The Ultimate Glebe Estate

There are homes in the Glebe - and then there are landmarks. This is one of the most extraordinary properties ever offered in Ottawa’s most prestigious urban neighbourhood. Not merely a home, but a legacy. Situated directly beside Central Park East - one of the most coveted, protected green spaces in the capital - this rare offering places you in direct communion with nature, history, and beauty. With uninterrupted southern exposure and direct park access, it is impossible to replicate.

Homes like this do not trade hands often. They are passed down, treasured, held tightly across generations - and for good reason. The location is beyond privileged: 12 Allan Place is set at the quiet tip of a non-through street, where calm, privacy, and nature prevail - yet it lies only 75 steps from the Rideau Canal and moments from Lansdowne, Bank Street’s amenities, and Ottawa’s finest cultural offerings. The best of the city is outside your door, and yet it feels a world away.

What makes this home even more remarkable is its architect: Werner Ernst Noffke, Ottawa’s most celebrated residential designer. Noffke lived at 20 Clemow Avenue and would gaze out from his own home at this particular lot - adjacent to the serenity of Central Park East - and imagine what it could be. He dreamed of designing the most magnificent Noffke residence in Ottawa here, on this rare and inspirational site. In 1913, that vision was realized with the creation of 12 Allan Place.

Spanish Colonial Revival, Beaux-Arts, and Prairie School influences are expressed with grace and permanence. While the home has been expanded and adapted to meet modern needs, its original soul remains intact: soaring wood-framed doorways, stained glass, hand-carved fireplaces, intricate moldings, and the kind of proportion and flow that only a master like Noffke could conceive. Every principal room faces south - soaked in year-round light and uninterrupted green views.

The private gate to Central Park East speaks to its neighbours who love to meet there. Just imagine living in this Noffke designed home. The park becomes your garden, the light your design partner, the history your inspiration.

With six bedrooms, dramatic entertaining rooms, a private fitness and wellness area, a sun-drenched breakfast room and family space, and quiet spaces for retreat and reflection, this residence supports a life both grand and grounded.

Beneath the main floor, a custom muraled billiards room, large laundry facilities, and ample storage await your imagination.

It is easy to describe this property as rare, but the truth is: it is irreplaceable. Central Park East will never allow another home to be built so close. This land, this light, this architect - none can be recreated.

To own 12 Allan Place is not only to secure a home in the best location in the Glebe, Ottawa’s most desirable neighbourhood - it is to take your place in Ottawa’s architectural narrative. Some homes are meant to be preserved, cherished, and passed forward. This is one of them. The lot consists of two parcels which enjoys the main house and an additional large terrace.