Herron seniors’ residence, home of devastating COVID-19 outbreak, to be turned into condos [Video]

The Herron Residence in Dorval made headlines during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 after 47 people died there.

Now, the building is being turned into condos.

It was a site of sadness for so many years.

“What happened here is devastating and should never, ever happen again. It was a failure of the system,” said Dorval Mayor Marc Doret.

Years after the regional health authority shut down the site, it was sold and now Logements Urbain is renovating it to create 98 rental units. Yanick Pazzi says they’ll range from studio-sized to large apartments, but won’t confirm what the rent could cost.

He says the complex also has shared spaces like communal areas and a courtyard, “to break the loneliness that people can have living by themselves,” Pazzi said.

Doret says it was a tough decision but city council voted to move forward on this project.

“What happened here during COVID, I think, has …