5505 St-Laurent Boulevard (Montreal, Quebec): Difference between revisions

'''5505 St-Laurent Boulevard''', also known as the '''Peck Building''', is a building located on [[St-Laurent Boulevard (Montreal, Quebec)|St-Laurent Boulevard]] in [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. It was built in 1903 and since housed different clothing factories. The building is currently the location of {{w|Ubisoft Montreal}}.

The Peck Building was constructed in 1903, on a site of a former quarry. The building was opened in 1904, housing a textile factory<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/28/business/ubisofts-montreal-studio-where-artists-are-superheroes.html Where the Artists Are the Superheroes], [[The New York Times]], April 27, 2013.</ref> owned by John W. Peck & Company Ltd. In 1913, the building was extended to the [[St-Dominique Street (Montreal, Quebec)|St-Dominique Street]] in order to house more employees. On May 26, 1920, John W. Peck, owner of Peck & Co., had died of heart disease. Ten years later, in 1920, the factory was closed. Since then, several other clothing manufacturers were occupying the space. TheDiscreet Logic, developer of animation software Discreet Logic, was located on the top floor from 1993 to 1997, and since then moved to Griffintown.<ref>[https://mtltimes.ca/life/who-knows-what-building-this-was-and-is-now-then-now-montreal/ Who knows what building this was and is now? Then & Now Montreal], [[Montreal Times]].</ref>

Since 1997, Ubisoft Montreal occupies the building.<ref>[https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/ubisoft-announces-the-creation-of-1000-jobs-in-montreal Ubisoft Announces the Creation of 1000 Jobs in Montreal], {{W|Gamer Network|GamesIndustry.biz}}, February 1, 2005.</ref> The establishment of Ubisoft Montreal had a positive impact on The Mile End area of the city.<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/respawned-how-video-games-revitalize-cities-1.928249#ixzz0zX4WWLQc Respawned: How video games revitalize cities], [[CBC]], September 13, 2010.</ref>