An East Montreal borough shaped by the 1955-1985 housing boom, Anjou groups together post-war bungalows and split-levels, duplexes, residential condos, and the rapidly redeveloping Faubourg Contrecœur sector. This concentration of post-war housing makes Anjou a distinctive inspection area: humidity, ventilation and mold concerns are common, as are period systems (legacy electrical panels, galvanized plumbing, aging French drains). Our role is to document visible signs and refer to specialized expertise when required.
A former independent municipality merged with Montreal in 2002, Anjou retains an identity strongly defined by 1955-1985 residential development. The housing stock is concentrated in three main types: brick bungalows and split-levels, duplexes and semi-detached homes, and more recent condo towers. The Faubourg Contrecœur sector now adds a new layer of contemporary construction on the former Carrière Lafarge quarry site. The historic Italian community has left its imprint on many properties, often with finished basements.
Anjou is among the Montreal boroughs where humidity, ventilation and mold issues come up most often in inspections — not because the buildings are defective, but because the housing stock matches an era (1955-1985) when insulation and ventilation were minimal. Many owners have finished their basements without an air-exchange system or modern waterproofing. The original French drains are now 40 to 60 years old. It's this combination of factors that creates chronic humidity conditions and favors mold growth.
The post-war construction era brings other issues to document systematically in Anjou.
We inspect buildings throughout the borough, including:
Each inspection type adapted to Anjou's post-war housing — bungalows, splits, duplexes, and new Faubourg Contrecœur construction.
Anjou rests almost entirely on the 1955-1985 real estate boom. Bungalows, splits-levels, duplexes and a few newer condos — most of the housing stock is 40 to 70 years old. This concentration of post-war construction makes a pre-purchase inspection in Anjou particularly attentive to end-of-life components and era materials (older electrical panels, galvanized plumbing, aging French drains).
Our pre-purchase inspection in Anjou covers 400+ checkpoints, including the recurring issues of the area: aluminum wiring (1965-1976), galvanized plumbing, foundation cracks, insufficient ventilation, and signs of mold. Detailed report in 24h*.
Anjou's residential stock combines 1950s-60s bungalows (Anjou-sur-le-Lac and Centre-Anjou sectors), 1960s-70s split-levels and cottages (Joseph-Renaud and Châteauneuf corridors), and urban duplexes near the Mercier-Est border. New construction in Faubourg Contrecœur is the rare exception to the post-war stock.
Our home inspection in Anjou examines age-specific issues for each era: for 1955-1970 bungalows, roof condition after multiple cycles, 100A or less electrical panels, corroded galvanized plumbing. For 1965-1980 splits-levels, aluminum wiring and partially-replaced windows. For duplexes, compliance of partitions between units.
Condos in Anjou are concentrated in a few recent residential complexes and in the redeveloping Faubourg Contrecœur sector. Post-2010 residential towers, vertical co-ownership condos, and plex-to-condo conversions are part of the landscape.
Our condo inspection in Anjou verifies your unit (kitchen, bathrooms, floors, ventilation, fenestration) and accessible common areas. We also examine available documents: declaration of co-ownership, contingency fund, maintenance log, recent minutes. For new condos still under GCR warranty, an inspection before warranty expiry documents covered defects. See also what a condo inspection can — and cannot — reveal.
Anjou has a fair number of duplexes and triplexes, particularly at the borders with Mercier-Est and Saint-Léonard. These income properties, often from the 1960s-80s, present typical issues of their era: end-of-life mechanical systems, sometimes non-conforming fire separations, shared plumbing at risk.
Our plex inspection in Anjou examines each accessible unit per seller agreement. We inspect shared visible systems (roof, foundations, main plumbing, electrical panel), assess included appliances, and identify compliance risks (egress, fire separations, detectors).
The Galeries d'Anjou sector and the Henri-Bourassa East corridor concentrate Anjou's commercial activity: retail, office buildings, restaurants, and small industrial buildings. The borough also hosts the AIBQ headquarters.
Our commercial inspections in Anjou cover office buildings, retail spaces, light industrial buildings, and mixed-use properties. Visual review of accessible systems (structure, envelope, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, roof) with documented report. Custom quote.
Available 7 days a week. Report in 24h*. Expertise in post-war housing stock and the humidity and ventilation issues typical of Anjou.