The garage at 5710 Upper Lachine was most recently occupied by a pair of jovial identical twins from Armenia who specialized in vehicular electrical systems. They had been there for a half dozen years after relocating from nearby De Maisonneuve on the other side of the tracks. The garage housed, in previous incarnations, Tuff Cote Rustproofing and Norad Automobiles and other such stuff.
The building has become a fish-out-of water for the area as is the only remaining garage in a residential area increasingly coveted due to its proximity to the upcoming Sueprhospital.
It sits adjacent to a site where the not-so-old Sul Viale restaurant building, previously owned by noted local entrepreneur Tony Magi, was demolished for a recently-completed condo project.
The enterprise behind this proposed demolition is a numbered company based in a St. Laurent strip mall.
I don't know whether zoning restrictions will pressure the new developers to include some commercial on the property, as it's technically the high street of St. Raymond's, although not much commerce happens on the strip, with the exception of the thriving Minto convenience store, Momesso's restaurant and NDG Bakery.
The strip is significantly quieter since the nearby Inuit facility was transferred to the old Reddy Memorial Hospital on Tupper just West of Atwater but those moving into the area should be aware of upcoming Superhospital-related traffic construction hell, expected to bumper-to-bumper streets of the area for at least a couple of years.
Watch for local politicians to give into all of the architect's demands, as the borough has, in the past, rolled over to even the most ridiculous requests along that strip, including illegally allowing the installation of new electrical poles across the street.
The setbacks on the upcoming project can be expected to be nil as well, as the borough routinely allows to build right onto the edge of the sidewalk. I'd barely blink an eye if they approved a Drummond Court over-the-street type project.