Apartments For Rent in Hintonburg - Mechanicsville, Ottawa

Hintonburg - Mechanicsville will please house buyers that value different modes of transportation. The excellent public transit infrastructure allows people to get to many destinations without needing a car. Train stations, such as the Bayview Station, are not very far-removed from the bulk of homes in the neighbourhood. The closest rapid transit station, such as Tunney's Pasture/Yarrow, Scott / Parkdale and Tom Brown Arena on the Pré Tunney, is generally very close from most houses in the neighbourhood. House owners have access to about 10 bus lines, and bus stops are usually nearby. Physically active home buyers will also value the especially pedestrian-friendly character of this part of the city; running daily errands is easy on foot, and a fair number of businesses of different types can be found as well. A large number of residents in the area use their bike since Hintonburg - Mechanicsville is home to a reasonably good bicycling infrastructure.

It is very often an option for house buyers in this area to shop for general and specialty groceries on foot. Likewise, there is usually a restaurant or cafe just around the corner. Regarding education, in Hintonburg - Mechanicsville, families will typically be able to reach schools and daycares on foot.

The character of Hintonburg - Mechanicsville is exemplified by its slower-paced atmosphere. Getting to parks is easy from a lot of locations in the neighbourhood since there are a few of them nearby for residents to explore. This area is quiet overall, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic - although there are still several louder sections, especially close to the railway line or Highway 417.

In Hintonburg - Mechanicsville, roughly 45% of buildings are large apartment buildings, whereas the rest are mainly small apartment buildings and single detached homes. This neighbourhood is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes. Around two thirds of the units in the neighbourhood are occupied by renters whereas the rest are occupied by owners. The homes in this area are quite old, since about one third of its dwellings were built prior to the 1960s, while the majority of the remaining buildings were constructed in the 1960s and the 1980s.