The Alta Vista area is an oddly shaped region bordered by Smyth Road, St. Laurent Blvd, Walkley Road, Heron Road, Bank Street and Riverside Drive. The area is home to 10 communities which include, Applewood Acres, Billings, Canterbury, Elmvale Acres, Faircrest, Guildwood Estates, Playfair Park, Rideau Park, Urbandale and Urbandale Acres.
Alta Vista is a vibrant area with a rare mixture of upper to middle class citizens. This mature area boasts some of Ottawa’s most gorgeous homes, snuggled away on tiny streets; mixed with many older bungalows and newer architectural marvels. Mature trees line the streets, providing a picturesque landscape unseen in the majority of Ottawa’s urban neighbourhoods.
Alta Vista is located 15 minutes south of Ottawa’s downtown core, 10 minutes from Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. The area is host to many well-known schools, including St. Patricks, Ridgemount, Hillcrest and Canterbury High School.
Many locals visit the area for numerous destination reasons. Alta Vista is home to The General Campus of the Ottawa Hospital and The Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. Elmvale Shopping Centre and Billings Bridge Plaza, Ottawa’s first mall, generate large amounts of traffic on the outskirts of this highly residential region.
Large amounts of green space, beautiful parks, vital amenities and dazzling homes, make Alta Vista a great area to raise a family or to retire. This area has homes that are mainly single detached, with the average cost of buying a home in the area at $400, 000.