About this propertyMLS® 1305146
Enjoy the best of urban living with this beautifully renovated condo, ideally located within walking distance of St. John’s vibrant downtown core. Shopping, restaurants, amenities, and public transit are all close by, while the nearby Southside Trails offers beautiful hiking and biking trails to enjoy. Fully renovated in 2012, this property offers the privacy and feel of your own home with the convenience and ease of condo living. The open-concept main living area combines the kitchen, dining, and living spaces, creating a bright and inviting environment. The kitchen features a convenient breakfast bar, and stainless steel appliances, while the living area offers a striking stone accent wall and electric fireplace. The spacious rear bedroom provides a quiet retreat and opens directly to a private backyard featuring a patio and charming courtyard garden. Convenient laundry/storage and main full bathroom located just off the bedroom. Hardwood and ceramic flooring run throughout the home, and freshly painted throughout on trend neutral paint pallette, adding to its appeal. Complete with a dedicated parking space, this is an ideal opportunity for a young professional, first-time buyer, or investor looking for a well-maintained property in a highly desirable downtown location. (id:56688)
Specifications
Property details
Overview
The home
Systems & utilities
Size & land
Taxes
Parking & outdoor
Features
Fees & source
Room by room
Rooms
View rooms as table
| Main level | Bath (# pieces 1-6) Storage Bedroom Kitchen Living room | 8.5 x 5.0 4pc 4.5 x 5.0 · 23 sqft 10.7 x 11.7 · 125 sqft 18.7 x 8.10 · 151 sqft 15.7 x 8.0 · 126 sqft |
The neighbourhood
St. John's at a glance
Live market stats for St. John's — what's for sale, what it costs, how it compares to nearby towns, and how walkable this address is.
Homes for sale here
456
Median list price
$400k
Price range
$1.4k – $4.3M
Typical build
1975
Average size
3,628 sqft
Where St. John's listings are priced
Every active list price in St. John's, grouped into bands.
List price, thousands of $ · 385 homes
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| Price band ($) | Listings |
|---|---|
| <200 | 39 |
| 200–300 | 55 |
| 300–400 | 103 |
| 400–500 | 56 |
| 500–750 | 66 |
| 750–1M | 31 |
| 1M+ | 35 |
How St. John's compares
Median list price against the next biggest markets — click a row for that area guide.
The essentials
Location, air, flood & taxes
Flood (100-yr)
outside the mapped floodplain
Zoning
0.74 ha parcel
Elevation
10 m
0300 mmetres above sea level
Air quality now
1–3 band
110+AQHI 2 · Low risk · St. John's · updated 10:00 p.m.
Property tax
$1,123 / year
≈ $94 / month
Climate
Feb -1° · Jul 21°
normal daily high · ST JOHN'S A station · 1981–2010
Amenity constellation
compass view · OpenStreetMap · ODEF schools
Nearby & drive routes
59 places shown · 3 routes · OpenStreetMap · OSRM
- 2 min to downtown St. John's1.4 km
- 9 min to Memorial University4.9 km
- 15 min to Avalon Mall11.5 km
Schools 15
Health 1
Groceries 11
Cafés 5
Parks 11
Bus stops 16
Cost & context
What this home really costs
Winter heat, five years of ownership, how this price sits against the market, and what the map says is within walking distance — every figure captioned with its assumptions.
Winter warmer
Jan–Mar · estimate
$126/mo
Est. winter heating (electricity) — about $377 for January through March.
Estimate — not an appraisal. electricity at 15.587¢/kWh (Newfoundland Power, eff. Jul 1 2026, pre-HST). 580 sqft. Severity 1.00× St. John's from the ST JOHN'S A station 1981–2010 normal. Jan–Mar only; excludes HST, hot water, cooking and any cooling.
5-year cost of ownership
20% down · 25-yr
5-year all-in: $67,598
Closing costs + five years of running costs + 60 mortgage payments on a $189,900 home.
If rates rise 2 points
$10,850 more over five years if the rate is 6.44% instead of 4.44% — P&I only.
