Ottawa Neighbourhood
Alta Vista
Generous lots, mature trees, and a school catchment that quietly carries the resale story.
The Neighbourhood
Alta Vista sits south of the Queensway between Bank Street and Riverside Drive. Most of the housing stock is post-war and early-1960s singles on lots that are significantly larger than what you find downtown. Half-acre frontages are not unusual on the better streets.
The neighbourhood was built around the General Hospital and the original Alta Vista Public, and that anchoring stayed. A lot of physician and federal-government families have raised three generations here. The streets between Pleasant Park and Bank are where the market is most active; the streets closer to the Rideau River trade rarely and at a premium.
Alta Vista is for buyers who want space without a long commute. Twelve minutes to Parliament Hill on the right traffic day, big back yards for swing sets and pools, and an established school catchment that holds resale value through cycles.
What You Buy Here
- Typical homes
- Post-war singles on generous lots, occasional newer builds.
- Price band
- $800K – $1.6M (typical), $2M+ on the larger riverside lots.
- Inventory note
- Steady inventory. Bidding wars are less common than in the downtown core.
Currently for Sale
17 active listings in Alta Vista
$849,900
1255 Evans Boulevard N, Alta Vista and Area, ON K1H 7T7
Alta Vista
$899,000
2061 Fairbanks Avenue, Alta Vista and Area, ON K1H 5Y9
Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights
$874,900
305 Mountbatten Avenue, Alta Vista and Area, ON K1H 5W2
Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights
$1,399,900
2077 PALMER Avenue, Alta Vista and Area, ON K1H 5Z3
Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights
$825,000
312 Mountbatten Avenue, Alta Vista and Area, ON K1H 5W3
Alta Vista/Faircrest Heights
Nearby
If you like Alta Vista
Old Ottawa South →
Edwardian brick homes, two universities at the doorstep, and the canal and Rideau River as natural boundaries. Bank Street's south stretch ties the neighbourhood together.
Manor Park →
A planned post-war community of brick singles and bungalows on broad streets, with Manor Park Public School at its heart and the Aviation Parkway minutes away.
The Glebe →
Heritage homes on tree-lined streets between the Rideau Canal and Bank Street, with Lansdowne Park, Patterson Creek, and one of Ottawa's most enduring family neighbourhoods.