217 Melrose Ave
Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 1V3
- Bedrooms
- 4+2
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Size
- 3,000–3,500sq ft
- Per sq ft
- $415at the range’s middle
- Lot
- 100 x 87.17 ft
- Tax a year
- $15,4442025 tax year
- Parking
- 62 attached
- Days on market
- Members
The brief
About 217 Melrose Ave
217 Melrose Ave is a 4+2-bedroom, 5-bathroom detached house in Civic Hospital, Ottawa, listed for sale at an asking price of $1,350,000 (MLS® X13469464).
This beautifully designed circa 1920s Tudor-style home blends timeless character with thoughtful updates in an exceptional location. Situated near the Civic Hospital, parks, cycling paths, and the Central Experimental Farm, the property offers the convenience of urban living while enjoying the privacy and charm of a mature residential setting. A classic centre hall plan welcomes you inside, where rich woodwork, hardwood flooring, elegant mouldings, decorative glass details, and French doors reflect the craftsmanship and architectural character of the era. The updated kitchen features white cabinetry, a centre island, ample storage and preparation space, and a breakfast nook overlooking the backyard. The second floor offers three well-proportioned bedrooms. Occupying the third level, the private primary suite features a sitting room, walk-in closet, and ensuite bathroom. The lower level extends the living space with a recreation room and two additional bedrooms, providing flexibility for family living, guests, or a home office. Surrounded by mature landscaping, the exterior offers excellent curb appeal with perennial gardens, mature trees, a private backyard with deck, interlock driveway, driveway parking, and a double garage. Convenient access is available through both the front and side entrances.
Insights
Condition Score
Good73/1001 documented update signal
Source: Listing age, structured features and disclosed update language; not an inspection.
Cashflow Quality
Shortfall27/100−$2,446/mo against the cost of owning (20% down, 4.8%, 25 yrs)
Source: Median of 10 detached homes with 6 bedrooms for lease in Ottawa right now. Cost of owning counts the mortgage and property tax.
Condition uses listing-record signals, not an inspection.
The home
Key facts
- Tax
- $15,444 / 2025
- MLS® number
- X13469464
- Board
- TRREB MLS®
- Property Type
- Detached
- Days on market
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Lot Size
- 100 x 87.17 ft
- Listed on
- Parking
- 2 Attached, 6 Parking
Property details
Property
- Property Type
- Detached
- Style
- 3-Storey
- Community
- Civic Hospital
- Municipality
- Ottawa
Building
- Size
- 3000-3500 sqft
- Construction
- Stucco/Plaster
Inside
- Bedrooms
- 4+2
- Bathrooms
- 5
- Bathroom Details
- 2 × 2pc, 1 × 5pc, 2 × 3pc
- Basement Type
- Partly Finished
- Kitchens
- 1
Parking
- Driveway
- Inside Entry, Private
- Garage Type
- Attached
- Garage
- 2
- Additional Parking
- 4
- Total Parking
- 6
Utilities
- Water
- Municipal
- Cooling
- Other
- Heating Type
- Other
Land
- Sewer
- Sewers
- Frontage
- 100 ft
- Depth
- 87.17 ft
- Lot Size
- 100 x 87.17 ft
Additional
- Foundation
- Block
- Roof
- Asphalt Shingle
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Pool
- None
- Den
- No
- Family room
- No
- Extras
- Gas range. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Microwave. Garage door opener. All light fixtures. Blinds, window coverings. Boiler. Irrigation system. A/C heat pump. Two heat pumps and four heads. Bathroom mirrors. Washer. Dryer.
Rooms
| Room | Size | Features | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foyer | 1.23 × 2.02 m | — | Main |
| Den | 2.68 × 3.01 m | — | Main |
| Living | 5.89 × 5.41 m | — | Main |
| Dining | 3.77 × 4.46 m | — | Main |
| Kitchen | 3.43 × 5.13 m | — | Main |
| Breakfast | 2.06 × 2.12 m | — | Main |
| Bathroom | 0.99 × 3.3 m | — | Main |
| Br | 4.16 × 4.09 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 3.42 × 3.35 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 4.89 × 4.46 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 4.13 × 2.22 m | — | 2nd |
| Bathroom | 2.09 × 1.94 m | — | 2nd |
| Br | 3.52 × 5.21 m | — | 3rd |
| Sitting | 3.1 × 3.21 m | — | 3rd |
| Bathroom | 1.9 × 1.73 m | — | 3rd |
| Rec | 5.82 × 7.5 m | — | Bsmt |
| Br | 5.77 × 3.15 m | — | Bsmt |
| Br | 3.28 × 4.61 m | — | Bsmt |
| Bathroom | 1.53 × 1.41 m | — | Bsmt |
Listing history
Buy/sell history for 217 Melrose Ave, Ottawa, 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 | $1,350,000 | N/A | Ext | X13469464 |
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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
- $270,000
- Total mortgage amount
- $1,080,000
- Total interest payment
- $767,700
- Total purchase cost
- $2,117,700
- Mortgage payment
- $6,159/mo
Cash Flow Analysis
If you rented this home out at 20% down
Break-even down payment
52%Monthly carrying cost
$7,446- Rent $5,000
- Shortfall $2,446
Rental income opens at $5,000, the median asking rent of 10 comparable homes for lease in Ottawa. 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
- $23,475
- Total land transfer tax
- $23,475
- First-time buyer rebates (Ontario up to $4,000)
- −$4,000
- Total for first-time buyers
- $19,475
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 $400,000
- $2,250
- 2.0% from $400,000 to $1,350,000
- $19,000
- Ontario total
- $23,475
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
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The land
Lot
- Lot area
- 8,717 sq ft810 m²
- Street frontage
- 100 ft30.5 m
- Depth
- 87.17 ft26.6 m
The area is the frontage multiplied by the depth, so boundaries are approximate. Confirm with a survey before you buy.
