$699,000
For sale: Detached

521 Barton Street E Hamilton is an investment property. Corner-lot duplex with a renovated 2-bedroom main-floor unit (re-renting at $1,800 + hydro) and a four-room upper unit sharing kitchen and bath. Two hydro meters. Unfinished basement with development potential. Growth opportunity: A corner-lot property with genuine value-add upside in addition to in-place income. The main-floor 2-bedroom unit is freshly renovated and stabilizing at $1,800 + hydro, while four month-to-month rooms above allow rents to be reset to market. The unfinished basement is counted as a sixth door and is currently vacant: finishing and leasing it adds a new income stream immediately, and the corner-lot position offers a further, longer-term path to add density and value. Net operating income: $44,158, Doors: 6 (5 occupied / 83%) Configuration: Renovated 2-bed main floor + 4-room upper unit + unfinished basement (6th door, vacant)Metering: Two hydro meters
Sold data
Homes in Gibson took a median of 23 days to sell over the last 365 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 14 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 42, across 44 recorded sales.
That clock counts only the listing each home finally sold on. Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 54 days.
The median sale price was $481,000.
Homes sold for about 2.9% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 16% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 25% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 44 recorded sales in the last 1 year — a small sample, so treat these figures as indicative. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
Schools
Hamilton (Gibson) has 130 Fraser Institute–rated schools (108 elementary and 22 secondary), averaging 5.6/10.
School ratings from the Fraser Institute's Ontario school report cards.
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