- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Size
- 500–599sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $591at the range’s middle
- Tax a year
- $2,8772025 tax year
- Built
- 6-10
- Parking
- 11 underground
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 703-85 Duke St
703-85 Duke St is a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom condo in Kitchener, listed for sale at an asking price of $324,900 (MLS® X12833976).
6 MONTHS FREE CONDO FEES!!!!!! This condo isn't just a place to live-it's a lifestyle upgrade. Whether you're starting fresh, downsizing, or looking for a smart investment, this home offers unbeatable value in one of Kitchener's most dynamic neighborhoods. Chic Downtown Living at it Best!!! Welcome to 85 Duke St. West Unit 703! This stylish 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo with a walk-in closet, located in a 24 hour security/concierge attended building is located in the heart of Kitchener's Downtown Tech Hub! Comfortable, clean and stylish the home is waiting for your personal touches to make it truly yours. Your lovely condo also includes a balcony that has amazing views of the city, a locker for storage and 1 underground parking spot! Perfect to that Student who is looking to live in the heart of KW with quick access to schools, or that busy professional looking for stress free living or perhaps that couple starting out and needing a place they can call their own. This is the place you should be considering. This condo offers it all including a roof top patio and party room and you have the use of Building 2's Gym and rooftop running track right next door....and did I mention for all this your Condos Fees are low and the building is exceptionally managed?....It's a low cost stress free space to live that is close to absolutely everything. The LRT transit is directly out side the building to take you to where ever you may need to go...or enjoy all the other amenities in your immediate vicinity which include shopping, places of worship, restaurants, night life, Victoria Park and the skating ring at City Hall. How romantic! After all the activity of the day, be it school, work or an evening out, you can finally come home and relax on your panoramic deck overlooking the lights of the city...as this view is spectacular! Come and visit you won't want to leave without calling it home!
Insights
Condition Score
Fair66/1004 condition-related facts documented
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall39/100−$456/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 72 condos with 1 bedroom for lease in Kitchener right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage, property tax and the condo fee.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $2,877 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X12833976
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Building Age
- 6-10
- Days on market
- Size
- 500-599 sqft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 1 Underground, 1 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Condo Apt
- Style
- 1 Storey/Apt
- Municipality
- Kitchener
Building
- Size
- 500-599 sqft
- Building Age
- 6-10
- Construction
- Brick
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 1
- Bathrooms
- 1
- Bathroom Details
- 1 × 4pc
- Basement Type
- None
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Garage Type
- Underground
- Garage
- 1
- Additional Parking
- 0
- Total Parking
- 1
Utilities
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Heating Type
- Forced Air
Additional
- Fireplace
- No
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Built-in Microwave, Dishwasher, Dryer, Garage Door Opener, Microwave, Refrigerator, Smoke Detector, Stove, Washer, Window Coverings
- Condo maint.
- $483
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | 3.66 × 3.35 m | Centre Island, Open Concept, Laminate | Main |
| Living | 3.66 × 3.1 m | Balcony, Sliding Doors, Laminate | Main |
| Br | 2.87 × 2.9 m | Window Flr to Ceil, Closet, Laminate | Main |
| Bathroom | 2.59 × 1.68 m | 4 Pc Bath, Tile Floor | Main |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 703-85 Duke St, Kitchener, Ontario
Sale history on this site covers the last 2 years, the window permitted under the TRREB MLS® VOW agreement.
| Date Start | Date End | List Price | Price | Event | Listing ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date StartN/A | N/A | $324,900 | N/A | Pc | X12833976 |
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The numbers
Mortgage Calculator
Plan with the current asking price
CMHC insurance: not required at 20% down. Payments use Canadian semi-annual compounding.
Mortgage Details
4.8% · 5-year term · 25-year amortization · 20% down
- Total down payment
- $64,980
- Total mortgage amount
- $259,920
- Total interest payment
- $184,980
- Total purchase cost
- $509,880
- Mortgage payment
- $1,483/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
45%Monthly carrying cost
$2,206- Rent $1,750
- Shortfall $456
Rental income opens at $1,750, the median asking rent of 72 comparable homes for lease in Kitchener. Type over it with the rent you expect. This is a planning tool, not advice.
