or a spa in the yard.

The rest is already included: 9-foot ceilings on the main floor, large windows in every room, a quartz countertop, central air conditioning and a central forced-air gas system. No other options are published; ask the sales director for the current list.

On the ground too: the yard and the neighbourhood

A terrace up high doesn't replace a garden. At BÉAcité, every house also has its own garden-level backyard and private garden, handed over with complete exterior landscaping, and several lots have no neighbour behind them. All around, Vilamo relies on dense landscaping for privacy and on 600,000 sq ft of green space, more than 15% of the neighbourhood, next to the Vallée-du-Richelieu golf club. The garage, with its outlet for an electric car, rounds things out.

If you have children, or plan to, space and schools matter as much as the roof: see our article for the young family in Griffintown.

See the terrace before you decide

The sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street welcomes you Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; in the evening and on weekends, it's by appointment, at 514-812-9633 (call or text) or ventes@beacite.com. Ask to see 405: it's the easiest way to judge a rooftop terrace. Bring your questions about a roof terrace on a home still to be customized as well, so you can go over them on the spot with the sales director. On weekdays, you can even make the visit by metro and bus, as our guide to getting from Griffintown to Sainte-Julie without a car explains.

Conclusion

A house with a rooftop terrace near Griffintown starts with 405 Geoffrion Street: a finished home with its mezzanine, three bedrooms and rooftop terrace, for sale right now. For a home you customize, a roof terrace remains a possibility to confirm with the sales director, while the Duo cottage's 338 sq ft mezzanine and the cathedral ceiling are documented options. Either way, a visit will settle it.

A house with a rooftop terrace near Griffintown: built or optional