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Here's what the new Maison de Radio-Canada will look like

The building will boast lots of natural light, a four-storey atrium and meet environmental and sustainable development standards equivalent to a LEED Silver certification.

4-storey atrium, natural light, rooftop patio among features

The new Maison de Radio-Canada will boast lots of natural light, a four-storey atrium and meet environmental and sustainable development standards equivalent to a LEED Silver certification. (CBC)

CBC/Radio-Canada has unveiled the first images of thenew Maisonde Radio-Canada.

The building will boastlots of natural light,a four-storey atrium, a rooftop patio, and it will meetenvironmental and sustainable development standards equivalent to aLEED Silvercertification.

The real estate developer Broccolini is leading the consortium that will constructthe new building, which will be at the corner of Ren- Lvesque Boulevard and Papineau Avenue now a parking lot for the existing CBC/Radio-Canada building.

The new building will have a reduced number of parking spots in order to encourage active transportation.

The project is subject to federal Treasury Board approval.

DevelopmentcompanyGroupeMach Inc. has purchased the existing building and the westernparking lot. It will be preserved but given a new purpose.

The new building will be east of the old one and feature a green roof. (CBC)

Construction is set tobegin next September and is slated to be done by January 2020. CBC/Radio-Canada is to become a tenant under a 30-year lease.