Welcome to Ottawa, the beautiful and historic capital of Canada that is booming with new condo developments.
Sitting on the South Bank of the Ottawa River in southern Ontario, Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the center of the National Capital Region. It has a population of over 1.3 million people and a history dating back to 1826. It's famously home to many cultural landmarks and educational institutions.
As well as being a cultural and educational hub, Ottawa is also home to countless condos. There are 428 condo buildings in Ottawa, and you can find a wide range of Ottawa condo buildings like Low-Rise, Mid-Rise, High-Rise, Luxury, Pre-Construction, and Lofts too. In short, there are many types of Ottawa condos for sale, offering something for everyone.
A big selling point of Ottawa is its diversity, and it has lots of interesting neighborhoods to explore and discover.
You can find a wide range of Ottawa condos in some of the city's most popular and rapidly-developing neighborhoods, including Centretown, Downtown Ottawa, Sandy Hill, Westboro, Hintonburg, Mechanicsville, Byward Market, The Glebe, and Lebreton. Centretown, Downtown Ottawa, and Byward Market tend to have the most condos in Ottawa.
Centretown, Downtown Ottawa, and Byward Market all have a high number of condos in Ottawa. These neighborhoods are also some of the best places to live in Ottawa, home to famous landmarks like the Peace Tower, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and ByWard Market Square.
The city also boasts many other exciting neighborhoods with Ottawa condos for sale, including neighborhoods that are quieter and calmer, ideal for growing families, and many of the best condo buildings offering easy access to Ottawa's top sights like Parliament Hill, the Rideau Canal, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Canadian War Museum.
The average days on market for condos for sale in Ottawa is 40 days, and the average sale price of condos in Ottawa is $390,239. There were 2039 Ottawa condos sold last year. Ottawa saw a decrease in the number of condos sold of -5% compared to the previous year. There are also plenty of new constructions of condos in Ottawa too, opening up more opportunities for new arrivals to this fabulous city.
In terms of general lifestyle for a condo in Ottawa, the city has a walk score of 7, a bike score of 25, and a transit score of 26. Ottawa condo dwellers can rely on the city's OC Transpo public transport system of buses and light rail transit to get around with ease, and the capital region has more than 300km of bike paths too, ideal for cyclists.
School House Lofts is located in the trendy neighbourhood of Hintonburg at 19 Melrose Avenue. This unique building was converted in 2009 from the 'Ecole du Sacre Coeur' by The Regional Group and Douglas Hardie Architects, making it a hard-loft building style. School House Lofts has many unique features such as exposed brick walls, floor to ceiling windows and 12' ceilings. The monthly condo fees include the caretaker, building insurance and management. School House Lofts has been tastefully updated in recent years to honour the original design. The windows were carefully built to match the originals and the preservation of the clay-tiled canopy at the building's entrance are examples of the developer's commitment to protecting original features. Condos for sale at 19 Melrose Avenue feature exposed ducts, exposed natural interior brick walls, in-unit laundry, hardwood flooring, granite countertops, balconies and large terraces. Underground parking and storage lockers are available with most units. In 2011, The Regional Group received the 'Award of Excellence-Adaptive Use and Infill' honour - issued by the Ottawa Architectural Conservation Awards.
A fresh cup of java or tea is never hard to find with Springroll House Cafe and Bridgehead in the hood. There is cuisine from all over the world available at Gtxpress. Locals recommend eating at Tennessy Willems - they have great food! Hintonburg offers a lifestyle full of green space for outdoor lovers, parks include Hintonburg Park and McCormick Park. You can find pharmacies Pharmasave Victoria and Rexall Drugstore within walking distance. Hintonburg is lucky to be home to a hospital, Ottawa civic hospital. There are always new exhibits and events happening at Possible Worlds and Parkdale Gallery. Body Elevation Fitness is the local gym. Schools in Hintonburg include Ecole elementaire catholique Saint-Francois-d'Assise, Connaught Public School and Devonshire Community Public School.
