$4,750,000
For sale: Vacant Land

2.693-acre redevelopment opportunity in Orleans, on St. Joseph Blvd between Taylor Creek Dr & Trim Rd - partially within 400m and entirely within 600m of Trim LRT Station. This large-scale site sits in the Orleans Corridor Secondary Plan, targeted for compact, transit-oriented "15-minute neighbourhood" growth.Zoned INZ-Institutional under Ottawa's new 2026-50 By-law, offering exceptional flexibility. Permitted uses include retirement home, residential care facility, medical facility, school, recreation & athletic facility, community centre, place of worship, daycare and library - plus conditional residential dwelling units, theatre, market and small-scale retail alongside a permitted primary use. No cap on the number of dwelling units, subject to zoning provisions.Generous dimensions (~64m frontage 180m depth) yield a maximum buildable footprint of 9,410 m (101,288 ft) with no lot-coverage limit and heights up to 15m / 5 storeys. Strong subdivision potential: up to 4 conforming lots, with more possible via minor variance.The existing 1-storey building - a former elementary school of ~13,000 ft, now a place of worship - features a gymnasium, five classrooms, library, offices and change rooms, offering interim-use, conversion or removal potential. A private road could serve new development behind it.Fully serviced with municipal sanitary/storm sewers and water. Free of flood-plain, heritage and landfill constraints, with high geothermal potential and Rain Ready Ottawa stormwater incentives. Currently property-tax exempt as an operating place of worship. Phase 1 ESA (2026) complete.Feasibility study & Phase 1 ESA available to qualified buyers. Buyers to verify all zoning, uses and development potential with the City of Ottawa.Please note: the Seller will not entertain offers conditional on planning or zoning change approval. The Seller also requires a temporary lease-back (utilities and insurance only) while securing a new location.
Sold data
Vacant Land homes in Ottawa took a median of 84 days to sell over the last 90 days, with the quickest quarter selling within 26 days and the slowest quarter taking more than 130, across 31 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 Measured from the first time these properties came to market, including any earlier listings that were withdrawn and re-entered, the median is 128 days.
The median sale price was $399,000.
Homes sold for about 5.7% below asking on average, so there was room to negotiate.
About 3% of sales closed above the list price.
Around 16% of sellers reduced their price before finding a buyer.
Based on 31 recorded sales in the last 90 days — a small sample, so treat these figures as indicative. Aggregate statistics only; individual sale prices are not shown.
Schools
Ottawa has 217 Fraser Institute–rated schools (174 elementary and 43 secondary), averaging 6.2/10.
School ratings from the Fraser Institute's Ontario school report cards.
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