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      Group Society and Laurier Capital just acquired the 137-year-old heritage building from Cadillac Fairview for $62 million.

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      Windsor Station has been many things since Bruce Price designed it in 1889: a railway hub that helped build a city, a grand civic room that fell out of the public's awareness, and for the last several decades, a heritage office building largely frequented by tenants and their employees.

      A new ownership group wants to change that last part: Group Society, controlled by the Cheaib family—the family that co-founded Marché Adonis before selling to Metro Inc. in 2011—and Laurier Capital, a Montreal real estate firm founded just three months ago, have acquired Windsor Station from Cadillac Fairview. The transaction closed, with La Presse reporting the deal at $62 million; the buyers have not publicly confirmed the figure.

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      Windsor Station's New Owners Are Determined to Make It More Than a Landmark

      Group Society and Laurier Capital just acquired the 137-year-old heritage building from Cadillac Fairview for $62 million.

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      March 31, 2026 · 3 min read

      Windsor Station's New Owners Are Determined to Make It More Than a Landmark

      Discover the places mentioned in this story

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      Windsor Station has been many things since Bruce Price designed it in 1889: a railway hub that helped build a city, a grand civic room that fell out of the public's awareness, and for the last several decades, a heritage office building largely frequented by tenants and their employees.

      A new ownership group wants to change that last part: Group Society, controlled by the Cheaib family—the family that co-founded Marché Adonis before selling to Metro Inc. in 2011—and Laurier Capital, a Montreal real estate firm founded just three months ago, have acquired Windsor Station from Cadillac Fairview. The transaction closed, with La Presse reporting the deal at $62 million; the buyers have not publicly confirmed the figure.

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