Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montréal Real Estate Listings

House buyers in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal are provided with several alternatives to travel without using a car. Walking is especially feasible for property owners in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal; meeting daily needs is very easy, and innumerable businesses of different types can be found as well. This borough will also draw active people because it is very suited for cycling. For instance, the bicycling network is very extensive, and there is generally a bike-share station close by. Residents can count on public transit to travel in this borough as a consequence of 3 rapid transit stations (Mont-Royal Station, Laurier Station and Sherbrooke Station) on the Ligne 2 - Orange, and around 30 nearby bus lines. However, this area is not very car friendly. That being said, the majority of houses for sale are a reasonably short drive from the nearest highway.

Home buyers in this part of Montréal will be pleased to learn that a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short walk away. Rue Saint-Viateur is among the best streets for food stores. Moreover, those who enjoy dining out won't have to go far in this area, where over 350 restaurants and about 20 cafes are available. When it comes to education, families will value that wherever their house is situated in this area, daycares and schools are nearby. Parents have the option of public and private schools at both the primary and secondary school level.

Le Plateau-Mont-Royal has a character that appeals to a fairly diverse group of people. Le Plateau-Mont-Royal is reasonably quiet overall, as there are generally low levels of noise from traffic. This area also features a fair amount of greenery as there are numerous tree-lined streets. Green spaces, like Parc Jeanne-Mance and Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier, are very well-situated and there are over 50 of them close by for residents to check out, which results in them being very easy to access from the majority of locations within Le Plateau-Mont-Royal. Finally, there are a very large number of things to do in this area to enjoy. There is an extensive selection of entertainment venues, there are a very large number of people around most of the time, and places to go out at night are well-spread throughout the borough. Main streets, like Rue Saint-Denis, are wonderful for those who enjoy going out.

Most housing in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal was built before the 1960s, during its main construction boom. The sizeable percentage of small apartment buildings in the housing stock of this part of the city is an important part of its character. Roughly 70% of the population of this borough rent their home while owners make up the remainder. This part of the city is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes.