Vanier detached homes for sale

Very. Most have two or three bedrooms on one floor, a full basement, a level lot, a driveway and stores, buses and the mall within walking distance. Look for one with a main-floor laundry or room to add one, and check step counts at the entrances, which are often a half-storey up on the postwar houses.

The crescents and courts between Park Road South and Stevenson Road South, and the newer streets near Waverly and the Civic complex, are away from the arterials. Houses fronting King, Gibb, Stevenson or Park Road, and those backing onto the 401 or the mall, get the traffic. Middle blocks off Cromwell and Pacific are a good compromise.

The City allows a second suite in a detached house that meets its parking, fire separation and building code rules, and the raised basements and side doors in this area make it practical. Confirm any existing suite was permitted and inspected, and be realistic about parking, since most lots hold two cars at best.