Ottawa Neighbourhood
Centretown
Downtown Ottawa, the residential half. Bank Street, Elgin Street, and the canal at the edge of the map.
The Neighbourhood
Centretown is the residential downtown, bordered by Gladstone, the Queensway, the canal, and Bronson. Victorian rowhouses and pre-war doubles sit alongside mid-rise condos and the occasional twentieth-century apartment building. It is the most walkable neighbourhood in Ottawa by a margin.
The condo market here is its own conversation, anything from a 600 sq ft studio in a 1980s tower to a 1,500 sq ft loft in a heritage conversion. The freehold market is smaller and more particular. Brick rowhouses on James, Lewis, and Florence trade quickly when they come up, especially the ones with parking.
Centretown rewards buyers who want to walk to work and to live without a second car. The lifestyle is restaurants on Elgin, coffee at Equator, a Saturday at the ByWard Market, and Sunday at the National Gallery. Inventory is steadier than the residential west end and the price-per-foot can be a real bargain if you know which buildings to look at.
What You Buy Here
- Typical homes
- Condos from $300K. Rowhouses and small singles from $700K to $1.4M.
- Price band
- $300K (condo) – $1.4M (rowhouse / small single).
- Inventory note
- Condo inventory steady year-round. Freehold inventory thin, with most homes trading in the first two weeks.
Currently for Sale
219 active listings in Centretown
$560,000
203 Catherine Street 703, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 1J5
Ottawa Centre
$780,000
251 Arlington Avenue, Ottawa Centre, ON K1R 5T1
Ottawa Centre
$319,900
300 Lisgar Street E 310, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 0E2
Ottawa Centre
$2,950,000
226 Argyle Avenue, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 1B9
Ottawa Centre
$334,900
475 Laurier Avenue W 1007, Ottawa Centre, ON K1R 7X1
Ottawa Centre
$819,900
498 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa Centre, ON K1R 5N8
Ottawa Centre
$819,900
498 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa Centre, ON K1R 5N8
Ottawa Centre
$1,599,000
431 Gilmour Street, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 0R5
Ottawa Centre
$1,350,000
88 Maclaren Street, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 0K6
Ottawa Centre/Golden Triangle
$369,900
199 Slater Street 1007, Ottawa Centre, ON K1P 0C8
Ottawa Centre
$424,900
475 Laurier Avenue W 2001, Ottawa Centre, ON K1R 7X1
Ottawa Centre
$625,000
179 METCALFE Street 1509, Ottawa Centre, ON K2P 0W1
Ottawa Centre
Nearby
If you like Centretown
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.
Sandy Hill →
Stone-fronted Victorians, embassy row, and the University of Ottawa anchor one of the capital's oldest residential neighbourhoods, walkable to the ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal.
Hintonburg →
Ottawa's design and arts district, where Wellington West, Parkdale Market, and a stream of independent restaurants meet a strong mix of doubles, lofts, and new infill homes.