Shopify is one of Ottawa's top employers and is located in Ottawa's downtown core. Shopify e-commerce platform is well known across the world with over 600,000 merchants using its platform.
With all this growth the company had to expand and rent more space. Shopify's offices are now located in two Ottawa downtown buildings 234 Laurier Avenue and 150 Elgin Street. The company has more growth goals and it says that the company's headquarters in Ottawa could employ approximately 3,000 employees...
The Department of National Defence's move to the West End of Ottawa hasn't been super smooth but already 3,500 employees work from 60 Moodie Drive. The National Defence has planned the move in three difference phases with the final phases expected to take place in March 2020.
What was once home to telecommunications giant Nortel Networks is now home to thousands of civilian and military personnel. Once all phases of the move will be completed in 2020 the DND HQ Campus will be have 8,500 employe...
Last year has a great year for Ottawa. Home property prices have consistently increased year over year in Canada's National Capital. Many buyers are choosing to purchase homes in Ottawa's suburbs of Orleans, Kanata, Barrhaven and even Riverside South.
Those looking for even more bang for their buck are choosing to live in neighbouring towns on the outskirts of Ottawa. Carleton Place, Stittsville, Richmond and Goulburn have all seen significant growth in West of Ottawa. In the South areas like M...
Ottawa had a great year with strong price growth in both the residential and condominium-class. Condo sales have increased significantly over 2017 with the average days on market also trending downwards.
The Charming East End
The East end of Ottawa saw the highest price increase from all geographic areas of Ottawa. This is the area East of the Rideau River and West of Blair Rd. Property prices have increased by 4.5%, reaching an average price of $403,632 for 2018. It is also the community that...
Are you sending your children to Ottawa to study at the Ottawa University? Have you considered buying a small home, condominium or even a multi-family property near the Ottawa University?
The University of Ottawa is located in Ottawa's Sandy Hill neighbourhood which neighbours the popular Byward Market - Lower Town neighbourhoods as well as plenty of nature including Sandy Hill's beautiful Strathcona Park on Range Road.
During the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the neighbourhood of Sa...
The condo buildings at 158 McArthur Avenue are best known as Chateau Vanier. The Chateau Vanier condos are a complex of 3 condominium towers located at the corner of Vanier Parkway and McArthur Avenue just East of Ottawa's downtown core. The condo towers are popular with young professionals as well as elderly couples looking for worry-free and maintenance free living.
The Chateau Vanier condo complex is conveniently located on major bus routes and bike lanes giving you quick access to Ottawa's...
The suburb of Orleans saw a total of 115 bungalows sell in 2018. This is a decrease of 4.9% over 2017. Bungalows have become quite popular as Ottawa's population is ageing and a large portion of people are looking for property types that could support them in the later years of their life. Elderly buyers or buyers with mobility issues will favour bungalows over 2 storey or other types of properties that have stairs.
The suburb of Orleans continues to grow with lots of new constructions happenin...
