ALMA @ Quartier Latin is purpose-built student housing at 2011 Avenue Joly, Montréal — a short walk from UQAM and steps from Berri-UQAM metro, the city’s busiest transit hub. Fully furnished 1- and 2-bedroom suites feature rooftop patio access, contemporary design, energy-efficient upgrades, and professional management. For students who want to live at the heart of Montreal’s student neighbourhood, this is the address to know.
Montréal is one of Canada’s great student cities — UQAM, McGill, Concordia, and several CEGEPs mean hundreds of thousands of students are competing for housing in a market that ranges from world-class to deeply underwhelming. The Quartier Latin itself, where UQAM’s campus sits, is particularly competitive: the neighbourhood is central, culturally rich, and directly served by the city’s main transit interchange at Berri-UQAM.
Most students searching near UQAM face a familiar problem: older apartments with deferred maintenance, private landlords of inconsistent reliability, and a rental calendar that pushes students to sign leases months before they’ve even confirmed their programs. ALMA @ Quartier Latin was built to offer a different model.
ALMA @ Quartier Latin is a purpose-built student and young professional residence located at 2011 Avenue Joly, Montréal, QC H2X 1H9. The building sits in the heart of the Quartier Latin — the neighbourhood that takes its name from the historical concentration of French-language educational institutions and the intellectual, literary culture that grew around them.
The location is outstanding by any metric: UQAM is approximately 650 metres away (an 8-minute walk). Berri-UQAM metro station — where Montréal’s Orange, Green, and Yellow lines converge — is under a 10-minute walk, giving residents access to every corner of the city without needing a car.
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Distance is one of ALMA @ Quartier Latin’s strongest assets. Here’s the verified picture:
| University / Institution | Approximate Distance from 2011 Avenue Joly |
| Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) | ~650 m — approximately 8 minutes on foot |
| Concordia University | ~3.2 km — approx. 15 min by metro (Green Line direct) |
| McGill University (downtown campus) | Accessible via metro — approx. 15–20 min |
| Dawson College | ~3.7 km — accessible by metro |
| LaSalle College Montréal | ~3.6 km — accessible by transit |
For UQAM students, ALMA @ Quartier Latin is as close as off-campus housing gets to the university’s core buildings. For students at Concordia or McGill, the Berri-UQAM metro hub makes commuting fast and straightforward.
ALMA @ Quartier Latin offers fully furnished 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom suites:
All suites come fully furnished and move-in ready — no coordinating furniture deliveries or renting a van. The contemporary design and energy-efficient upgrades throughout the building mean these are genuinely modern apartments, not student housing in the dated sense.
The rooftop patio is a particularly notable amenity for Montréal: the city’s summers are spectacular, and having rooftop outdoor space in the Quartier Latin — with views toward Old Montréal — is not something you find in most student rentals in the area.
Yes — and the Quartier Latin location specifically makes this true. The neighbourhood has a long history of welcoming students from across Québec, Canada, and internationally. UQAM itself has a significant international student population, and the Quartier Latin’s dense mix of cafés, restaurants, services, and cultural institutions makes navigating a new city considerably easier.
Practical considerations for international students: Berri-UQAM metro puts you a short ride from downtown services, financial institutions, government offices (including those handling immigration paperwork), and the wider Montreal student network. The fully furnished suites also mean there’s no burden of sourcing furniture from scratch when you arrive in a new country.
The Quartier Latin has a large stock of older rental apartments, many of which are managed by private landlords with varying responsiveness and maintenance standards. The most common complaints from students in the area tend to fall into predictable categories: slow maintenance response, dated kitchens and bathrooms, and lease terms that don’t flex around academic schedules.
ALMA @ Quartier Latin addresses these directly: the building has undergone significant renovation with energy-efficient upgrades, suites are fully furnished to a consistent contemporary standard, and professional management means there’s an accountable team behind your tenancy. The rooftop patio and the Berri-UQAM metro proximity are location advantages that no amount of renovation can give to a building that doesn’t already have them.
Visit thisismyalma.ca/quartier-latin-montreal or contact the leasing team directly at aqlrentals@thisismyalma.ca A virtual tour is also available at the ALMA website.
Contact the leasing team directly to discuss your specific dates and program needs — aqlrentals@thisismyalma.ca
Yes — Quartier des Spectacles, Montréal’s cultural district and host to major festivals including Jazz Fest and Just for Laughs, is approximately 500 metres from 2011 Avenue Joly.
Contact the leasing team for current parking options. The Berri-UQAM metro location means many residents find they don’t need a car for daily life in Montréal.
The Quartier Latin is a central, active neighbourhood with consistent foot traffic and the presence of students, cultural venues, and restaurants throughout the day and evening. As with any dense urban neighbourhood, awareness of your surroundings is always sensible.