Source: the MLS® listing record, measured by MPAC.
Land and environment
Public records about this location. Not part of the MLS® listing and not provided by the listing brokerage.
Water and conservation4
- Not in Rideau Valley Conservation Authority’s mapped regulated areaAt the address
- Not in the municipality’s mapped flood areaAt the address
- No mapped wetland within 120 m120 m
- No water-supply well recorded within 250 m3 test or monitoring holes also recorded.250 m
Rideau Valley Conservation Authority · Municipal flood mapping · Province of Ontario open data
Planning and building activity2
- Outside the Greenbelt, Oak Ridges Moraine and Niagara Escarpment plan areasAt the address
- Nearest airport: 6.7 km6.7 km
Province of Ontario open data
Around the home3
- Nearest rail line: 840 m840 m
- Transit stop within 400 mFrom the transit agency’s published stop map; the nearest is 70 m away. Routes and stops change; check the agency’s schedule.400 m
- A trail on the Ontario trail network within 1 km1 km
Province of Ontario open data · Municipal transit open data
Environmental records4
- No licensed pit or quarry within 2 km2 km
- No recorded oil, gas or salt well within 250 m250 m
- No facility within 1 km reports pollutant releases to Environment CanadaThe nearest is Public Works and Government Services Canada — Tunney's Pasture Central Heating and Cooling Plant, 2.0 km away. Only facilities above the inventory’s reporting thresholds are listed.1 km
- 17 federal contaminated sites within 1 km2 still active or suspected; the rest 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 Hydro Ottawa LimitedAt the address
- Wired internet 50/10 Mbps or faster is listed at a household 40 m awayFixed wireless 50/10 Mbps or faster. LTE mobile coverage listed. ISED’s National Broadband Data at the nearest household point (40 m from the listing); 50/10 Mbps is its top category and includes faster plans. Confirm with a provider for this address.40 m
- Across the surrounding area: fibre to the home, cable, DSL internet listedFibre to the home: Beanfield Metroconnect, Bell, FibreStream, Rogers. Cable: Rogers. DSL: Bell. Fixed wireless: OmniTEC Wireless, PioneerWireless, Rogers, Storm Internet, Xplore. Mobile: Bell, Rogers, Telus, Vidéotron. 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, Rideau Valley Conservation Authorityor the record’s publisher.
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The market
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The street
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Transit nearby
| Station | Lines | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dow's Lake | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 2 | 900 m |
| Corso Italia | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 2 | 1.3 km |
| Bayview | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1, O-Train Line 2 | 1.7 km |
| Tunney's Pasture | OC Transpo light rail: O-Train Line 1 | 1.8 km |
| Westboro | OC Transpo bus rapid transit: Transitway | 2.7 km |
The nearest subway, light rail, train, bus rapid transit stations 5 km, as the crow flies. Source: OC Transpo schedule data (GTFS) from the City of Ottawa under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa, downloaded October 18, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Ottawa.
Schools nearby
| Elementary | Type | Distance | EQAO average 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire publique Louise-ArbourConseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario | French-language public · grades JK–8 | 700 m | 83%Grade 6 average |
| Connaught Public SchoolOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1 km | 87%Grade 6 average |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-François-d'AssiseConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades JK–6 | 1.1 km | 82%Grade 6 average |
| St Anthony Elementary SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades JK–6 · French Immersion | 1.7 km | 86%Grade 3 average |
| Secondary | Type | Distance | Grade 9 math 2024–25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 1.9 km | 74%Grade 9 math |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteConseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est | French-language Catholic · grades 9–12 | 2.2 km | — |
| Richard Pfaff Secondary Alternate SiteOttawa-Carleton DSB | Public · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 2.2 km | — |
| St Pius X High SchoolOttawa Catholic School Board | Catholic · grades 9–12 · French Immersion | 3.1 km | 53%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.
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