Once, at closing
- Land transfer (registration) fee$100 + $0.40 per $100 over $500, capped at $5,000$858
- Legal feesest.estimate — your lawyer quotes the exact figure$1,500
- Down payment (20%)$37,980
Every year
- Heatingest.2× the Jan–Mar estimate (heating season ≈ 6 months)$754
- Property taxfrom the feed$1,123
- Home insuranceest.estimate — NL range $700–$1,500/yr$1,100
× 5 years = $14,885
By down payment
| Down | Payment | 5-yr all-in | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | $997 | $77,040 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 10% | $944 | $73,893 | needs mortgage insurance (not modelled) |
| 20% | $839 | $67,598 | no mortgage insurance |
Estimates — not a quote or an appraisal. Mortgage at 4.44% (best market 5-yr fixed, Ratehub.ca, 2026-11-04), 25-year amortization, P&I only. Land transfer fee: Registry of Deeds schedule ($100 + $0.40/$100 over $500, cap $5,000). Legal $1,500 and insurance $1,100/yr (NL range $700–$1,500) are estimates. Heating is 2× the Jan–Mar winter estimate. 5-year all-in = closing costs + 5 years of running costs + 60 mortgage payments; it excludes CMHC insurance (needed below 20% down), utilities other than heat, and maintenance.
Rate time machine
same house · same down payment
Same house, same down payment — your payment today at 4.44%best market rate · posted was 6.19%
- Today, best market rate2026-11-04 · 4.44%$839/mo
- Today, posted2026-11-04 · 6.19%$997/mo
- 5 years ago2021-11-03 · 4.79%$870/mo
- 10 years ago2016-11-02 · 4.64%$857/mo
At 6.19% — five years ago — the same mortgage would have cost $157 more each month than at today's posted rate.
Principal & interest only: $151,920 (80% of the $189,900 asking price — 20% down), 25-year amortization. No taxes, insurance, fees, or mortgage insurance. Today's rate is the Bank of Canada conventional 5-year rate observed 2026-11-04. The 5- and 10-year rows are two documented observations of that same series (2021-11-03 = 4.79%, 2016-11-02 = 4.64%, retrieved 2026-11-01 from bankofcanada.ca/valet) — fixed reference points, not a modelled path between them. Estimate — not an offer of credit; your lender's rate will differ.
Price ghosts
$/sqft vs 327 active
Priced at the 93rd percentile of active St. John's homes
$327/sqft — city median $192/sqft.
Errand score
walk-time weighted
65
grocery 360 m, school 140 m
Nearest errand: Water Street at Patrick Street (bus stop) — 90 m, about 1 min on foot.
Walk-time-weighted from OpenStreetMap + ODEF school data; straight-line distance at 4.8 km/h. Weights: grocery 1.0, school 0.9, health 0.8, park 0.4, café 0.35, bus 0.3 — nearest place per category only. Half-value every 6 minutes of walking; nothing scores past a 15-minute walk. 100 = every category at the door. This is a mapping of what's drawn on the map, not a survey of what exists.
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open data · 5 questions
- School within 1 km?Yes · 140 mLakecrest Independent School
- Grocery nearby?Yes · 360 mOrange Store
- Bus stop?Yes · 90 mWater Street at Patrick Street
- In the 100-year floodplain?No — outside itCity of St. John's flood map
- Zoning?R3 — R30.74 ha parcel
From OpenStreetMap + ODEF schools (straight-line distance) and the City of St. John's flood & zoning maps. Flood and zoning are mapped for St. John's only; elsewhere those questions don't appear because we don't know the answer.
Monthly carrying cost
$1,039/mo
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Estimated monthly payment
$94/mo
Principal & interest $0 + property tax $94 per month
Financing breakdown
Rental math
Investment calculator
Monthly cash flow
$-237
NOI / month
$-237
Cap rate
-1.50%
Gross yield
0.00%
| Line item | Monthly | Yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Gross rent | $0 | $0 |
| Mortgage | $0 | $0 |
| Property tax | $94 | $1,123 |
| Expenses | $144 | $1,728 |
| Vacancy | $0 | $0 |
| Management | $0 | $0 |
| Cash flow | $-237 | $-2,844 |
| NOI | $-237 | $-2,844 |
Flip rule of thumb: buy at ≤ 70% of ARV minus repair costs.
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