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$2M condo offers front-row seat to Redblacks and Fury FC games at TD Place
What may be Ottawa’s coolest condo — offering a front-row seat to game nights for both the Redblacks and Fury FC — is for sale. The pricetag for the playground of all playgrounds (Unit 307, 1035 Bank St.), which also has a terrific...
New buyers driving change in some of Ottawa’s most exclusive neighbourhoods
Venerable Rockcliffe Park and The Glebe are attracting Ottawa's new tech titans – and their renovating instincts Even the co-founder of one of North America's largest tech companies isn't immune to negative feedback from the neighbours...
How Ottawa has become a top real estate market to watch
You could be forgiven if you've paid no mind to Ottawa's real estate market as the action in Toronto and Vancouver has stolen the headlines. But those in the know are already seeing Canada's capital as a market to watch in 2018 and beyon...
Historic Rockcliffe Park Offers Elegance and Community in Ottawa
Tracing its history to the early 19th century, Canada’s Rockcliffe Park began as a neighborhood of summer cottages, and has steadily grown into a picturesque, park-like community. Large lots, mature landscaping and stately, historic homes...
Price cut for Ottawa’s most expensive condo
The sellers have knocked $200,000 off the price of a condo that, at $2.45-million, currently ranks as Ottawa's most expensive high-rise home. The two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite is located on the 19th floor of 1035 Bank St., in the heart...
Luxury on Ice: Five Homes to Delight Skaters
In winter’s deep chill, Luxury Defined looks at five deluxe homes near some of the finest skating venues in the world Skaters aren’t like other people: Their aesthetic combines the speed and aerobic rigor of sport with the grace and ...
Conscientious Design: Chantale Charette on Creating a Designer Perfect Condo
Chantale Charette, the Principal Interior Designer and Landscape Architectural Technician at Studio 853, has plenty of ideas when it comes to finding a condo that suits your own personal aesthetic. I recently sat down with Charette to di...
They came, they saw, they slept: Properties of the powerful up for sale
When not in their official residences, world leaders need somewhere to live. Their choice in homes or their childhood abodes offer a peek into their lives away from the pomp and circumstance. Below are houses where some of the world’s pol...