In the late 1990s, Europa acquired several properties in Outremont and in 1996 began revitalizing the neighbourhood’s former industrial district. Europa Phases I-V are located on the corner of Ducharme and De l’Épée and quickly became a standard for innovative architecture at the end of the millennium. The project was cited in numerous articles, magazines and classes for its bold pioneering approach and became an important example of positive social and urban transformation.

1997 : Phase I

• 900 to 914 Querbes, 8 maisons de ville
• Prix Orange, City of Outremont
• Prix d’Excellence, Quebec Order of Architects
• Prix Projet Domiciliare from the Ordre des urbanistes du Québec
• Prix Habitas-Municipalités

1998: Phase II

• 901 to 935 Avenue de l’Épée, 18 condominiums (2 six-plexes adjacent to 6 maisons de ville)
• Curved roofs in laminated wood and 30-foot skylights
• Grand Prix d’Excellence, Quebec Order of Architects
• Honourable Mention for Urban Development, City of Outremont

1999: Phase III

• 871 to 899 Avenue de l’Épée, 15 condominiums (2 six-plexes adjacent to 3 maisons de ville)
• 100% steel structure
• Gardens in the units and on the roof

2000: Phase IV

• 1100 Avenue Ducharme, 25 condominiums
• Purchase and relocation of Bellingham Cleaners on Avenue de l’Épée
• Major renovation of the cleaning plant
• Construction of an underground garage underneath the existing structure
• Exterior elevator in the garden, with access to units by outdoor walkways
• Award of Excellence in Architecture
• Prix Orange d’Héritage Montréal

2001: Phase V

• 900 Avenue de l’Épée, 12 units
• Purchase of Periodica’s publishing offices
• Renovation of the existing structure and construction of an underground garage underneath the building
• Addition of 2 floors on top of the existing structure, creating 8 superimposed maisons de ville