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Westboro & Hintonburg: Ottawa's Infill and Lifestyle Corridor

Westboro and Hintonburg form Ottawa's most-watched infill corridor — early-century homes squeezed between new boutique condos and skinny modern builds, anchored by the Wellington West shopping strip and quick access to the Ottawa River pathways. It is a premium pocket: the detached infill that defines these streets typically trades above the city-wide picture, where OREB put the average Ottawa sale price at $712,184 in April 2026 (up 0.8% year-over-year). The mix of teardown-rebuild singles and design-forward condos draws professionals and downsizers alike. With OREB reporting new listings up 8.5% year-to-date, spring 2026 has handed this tightly held corridor more inventory than usual.

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Frequently asked questions

Why are Westboro and Hintonburg pricier than much of Ottawa?

The corridor's land value drives teardown-and-rebuild infill, which lands above the city-wide average — OREB's April 2026 Ottawa average was $712,184. Buyers are paying for location, walkability, and new construction rather than for the original housing stock.

What's the housing mix here?

A deliberate blend: renovated century homes, narrow new-build singles and semis, and small boutique condo projects. That variety means the single OREB city-wide average is only a rough anchor — pricing swings widely by street and by whether a property is original or rebuilt.

Is now a good time to find something in this corridor?

Possibly more than in recent years. OREB reported active listings up 16.0% in April 2026 and balanced conditions overall, so a corridor that usually sells before it hits the market is seeing slightly more options reach buyers.

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