Modular housing units at Montreal’s Hippodrome site slated to open by late September

The modular housing sites set up for the homeless at Montreal’s Hippodrome site are expected to be ready by end-of-summer.

The project in Côte-des-Neiges–NDG is still under construction.

It was announced last winter and this site, alongside one in Ahunstic-Cartierville on Rue Louvain, were slated to open in the spring. But that deadline was then pushed back to July.

CityNews received a tour of the site to view its progress in early July.

The City says mid- to late September seems more likely for the grand opening of the spaces that will have 28 rooms — accommodating up to 30 people.

A spokesperson says that work is on schedule. The construction is said to be in the final phase, with more work needed on the exterior, like landscaping.

The Louvain site is poised to open by the end of t