Having arrived safely in Ottawa, the first order of business is finding somewhere to live. A family friend has kindly given me a bit of an introduction to the city. On the basis of what I saw and where I will be working, Sandy Hill and Centretown are the bits of the city I plan to focus on.
Since I am only definitely going to be here for one year, I am looking for a furnished single bedroom apartment. Hopefully, some promising leads will develop before I start work on Monday. Being near interesting places is a big advantage; being near the buses I will need to use to cross this frozen city in the winter is essential.
[Update: 14 July 2007] As might have been expected for a task where I need to coordinate information, the apartment search is now on the wiki.
Craigslist has lots of possibilities. What is your price range?
I am looking for a furnished one bedroom apartment for about $1000, including utilities and high speed internet.
This map is centred on where I will be working.
The poor lighting employed in Craigslist photos of apartments makes them look a lot shoddier than they probably are in reality.
One to look at
$730 / 1br – Bright, centrally located unit (furnished or not)
Sandy Hill is the most appealing looking area, right now. I like how close it is to the University of Ottawa and how nice it looks generally.
I do want somewhere that is available as of August 1st, if not earlier.
I may go have a look at this one:
$675 Spacious and Convenient Sandy Hill Bachelor (with Pictures)
The wasteland! live in the wasteland! You can set up a tent!
If you are taking a one year lease, you should take your time in choosing a place. You don’t want to get stuck somewhere unpleasant.
August 1st would probably be the natural date to move in, anyhow.
Here are a bunch of unfurnished but reasonably priced places in Sandy Hill.
I am pretty convinced, however, that furnished is the way to go. I don’t want to have to buy furniture and lug it to an apartment when I may only spend a year there.
Lots of possibilities
Located through the U of Ottawa housing search
92 Blackburn Ave
* 2 Bedroom
* No laundry
* $625
152 Gloucester street
* Bachelor
* Hydro extra
* Laundry included
* $585
508 Besserer St
* 1 Bedroom
* Hydro extra
* No laundry
* $625
404 Daly
* Heat, hydro, laundry included
* Bachelor
* $650
173 Daly Ave
* 1 bedroom
* No hydro, no laundry
* $735
55 Sweetland
* Bachelor
* No laundry, no hydro
* $650
260 clarence
* 1 bedroom
* Hydro and laundry included
* On the 2nd floor
* Has a yard
* $650
205 Cathcart St
* 1 bedroom
* Balconies
* No laundry, no hydro
* $735
49 Stewart St
* 1 bedroom
* Hydro included, no laundry
* $750
362 FrielSt – 1
* Bachelor w/ sep. kitchen
* Laundry, but no hydro
* $765
67 Daly apt 3
* 2 bedroom
* Furnished
* Laundry, but no hydro
* On 3rd floor
* $800
210 Chapel St.
* 1 bedroom
* Laundry, but no hydro
* $800
160 Chapel Street
* Bachelor in highrise
* Laundry and air conditioning, no hydro
* $870
At 404 Daly you can walk across the street and use my basement laundry facilities. Where’s my message that you are in town? What are you doing ce soir? First rule of Ottawa: Use your networks.
Call me at 613-261-7713
362 Friel St-11
* 1 bedroom
* Furniture available extra
* Laundry, no hydro
* No pets, no smoking
* Highrise
* $911
A few from newspaper classifieds
Furnished apartment in Byward
* 1 bedroom
* 5 appliances
613-286-4578
Waverley Street
613-233-5404
Glebe near Canal
* $850 inclusive
* 1 bedroom
* 613-265-1644
Metcalfe and Lisgar
* 238-1616
* Hotel apartments
* No leases
Some more detail on the Waverley St place
100 Waverley Street
* Includes heat, water, electricity
* 30 unit building from mid-60s
* Third floor, looking west
* On-site laundry
* 613-232-0840
* $790