For rent: Cozy older home near universities, March through April 2026

Description

Cozy older home. A two-storey, semi-detached house on a corner lot in Old Ottawa South, a lively and diverse neighbourhood between the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River, characterized by mature trees and wide, covered front porches. Our house is a leisurely 10-minute walk through Brewer Park to Carleton University, a 20-minute walk to Saint Paul University and a 20-minute drive or bike ride to the University of Ottawa. Local schools include Hopewell Avenue Public School, JK to 8, a five-minute walk without crossing major roads, and Glebe High School, a 20-minute walk or a shorter bike ride away. The house is one block from Bank Street, which runs through Old Ottawa South and the neighbouring Glebe and offers a wide array of shops, restaurants and services. Close to home there’s the municipal library, a commercial art gallery, a revue cinema, a Shoppers Drug Mart, an independent compounding pharmacy, a book store, numerous coffee shops, several pubs and restaurants and a well-stocked, mid-size grocery store. Crossing north over the Bank Street bridge, the new Lansdowne development has cinemas, stores and restaurants, a GoodLife exercise facility, a weekly farmers’ market, a Whole Foods and an interior and exterior sports and entertainment venue. Going further north you have the lively Glebe neighbourhood, with its rich variety of small street-fronted shops and restaurants. At the nearby Brewer Park, there’s a municipal swimming pool, a well-equipped playground, and in the winter, a speed-skating oval that is open to the public. The house is a five-minute walk from the Rideau Canal, which in winter is transformed into the world’s longest skating rink (weather permitting). Going south on Bank Street and crossing the bridge over the Rideau River, you come to a large internal shopping mall with an Independant Grocery, LCBO, Walmart and a variety of other outlets. Most of the house’s interior spaces get good natural light. There are hardwood floors throughout the main and upper levels. On the main floor is an entry vestibule, hallway, living room, dining room and a relatively small but serviceable kitchen with an oven, ceramic stove top, fridge, microwave, dishwasher, washer, dryer and a number of smaller appliances—toaster, air fryer/mini oven, Sodastream, Instant Pot, blender, food processor, electric kettle, drip coffee maker and coffee grinder. Upstairs there are two bedrooms (one with a double bed, the other with a queen size bed) both with a wardrobe and storage space. Also on the upper level you will find a three-piece bathroom, a study or small third bedroom (with a small pull out couch) with a desk, and an office reserved for the owners’ storage. The basement is largely unfinished but has a good-sized finished bedroom (low ceiling height = 6'-0") with a large opening window for light, air and emergency egress. There is also a basic powder room in the basement and room for some storage. There is a large covered porch on the front of the house. At the back, off the kitchen, is a small enclosed porch with shelving for recyclables and an open deck between the porch and the garage. A small door off the deck allows access to the garbage and recycling bins in the garage. There is a 10’ x 12’ wooden deck between the house and the single-car driveway. The City of Ottawa clears the snow from streets and sidewalks and operates a recycling program for compost, paper, metal and plastics. Recyclables and garbage are picked up weekly.