A surge in demand means there’s suddenly a lot less space available real estate in Montreal’s industrial areas. : A surge in demand means there’s suddenly a lot less space available real estate in Montreal’s industrial areas. Goodfood is among the companies who have expanded the square-footage of their operations in St-Laurent. John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette Demand is growing from entrepreneurs in transportation, distribution and logistics, while many locally based online retail businesses, as well as technology and manufacturing companies are also in expansion mode.