Land transfer tax on this home
- Ontario land transfer tax
- $3,349
- Total land transfer tax
- $3,349
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$3,349
- Total for first-time buyers
- $0
See how this is worked out
- 0.5% on the first $55,000
- $275
- 1.0% from $55,000 to $250,000
- $1,950
- 1.5% from $250,000 to $324,900
- $1,124
- Ontario total
- $3,349
An estimate at the asking price, for a home with one or two single-family residences. Your lawyer confirms the exact amount.
Estimate
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The estimate is an automated value built from public and MLS® data. It is not an appraisal; ask Kassaundra Dobson, Broker of Record for a full comparative market analysis.
Comparable sales
Comparable sales require sign in
Closing prices and sold comps are available to registered visitors who accept MLS® VOW terms on this site.
The land
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation3
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m104 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
- Groundwater recorded about 4.6 m below ground nearbyThe middle water level in the well records within 500 m (399 records). It changes with the season and from spot to spot.500 m
Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity3
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- 9 open development applications within 250 mAn application is a proposal: it may change, be refused or never be built.250 m
- Nearest airport: 7.4 km7.4 km
Province of Ontario open data · Municipal development applications
Around the home2
- Nearest rail line: 450 m450 m
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Province of Ontario open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- 1 facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Krug Furniture Inc. — Seating, 510 m away. Facilities report to the National Pollutant Release Inventory above set thresholds; reporting a release is not a finding of harm.1 km
- 1 federal contaminated site within 1 kmAll of them are closed. The federal inventory covers federal land only, not provincial or private sites.1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Government of Canada open data
Power and internet3
- Electricity is distributed here by Enova Power Corp.At the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 30 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (30 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.30 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Bell, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: Bell, Netflash Internet Solutions, Rogers, Vianet, Waterloo Wireless, Xplore. Mobile: Bell, Freedom Mobile, Rogers, Telus. Satellite: Xplore. ISED’s list for the surrounding ~25 km² area; check with a provider for this address.Area-wide
Ontario Energy Board · Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Each record is placed at the distance its own line states. None of it is an inspection of the property. Confirm anything that matters to you with the municipality, Grand River Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Kitchener. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The market
Condos for sale in Kitchener right now
- For sale now
- 158
- Median asking price
- $350K
- New in 7 days
- 15
- Price cuts
- 20%
Middle half: $300K to $399K
65 in 28 days
31 listings
This home is asking 7% below the median.
See all homes in KitchenerAsking prices and counts of the MLS® listings on this site as of today. Asking figures only, never sold or leased prices.
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The street
Map and tour
Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchener City Hall | GRT light rail: ION light rail | 50 m |
| Victoria Park | GRT light rail: ION light rail | 250 m |
| Queen | GRT light rail: ION light rail | 400 m |
| Frederick | GRT light rail: ION light rail | 400 m |
| Kitchener GO | GO Transit train: Kitchener | 450 m |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: GO Transit schedule data (GTFS) from Metrolinx under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx; GRT ION stops map layer from the Region of Waterloo under the Region of Waterloo Open Data Licence, downloaded October 18, 2026. Data used in this product or service is provided with the permission of Metrolinx. Metrolinx makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, with respect to the Data and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or currency of the data used in this product or service. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario – Metrolinx. Contains information provided by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo under licence.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suddaby Public SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 700 m | 79%Grade 6 average |
| King Edward Public SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades JK–6 | 1.2 km | 61%Grade 6 average |
| St John Catholic Elementary SchoolWaterloo CDSB | Catholic · grades JK–8 | 1.5 km | 56%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire L'HarmonieConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 2.6 km | 84%Grade 6 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Heights Collegiate InstituteWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades 9–12 | 1.1 km | 74%Grade 9 math |
| Kitchener Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational SchoolWaterloo Region DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.5 km | 73%Grade 9 math |
| St Mary's High SchoolWaterloo CDSB | Catholic · grades 9–12 | 4 km | 48%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire David Saint-JacquesConseil scolaire Viamonde | French-language public · grades 9–12 | 6.6 km | 70%Grade 9 math |
EQAO: share of students at or above the provincial standard, 2024–25 (Ontario open data). These are the schools nearest this home, not the schools it is assigned to: boundaries change, and some schools take students by application. Confirm with the board before you buy. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The verdict
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