{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is the Montreal Office Market Really Making a Comeback? What the Numbers Don\u2019t Tell You","description":"Is the Montreal office market truly recovering, or is it just a temporary illusion? In this episode of Espace Montreal, Axel Monsaingeon sits down with Andr\u00e9 Plourde, Executive Vice President and one of the most influential brokers in the Montreal market, to break down 35 years of real estate cycles, crises, and comebacks. From Cit\u00e9 du Multim\u00e9dia to Place Ville-Marie and trophy office buildings, Andr\u00e9 shares a ground-level reading of the market, the mistakes property owners must avoid, the new expectations of tenants, and why some buildings are winning while others are falling behind. An essential episode for anyone who wants to understand where the office market in Montreal is really headed in 2026 and beyond. &amp;nbsp; Topics &amp;amp; Timestamps \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83d\udcbc Early career and cycles of the Montreal real estate market (00:01:03) \ud83d\udcc9 Crises, vacancy, and the resilience of the office market (00:04:07) \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f Cit\u00e9 du Multim\u00e9dia and post-pandemic challenges (00:08:50) \ud83c\udfe2 Return to the office and new tenant expectations (00:16:10) \u2728 Why trophy office buildings are outperforming (00:18:43) \ud83d\udece\ufe0f Services, employee experience, and asset repositioning (00:22:22) \ud83d\udcb0 Rents, vacancy, and the future of office construction (00:24:38) \ud83d\udd04 Converting Class B buildings into Class A instead of residential (00:27:07) &amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udd17 Connect with Andr\u00e9 Plourde \ud83d\udcbc LinkedIn:  https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andr%C3%A9-g-plourde-309378136\/?originalSubdomain=ca  \ud83c\udfe2 Colliers: https:\/\/www.collierscanada.com\/en-ca\/experts\/andre-plourde&amp;nbsp; \ud83d\udc64 Follow Axel Monsaingeon \ud83d\udcbc LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/axel-monsaingeon-42577b28\/ \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/axelmonsaingeon &amp;nbsp; \ud83c\udf10 Explore more resources \ud83d\udcca Market guides, data, and advertising opportunities: https:\/\/www.e5pace.com\/ ","author_name":"Espace Montr\u00e9al Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.e5pace.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40019035\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/395868\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40019035"}