CN Central Station Complex

The CN Central Station Complex is a true landmark in the heart Montreal’s central business district. With close to 30 million visitors per year, the CN Central Station is the second busiest passenger train transportation facility in Canada and a major gateway to 60 kilometres of underground shopping and services in Montreal. This multi-modal transportation hub also hosts Via Rail, whose network links cities, towns and villages across Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.  Amtrak also operates from CN Central Station, with services between Montreal and New York City.

Type of Space

The property is a 1,704,325 square foot mixed-use office, retail and industrial complex comprised of:

• 625,876 square feet of Class A office space;
• 89,018 square feet of retail space; and
• 989,431 square feet of industrial space.

CN Central Station Complex houses CN’s headquarter building, the passenger rail activities of VIA Rail Canada, l’Agence métropolitaine de Transport and Amtrak. It is the busiest passenger train transportation facility in Montreal and it is connected to Montreal’s public transit and passenger train systems. The Complex is directly linked by pedestrian tunnels and corridors to neighbouring properties including Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Place Ville-Marie, 800 René-Lévesque, 1000 De La Gauchetière, 1100 University, 1060 University and Place Bonaventure.

CN Central Station Complex is located in the heart of Montreal’s downtown core. At surface level, CN Central Station Complex is located in the city block bounded by René-Lévesque Boulevard to the north, University Street to the east, De La Gauchetière Street to the south and Mansfield Street to the west. It extends underground over three city blocks from Cathcart Street at its northern limit to Saint-Antoine Street at its southern limit, with direct access to Montreal’s underground pedestrian network, including access to public transit (including Bonaventure subway station).

CN Central Station Complex is composed of the following main elements:

• CN Central Station, which includes the Grand Hall, train platforms and sub-track levels. CN Central Station may be a candidate for a potential rail link between downtown Montreal and the Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International Airport;
• Les Halles de la Gare, which includes retail and commercial services, including a food court and major retail outlets;
• Two office towers, one comprising 17 storeys, the other one comprising two storeys; and
• An extensive strategically-located downtown parking facility for 1,623 cars.

Our anchor tenant is the Canadian National Railway, whose head office is located within the Complex. Other major retail tenants include Staples Business Depot, Deli Planet Restaurant, McDonald’s and Banque Nationale, while the major office tenants are the CN, Intelerad Medical Systems and Homburg Invest. The CN office and industrial leases will mature in 2027 and 2037 respectively.