Promenades Cathédrale

The foundations of Christ Church Cathedral on Sainte-Catherine Street West in downtown Montreal, where the 1985 redevelopment of the Anglican cathedral’s air rights created an underground retail gallery directly beneath the 1857 Gothic Revival building and connected to the RÉSO underground pedestrian network at McGill metro station, give Promenades de la Cathédrale a downtown Montreal commercial identity whose combination of luxury retail proximity, Montreal institutional heritage, and RÉSO-connected professional and tourist catchment distinguishes it from every other enclosed mall format in the Quebec commercial market. Maison Birks, the Montreal-founded Canadian luxury jeweler whose street-level presence adjacent to the Cathedral gives it a commercial authority in the downtown Montreal jewelry market, is positioned at the Sainte-Catherine and University entrance to the commercial complex, anchoring the luxury retail co-tenancy context for the underground gallery. Sephora and Aveda serve the prestige and professional beauty categories. DeSerres, the Quebec-founded arts and crafts supply chain, gives the property a Francophone creative professional identity. Les Glaceurs gives the property a Montreal-founded artisan ice cream identity.

Café Van Houtte, the Montreal-founded specialty coffee brand, gives the property a Quebec-native café identity. Jean Coutu and Pharmaprix serve the pharmacy categories. SAQ Sélection serves the Quebec government wine and spirits retail category. Indigo serves the books and lifestyle category. Sports Experts serves the sporting goods category. Foot Locker serves the athletic footwear category. Bell, Rogers, Fido, and Virgin Plus serve the Quebec telecom retail categories. Ecksand, Swarovski, and Manoukian Jewellery serve the fine and luxury jewelry floor. Old Navy serves the accessible fashion category. Linen Chest serves the home goods and textile category.

The property’s commercial role in downtown Montreal is the Cathedral underground gallery: a DeSerres-Les Glaceurs Quebec arts and food identity whose Sephora prestige beauty, SAQ government wine, and RÉSO McGill metro catchment give the downtown Montreal professional, tourist, and cultural household an underground retail format whose co-tenancy reflects the unique commercial character of the only shopping centre in Canada built beneath an operating Gothic Revival cathedral.