40 Rue Jos Montferrand, Gatineau (Hull), QC J8X0C2    $369,900

Live where the capital comes alive. Over 600 sq ft of modern design in a spacious 1-bedroom at Zibi, with a rare double-wide balcony built for morning coffee and long summer evenings. Parliament views, a 10/10 rooftop terrace, and an address straddling the Ottawa-Gatineau downtown core. Step out to the future arena, transit, riverfront paths, cafes and nightlife - the car becomes optional. Bright, efficient, turnkey, and set in the region's most ambitious new waterfront community. This is the location everyone else is still waiting on.

Zero-carbon energy
The building runs on the Zibi District Energy System (SEQ).
Heating comes from recovered thermal energy off the Kruger
tissue mill next door. Cooling comes from the Ottawa River.
That's it - a highly efficient, zero-carbon utility running
on renewable energy. Zibi is the first community in North
America to use post-industrial waste energy recovery, built
around a zero-carbon One Planet objective. It's the
question buyers will be asking in five years. This building
already answers it.

In the building
Underground parking. Dedicated bike racks for the people
who'd rather ride. Full gym. And the rooftop terrace.

A day here:
You wake up to real light and the Ottawa River and the
skyline in front of you. Gym downstairs. Coffee and a
pastry from an artisanal bakery a few minutes on foot. Then
you pick your city - walk or bike across the bridge into
downtown Ottawa, or take the waterfront path past Chaudière
Falls.

Weekends, the car stays in the garage. The Canadian Museum
of History is a walk. So are the restaurants, the cafés,
Bluesfest, Winterlude. Borderless, pedestrian, and the
nature and the downtown are both right there.

The investment case:
This is where urban real estate is heading. Master-planned
community, zero-carbon footprint, a district energy system
nobody else has. Buyers and renters are actively shopping
for sustainable housing, and this one delivers it without
giving up an inch of luxury. Premium low-maintenance
finishes, efficient waste diversion, and a location sitting
on the border of two downtowns. Steps from the job hubs,
transit and the culture. Turnkey, and built to stay
relevant.