Gay Village, Montréal, Quebec Real Estate and Homes for Sale
About 80% of the population of this neighbourhood rent their home whereas the remainder are owners. Roughly three quarters of buildings are small apartment buildings, making it easy to find apartments in this area, and the rest of the houses are mainly large apartment buildings. Around one third of properties in this neighbourhood were built pre-1960, while the majority of the remaining buildings were constructed in the 1960s and the 1980s. This part of Montréal offers mainly two bedroom and one bedroom homes. Read more about Gay Village real estate
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Transportation
This part of the city does not necessitate driving because various other means of transportation are at the disposal of house buyers. The public transit network in Gay Village is especially convenient as a consequence of Beaudry Station with access to the Green Line, and about 10 nearby bus lines. It is also very convenient for pedestrians to get around in this area; all daily needs can be met without needing to resort to a vehicle, and a good number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Gay Village will draw physically active people as it is very suitable for biking. In particular, the cycling network is reasonably extensive, and there is generally a bike-share station close by.
Services
Property owners in Gay Village will be pleased to learn that a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short walk away. Rue Amherst is among the best streets for food stores. Additionally, owing to over 50 restaurants and a few coffee shops, Gay Village is a very good place in which to go out to eat. Home buyers benefit from a very large number of nearby clothing stores. In terms of education, daycares and schools are straightforward to walk to from any location in Gay Village.
Character
Gay Village is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to the feel of this part of the city. Finding things to do in this neighbourhood is especially easy. A great variety of entertainment venues can be found nearby, there are crowds of people around most of the time, and with its about 10 bars, it is very easy to find a place to grab a drink as they are generally located very close by. Gay Village is reasonably quiet overall, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic. The greenery in this area is prominent as the majority of streets have fairly good tree coverage. Green spaces are especially well-situated and there are a few of them nearby for residents to explore, which makes it very easy to reach them from most locations in this neighbourhood.
