Centretown, Ottawa, Ontario Real Estate and Homes for Sale
Many buildings are large apartment buildings, making it easy to find apartments in Centretown, and the rest of the dwellings are mainly small apartment buildings. This neighbourhood is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes. About 70% of the units in the neighbourhood are occupied by renters whereas owners occupy the remainder. This neighbourhood did not experience a single building boom; the construction of new dwellings in Centretown was spread throughout several decades in recent history. Read more about Centretown real estate
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Transportation
Centretown allows house buyers to get around using a diversity of means of transportation. Centretown is especially transit friendly. Rapid transit stations, including Parliament / Parlement O-Train West / Ouest, Wellington/Metcalfe and Wellington/Bank on the 75 |, 400 | Rapibus 400 and 1 |, are not very far away from most residences in the neighbourhood. Homeowners have access to about 40 bus lines, and it is especially convenient to find a nearby bus stop from most houses. Travelling on foot is also especially feasible for home buyers in this neighbourhood; all common errands can be run without the use of a car, and plenty of businesses are close by. Riding a bicycle is reasonably adopted in Centretown since this neighbourhood has a very good bicycling infrastructure.
Services
Parents and their kids will find that no matter where their property is situated in this neighbourhood, daycares and schools are nearby. Regarding eating, it is especially easy to access both a general and a specialty grocery store on foot from most properties for sale in this area. In addition, there are over 150 restaurants and approximately 40 cafes to experience in this area. House buyers have access to a large number of nearby clothing stores, for example along Sparks Street.
Character
Centretown is a great neighbourhood for those who enjoy both indoor and outdoor activities. There are numerous things to do in this part of Ottawa for those looking for a dynamic vibe. Despite the fact that there is a narrow selection of entertainment venues, there are crowds of people around most of the time, and it is very easy to find places to go out at night since they are well-spread throughout the neighbourhood. Public green spaces are especially well-located and there are a few of them close by for residents to relax in, which makes them easy to access.
