The area is mostly residential, offering calm and rest while being nearby many services and downtown Montreal which is 15-20 minutes by subway!!
WITHIN 5 MINUTES WALK:
- Monk subway,
- Many stores on the Monk Boulevard (grocery stores, banks, pharmacies, liquor store, several restaurants, bars, etc ...)
- Tennis (registration required)
- Bixi (bike) station at the corner of Jolicoeur Street and Hamilton street or at the Jolicoeur subway (cost involved).
WITHIN 10 MINUTES:
- Angrignon Park where it is pleasant to take a walk (less than 10 minutes walking distance)
- Angrignon shopping center on Boulevard Newman where you will find many shops both in the mall and nearby (about 5 minutes by car, 10 minutes by subway or bus, 20 minute walk)
- Lachine Canal where you will find a bike path and where it is pleasant walking, cycling or skating (less than 5 minutes by car, 10 minutes by bike or 20 minutes walk)
- Atwater Market where you can shop, have a coffee with a pastry, or just to relax on the lawn, rent bikes and kayaks (about 10 minutes by subway, about 45 minutes walking distance along the Lachine Canal) ,
- Free outdoor pool during the summer at Ignace Bourget park (about 5 minutes by car, 10 minutes by bike, 20 minutes walk),
- the new McGill University Health Centre (about 5 minutes by car),
- Champlain and Victoria bridges and easy access to highways 10, 15 and 720 to the downtown, the airport and the South Shore (about 10 minutes by car).
ABOUT 15 MINUTES:
- Go dinner with family or friends in the trendy restaurants of St. Henry and Notre Dame street (Charlevoix subway and Lionel Groulx subway) (about 15 minutes by subway, plus some walking)
- St. Lawrence River where you can walk there or bike (about 10 minutes by car, 15 minutes by subway plus walking and 30 minutes walk).