New semi-detached home near McMasterville
About ten minutes up Route 229, in Sainte-Julie
From Boulevard Constable, just head up Rue Bernard-Pilon: about 8 km later, in Sainte-Julie, Maisons Pépin is building BÉAcité, a cluster of turnkey semi-detached single-family homes that come with an all-inclusive maintenance program, in the Vilamo neighbourhood.
About 8 km, no highway
On Geoffrion Street, open to visit
Upkeep handled for you
Five things to know if you're coming from McMasterville
ABOUT 11 MINUTES
Drive time calculated without traffic from McMasterville town hall to Geoffrion Street.
THE SAME STATION
Sainte-Julie has no train station, so McMasterville's remains the closest one to BÉAcité.
THREE MODELS
A single-storey bungalow, the two-storey Duo cottage or the Urbain model, all semi-detached.
OUTDOORS, DONE
Complete landscaping on delivery, and upkeep fully taken care of.
RBQ LICENCE
Maisons Pépin inc., 8297-6796-29: 30 years in business and over 2,000 housing units.
A WORK NOOK, A READING NOOK
Drag the slider: on the left, a work nook set up on the upper floor of 435 Geoffrion Street, beside the residential elevator; on the right, a bedroom in the same home, with a reading corner by the patio door.
Head up Route 229 to the model home
From McMasterville, Rue Bernard-Pilon crosses the exit 105 interchange, turns into Montée des Quarante-Deux and leaves you a few streets from the sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street. There, the sales director shows you around the homes and answers your questions.
What you'll see when you visit
A BRIGHT HOME OFFICE
At 435 Geoffrion Street, a room with an olive-green wall and a large window serves as an office — a good way to picture your own workspace.
ROOM TO ENTERTAIN
At 405, the dining room seats six. Every home has large windows and a 9-foot ceiling on the main floor.
THREE FLOOR PLANS
A bungalow with a 1,006 sq ft main floor, the Duo cottage with 2,018 sq ft of living space, or the 1,622 sq ft Urbain model, each with a basement and a garage.
FOUR ADDRESSES, READY NOW
405, 408, 423 and 435 Geoffrion Street are available for immediate sale, and each one can be toured with the sales representative.
A new semi-detached home near McMasterville, without leaving the area
You live in McMasterville and would like a new semi-detached home near McMasterville without moving away from the Richelieu River or your routines? The BÉAcité project is taking shape in Sainte-Julie, on Geoffrion Street. According to the OSRM planner, it is 8.1 km from McMasterville town hall, at 255 Boulevard Constable: about 11 minutes by car without traffic, via Route 229.
New construction is scarce in your town. Statistics Canada's 2021 Census shows that barely 4.4% of McMasterville's dwellings were built between 2016 and 2021, and semi-detached houses account for only 6.2% of them. The town covers 3.12 km² of land, with 1,904 residents per square kilometre. BÉAcité offers exactly what is hard to find there: new single-family semi-detached homes built by Maisons Pépin, each with a garage, a basement and a garden-level backyard.
In a hurry to move? Have a look at the four turnkey homes. Would you like to pick your own finishes? A home you customize can be ready in about four months.
Moving from McMasterville? Write to the sales director
Information and visit request
Why look for a new semi-detached home near McMasterville in Sainte-Julie
McMasterville and Sainte-Julie share more than a road. Both belong to the Montreal Metropolitan Community and fall under the same school service centre, the Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes, even though they sit in two different regional county municipalities (MRCs). Your Rue Bernard-Pilon becomes Montée des Quarante-Deux as it enters Sainte-Julie: it is the same Route 229.
Your train station stays the same
Sainte-Julie has no train station. If you board exo line 13 in McMasterville, you can keep doing so: that station is the closest one to Geoffrion Street, about 9 km away by car.
A home delivered finished, inside and out
Every BÉAcité home comes with complete landscaping, a garage with an outlet for charging an electric car, central air conditioning and central gas forced-air heating. Inside: a quartz kitchen counter, 9-foot ceilings and large windows in every room.
A neighbourhood built for walking
Vilamo has a promenade reserved for pedestrians, cyclists and electric mobility, as well as 600,000 sq ft of green space. Every home there is less than 300 m from a bus stop, and local public transit in Sainte-Julie is free.
Leaving the upkeep to someone else
In McMasterville, people aged 65 and over make up about 22% of the population as of July 1, 2025, according to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, and nearly three households in ten consist of one person (2021 Census). Duplex apartments account for 18.0% of the town's dwellings: owning a plex also means looking after a whole building. At BÉAcité, an all-inclusive program takes care of the upkeep, and the semi-detached bungalow keeps daily life on a single floor.
