Vanier semi-detached homes for sale

Semi-detached houses in Vanier cluster on the 1960s-era and 1970s-era streets west of Stevenson Road South and off Waverly Street South and Laval Street, with a few older pairs east of Park Road. The common forms are two-storey brick-front semis with three-bedroom layouts and one driveway, and back-split or raised-bungalow semis whose side entrance often leads to a finished lower level or a suite. Lots are about 30 feet wide with a fenced yard. These houses were built quickly for young GM families and have held up, but buyers should check the shared roof and eaves, how well the party wall blocks sound and fire, the original aluminum windows, the electrical panel and whether a basement unit was permitted. Ask about any shared driveway arrangement and look at how the neighbour keeps their half. For first-time buyers and small families a Vanier semi means a real house near the mall, the GO station and Trent, with a yard, on the most affordable side of west Oshawa.