Montreal makes a lot of noise about itself but its sister city Laval is quietly making some major ground as an interesting place to live a better life.
Here's a list of reasons why the old also-ran has become a place you can no longer overlook as a location to live.
Here's a list of reasons why the old also-ran has become a place you can no longer overlook as a location to live.
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- It's Canada's 13th largest city and its growth rate of 8 percent between 1996 and 2011 is higher than Montreal's and is the sixth-highest of those 13 cities, real estate values tend to rise faster in quicker-growing cities.
- Condos cost something like $100,000 less than they might in Montreal, with places near the fast-growing Montmorency metro station area costing as little as $136,000. When the vacancy rates tighten up those prices will shoot right up.
- Bridges are short, highways and roads are wide, with the 13 and 15 make getting into the city a breeze.
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- Metros go downtown Montreal along the main orange line, no changing at Berri required.
- It's a paradise for those with cars. Having a family just became a ton easier. Meanwhile Montreal is yanking out parking and closing ramps with the idea of forcing people onto public transit.
- It's clean, new, growing, booming. Not all the island is a hotspot but culturally-speaking it's no worse than many other parts of Montreal
- The Montreal Canadiens AHL team is expected to move there in two years
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- A massive $427 million commercial project connected to the Montmorency metro station announced this week will make that area abuzz with action. That project is expected to create over 3,500 jobs
- It has still has an air of wild-west opportunity where things can grow and thrive, and has attractions ranging from family friendly Cosmodome, Centropolis, baseball batting cages to strip clubs and nightlife hot spots like the Moombah.
- Still loads of green space and nature parks.
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