The Glebe

Why People Love
Living Here

The Glebe is one of Ottawa's most iconic and sought-after neighbourhoods, a tree-lined urban community where heritage architecture, independent shopping, and the Rideau Canal converge to create one of the finest residential experiences in the National Capital Region. Stretching south from the Queensway to Lansdowne Park and bounded by the canal to the east and Bronson Avenue to the west, The Glebe has maintained its character and prestige through decades of careful community stewardship. Bank Street through The Glebe is arguably Ottawa's finest shopping street — a curated corridor of independent bookshops, clothing boutiques, specialty food stores, and restaurants that has resisted the homogenization of chain retail. The Glebe Community Centre, Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Group, and the annual Great Glebe Garage Sale (one of Canada's largest community yard sales) reflect the neighbourhood's legendary community engagement. Lansdowne Park, redeveloped as a mixed-use destination with TD Place stadium, retail, restaurants, and a weekly farmers' market, adds a major entertainment and shopping hub at the neighbourhood's southern edge. Living in The Glebe means living alongside the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In summer, residents jog, cycle, and paddle along its banks. In winter, the canal becomes the world's largest skating rink, and Glebe residents enjoy the unique privilege of lacing up their skates and gliding to work downtown. This relationship with the canal defines The Glebe's lifestyle in ways that few urban amenities can match. The Glebe's housing stock is dominated by heritage single-family homes — elegant Edwardian, Victorian, and Arts and Crafts residences on mature, tree-canopied streets. Properties in The Glebe rarely last long on the market and consistently command premium prices, reflecting the neighbourhood's combination of architectural character, walkability, top schools like First Avenue Public School, and unmatched proximity to downtown Ottawa. A limited number of condo options exist along Bank Street and near Lansdowne, catering to downsizers who want to stay in the community.