New semi-detached home near Mount Royal
From the Town of Mount Royal to the Vilamo neighbourhood, on the South Shore
From Town of Mount Royal city hall on Avenue Roosevelt, some forty kilometres along Highway 40, the bridge-tunnel and Highway 20 lead to BÉAcité, in Sainte-Julie: roughly 40 minutes when the road is clear. On these 50 lots, Maisons Pépin is building single-family semi-detached homes delivered ready to live in, with the upkeep handled for you.
Via the A-40 and the bridge-tunnel
Semi-detached: 17.5% of TMR homes
Landscaped on delivery, upkeep included
BÉAcité at a glance for Mount Royal residents
REM, NO TRANSFER
From Canora and Ville-de-Mont-Royal stations, trains run straight through to Brossard; on weekdays, exo route 600 carries on to Sainte-Julie.
THREE MODELS
A single-storey bungalow, the Duo cottage with 2,018 sq ft of living space, and the 1,622 sq ft Urbain model.
FOUR HOMES FOR SALE
405, 408, 423 and 435 Geoffrion Street are finished and available for immediate sale.
A YARD WITHOUT CHORES
Complete landscaping on delivery, followed by an all-inclusive maintenance program.
FIVE DOMUS AWARDS
Presented by the APCHQ to Maisons Pépin inc., holder of RBQ licence 8297-6796-29.
ONE LIVING ROOM, TWO VIEWPOINTS
Drag the slider between two photos of the same living room, in one of the four turnkey homes on Geoffrion Street: on one side, the fireplace and built-in TV; on the other, the floating staircase with its glass railing.
See the homes in person, starting from Mount Royal
The sales office is at 435 Geoffrion Street in Sainte-Julie. From Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the sales director is on hand to meet you; for evenings, Saturdays and Sundays, visits are by appointment. Take exit 105 off Highway 20, follow the signs for the Vallée-du-Richelieu golf club, then the project signs.
What you'll find in a BÉAcité semi-detached home
A YARD OF YOUR OWN
A garden-level backyard and a private garden; several lots have no neighbour behind them, and a pool or a spa can be added.
UNDER HIGH CEILINGS
9-foot ceilings on the ground floor, large windows in every room and, as an option, a cathedral ceiling over the dining room.
FINISHED HOMES
Four homes on Geoffrion Street can be toured right now; the photos of number 435 even show a glass residential elevator.
INCLUDED FROM DAY ONE
A quartz kitchen counter, central air conditioning, central gas heating, a garage and an outlet for charging an electric car.
A new semi-detached home near Mount Royal: a format you already know
If you live in the Town of Mount Royal, a new semi-detached home near Mount Royal will feel familiar. In the 2021 Census, 17.5% of the town's dwellings were semi-detached houses, more than three times the share across Quebec as a whole (5.3%). What's scarce in TMR is recent construction: 63.4% of its homes were built in 1960 or earlier, and only 4.1% went up between 2016 and 2021.
BÉAcité stretches along Geoffrion and Bissonnette streets, in Sainte-Julie's Vilamo neighbourhood, between Avenue des Bâtisseurs and Rue des Pionniers. Its site plan brings together 50 lots, two parks and a retention pond, with the Club de golf La Vallée-du-Richelieu right next door. The Duo cottage rises two to three storeys above its basement, with a single garage and a double driveway; the bungalow is all on one level, and every home has a garden-level backyard.
Keen to move quickly? Start with the four homes available for immediate sale. Would you rather pick your own finishes? Several customizable semi-detached homes can be ready in about four months, and some twenty more, cottages and bungalows alike, are still waiting for your choices.
Your questions, from Mount Royal to Geoffrion Street
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Why a new semi-detached home near Mount Royal, in Sainte-Julie
The Town of Mount Royal and Sainte-Julie share neither the same history nor the same density, but they belong to the same metropolitan area and the same ARTM transit territory, in zone A for the former and zone C for the latter. Choosing a new semi-detached home near Mount Royal, on the Sainte-Julie side, means trading a bit of proximity for a lot of new space. Here is what that trade involves.
Two neighbourhoods drawn up in advance
The garden city designed by Frederick Gage Todd was incorporated in 1912 and designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008. Much as TMR was in its day, Vilamo was planned as a whole: 600,000 sq ft of green space, more than 15% of the neighbourhood, a promenade set aside for pedestrians, bikes and electric transportation, and architectural standards that shape the look of the neighbourhood.
Brand-new systems
A central gas forced-air system, central air conditioning, a quartz counter and generous windows: nothing to replace when you arrive, plus the protection of Quebec's mandatory guarantee plan for new residential buildings.
Outdoor space delivered, then maintained
Grading is included, so is the landscaping, and the upkeep is handled after that. Several lots have no neighbour behind them, and a rooftop terrace is among the options.
What you have to accept
In 2021, 15.4% of commuters in the Town of Mount Royal used public transit, compared with 3.8% in Sainte-Julie, where 90.2% got around by car. On weekends, no bus runs all the way to Geoffrion Street, and the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine bridge-tunnel remains under construction until 2027, according to Quebec's transportation ministry.
From Avenue Roosevelt to Geoffrion Street
By car, the most direct route takes Highway 40 to the Anjou interchange, the bridge-tunnel, then Highway 20 to exit 105: 38.1 km, about 40 minutes without traffic. Without a car, your two REM stations lead to Brossard with no transfer; from there, exo route 600 and a taxibus on reservation take over, Monday to Friday only. The timings, step by step:
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Renovating in the garden city or moving into new
In the Town of Mount Royal, exterior work generally requires a permit, and the site planning and architectural integration program (PIIA) guides the choice of materials according to each house's style. That framework protects the character of the streets. A turnkey new home takes a different path: grading included, recent systems and the new-home guarantee. The full comparison:
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Two planned neighbourhoods, a century apart
Mount Royal has 2,776.7 residents per km², Sainte-Julie 619.6 (2021 Census). One has two REM stations and some thirty parks; the other, free local transit and more than 40 km of walking and cycling paths. The everyday language differs too: French is the language spoken most often at home for 43.2% of TMR residents and 94.2% of Sainte-Julie residents. The side-by-side portrait:
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A room for work, without crowding the family
In May 2021, at the height of the pandemic, 39.2% of workers in the Town of Mount Royal did their jobs from home. The practice has eased since, but some workers have kept it. In the Duo cottage, an optional 338 sq ft mezzanine can hold an office; the basement leaves room for other set-ups. Ideas worth exploring:
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Leave the pruning shears and the ladder to someone else
In 15.7% of TMR households, the primary maintainer is 75 or older (Quebec: 11.7%). Yet the town does not look after trees in residents' yards: pruning, permit-based removal and heavy branches all fall to the owner. At BÉAcité, an all-inclusive maintenance program takes over, and the semi-detached bungalow keeps the essentials on a single floor. What you should know:
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New semi-detached home near Mount Royal: common questions
Is BÉAcité in the Town of Mount Royal?
No. BÉAcité is in Sainte-Julie, on the South Shore, in the Vilamo neighbourhood. From Town of Mount Royal city hall at 90 Avenue Roosevelt, it's 38.1 km and about 40 minutes without traffic. To be clear, we mean the Town of Mount Royal, not Mount Royal Park or the Plateau-Mont-Royal.
Can I get there by REM?
Partly. From Canora or Ville-de-Mont-Royal station, the REM runs to Brossard with no transfer, in 27 to 28 minutes by our calculation. On weekdays, exo route 600 then goes to the Sainte-Julie terminus, and the T34 taxibus, on reservation, stops about 90 m from Geoffrion Street. Allow roughly 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes in all. On weekends, you'll need a car.
When can I visit?
The sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street is open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evening visits, and those on Saturday and Sunday, are arranged by appointment: 514-812-9633 by phone or text, or ventes@beacite.com.
How large are the models?
The semi-detached bungalow offers 1,006 sq ft on the ground floor and the same in the basement, plus a 294 sq ft garage. The Duo cottage has 2,018 sq ft of living space, or 2,356 sq ft with the optional mezzanine. The Urbain model provides 1,622 sq ft of living space on two levels.
Is a new home covered by a guarantee?
In Quebec, a new home sold by a builder must be covered by the mandatory guarantee plan for new residential buildings. The sales director will walk you through the coverage that applies to the home you're interested in.
Is BÉAcité in the Town of Mount Royal?
No. BÉAcité is in Sainte-Julie, on the South Shore, in the Vilamo neighbourhood. From Town of Mount Royal city hall at 90 Avenue Roosevelt, it's 38.1 km and about 40 minutes without traffic. To be clear, we mean the Town of Mount Royal, not Mount Royal Park or the Plateau-Mont-Royal.
Four ready homes, four personalities
Each one has its own character: 405 Geoffrion Street brings together three bedrooms, a mezzanine and a rooftop terrace; the photos of 408 Geoffrion Street show a living area under a cathedral ceiling, a kitchen with a wood island and an office closed off by a glass door; at 423 Geoffrion Street, you'll find a three-bedroom Duo home with a custom wine cellar, an open office and a finished basement; finally, the photos of 435 Geoffrion Street reveal a residential elevator and a sun-filled office. The sales director can show you any of them.
Maisons Pépin, a South Shore builder
Founded by Michel Pépin, an engineer, the company has 30 years of experience and more than 2,000 housing units to its name. The APCHQ has given it five Domus awards, including Builder of the Year. Serge Brochu coordinates the job sites, Janick Brochu leads the projects and their design, and Eddy Guessous guides buyers. To get acquainted, see the Maisons Pépin team page.
Study the plans before you hit the road
A forty-minute drive is easier to plan with the drawings in hand. Go through the detailed floor plans, level by level: ground floor, upper floor, basement and the Duo cottage's mezzanine. You'll reach the sales office knowing which rooms to compare and which questions to ask.
Next step: the sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street
A new semi-detached home near Mount Royal means keeping a familiar format while changing your address, the age of your walls and the pace of your upkeep. Eddy Guessous, sales director, answers at 514-812-9633, by phone or text, and at ventes@beacite.com. On weekdays, stop by between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.; for an evening, a Saturday or a Sunday, request an appointment.