The Maison symphonique de Montréal is a concert hall at the corner of De Maisonneuve Boulevard West and Saint-Urbain Street in Montreal. It stands on the northeastern esplanade of Place des Arts, in the Quartier des Spectacles. Jack Diamond of Diamond Schmitt Architects designed it. Construction began in May 2009, and it opened on September 7, 2011.
The hall seats about 2,100 people. It was first called Adresse symphonique. SNC-Lavalin was the main contractor, and the company operates and maintains the hall for its owner, IA Financial Group, until 2038.
The hall holds a four-manual, 83-rank organ by Casavant Frères, opus 3900, with 6,489 pipes. The organ cost 4 million dollars.
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