Read our article: maintenance-free home near McMasterville
Buying new or buying a resale home
McMasterville's housing has two ages: 15.8% of dwellings predate 1961, and 20.8% were built between 2001 and 2005 (2021 Census). A resale home offers an established street; a turnkey new home brings recent systems, landscaping already done and the protection of Quebec's mandatory guarantee plan for new residential buildings. To weigh both options, point by point:
Read our article: turnkey new home near McMasterville
Route 229, day to day
No highway needed: from town hall, Rue Bernard-Pilon crosses Highway 20 at the exit 105 interchange, then becomes Montée des Quarante-Deux. Allow about 8 km and 11 minutes without traffic. McMasterville's train station stays about 9 km from Geoffrion Street, and the T30 taxibus, on reservation on weekdays, links the town to the Sainte-Julie terminus. The route in detail:
Read our article: from McMasterville to Sainte-Julie
Sainte-Julie and McMasterville, two different scales
McMasterville had 5,936 residents on 3.12 km² in the 2021 Census; Sainte-Julie had 30,045 on 48.49 km². On one side, the Richelieu River and the view of Mont Saint-Hilaire; on the other, the golf club, the Vilamo neighbourhood and free local buses. Both towns share the same school service centre. The full comparison, with no bias:
Read our article: living in Sainte-Julie or McMasterville
Close to family, each in your own home
McMasterville has more children aged 14 and under than the Quebec average (19.1% versus 16.4%) and a growing share of seniors. Yet only 20 of its households were multigenerational in 2021. BÉAcité Duo presents itself as a great alternative to the intergenerational (bigénération) concept: each household in a home of its own, rather than one shared roof. For remote work, the Duo cottage's optional mezzanine adds 338 sq ft. What you should know:
Read our article: multigenerational home near McMasterville
New semi-detached home near McMasterville: common questions
Is BÉAcité in McMasterville?
No. BÉAcité's homes are in Sainte-Julie, in the Vilamo neighbourhood, on Geoffrion and Bissonnette streets. From McMasterville town hall, Route 229 gets you there in about 8 km, roughly ten minutes without traffic.
Do I need to take Highway 20?
No. Rue Bernard-Pilon crosses Highway 20 at the exit 105 interchange without joining it, then becomes Montée des Quarante-Deux in Sainte-Julie. A detour via the highway was calculated as longer: about 12 km and 16 minutes without traffic.
Can I keep using McMasterville's train station?
Yes. Sainte-Julie has no station, and McMasterville's, on exo line 13, is the closest one to Geoffrion Street, about 9 km away by car. Trains run on weekdays only, so check exo's schedules.
Which homes are for sale right now?
Four turnkey homes are available for immediate sale: 405, 408, 423 and 435 Geoffrion Street. Several customizable homes can be ready in about four months, and 20 others, cottages or bungalows, are still to be customized.
When is the model home open?
At the sales office, 435 Geoffrion Street: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evenings and weekends, visits are by appointment: 514-812-9633 (call or text).
Is BÉAcité in McMasterville?
No. BÉAcité's homes are in Sainte-Julie, in the Vilamo neighbourhood, on Geoffrion and Bissonnette streets. From McMasterville town hall, Route 229 gets you there in about 8 km, roughly ten minutes without traffic.
Four homes ready on Geoffrion Street
The four turnkey homes each have their own look. 405 Geoffrion Street has a mezzanine, three bedrooms and a rooftop terrace. The photos of 408 Geoffrion Street show a living area under a cathedral ceiling and a kitchen with a wood island. 423 Geoffrion Street has three bedrooms, a wine cellar, an open office and a finished basement. At 435 Geoffrion Street, you can spot a residential elevator. All of them can be toured by appointment.
Maisons Pépin, the builder
Founded by Michel Pépin, an engineer, the company has 30 years of experience and more than 2,000 housing units to its name. It has won five Domus awards from the APCHQ, including Builder of the Year. Serge Brochu runs the job sites, Janick Brochu handles project management and design, and Eddy Guessous guides buyers. To get better acquainted, see the Maisons Pépin page.
The floor plans before your visit
To arrive with your questions ready, look over the floor plans of all three models. They include the optional mezzanine on the Duo cottage, along with each model's garage and basement.
Your next step: the model home
A new semi-detached home near McMasterville means keeping the river, the train station and your bearings about ten minutes away, in a new home whose upkeep is taken care of. Eddy Guessous, sales director, can be reached at 514-812-9633 (call or text) or at ventes@beacite.com. Or simply plan your visit at 435 Geoffrion Street.