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$299,900
DOM22days138 Somerset Street · Ottawa · Ontario K2P 0A3
22 days on market
Welcome to 408-138 Somerset St W, a bright one bedroom plus den at Somerset Gardens, right where Centretown meets the Golden Triangle. Step out the front door and the whole city is yours: Elgin Street patios, Bank Street shops, the Rideau Canal, City Hall, Parliament Hill and the government offices are all an easy walk. uOttawa is a short stroll, Carleton a quick transit ride, and the O-Train is minutes away. This is the address for people who want to live downtown, not just work there. Inside,…
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Seller signals
No price-drop or motivated-seller signals detected from MLS data we track on this listing.
Property history
Comparable sales
Brokered by: ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA
Source: TRREB/PROPTX · MLS® X13847448
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20%+ down — no CMHC premium
≈ $0.07/ft² × ~650 ft² · ON avg ~$75/mo
Typical ON gas-heated home · ~$125/mo
ON municipal avg ~$60/mo
ON internet/TV avg ~$70/mo
1% of value/yr — standard reserve
Landscaping & snow removal · $0 default
$100/mo default · adjust for your home
Optional monitoring · $0 default
From listing or typical fee
Cost composition
Mortgage is 33% of your true cost of ownership. The other 67% surprises most first-time buyers.
Full breakdown
| Mortgage & financing | ||
| Mortgage (P+I) | $13,653 | $1,138/mo |
| Government & taxes | ||
| Property tax | $3,568 | $297/mo |
| Land transfer tax(closing) | $2,974 | $248/mo |
| Insurance & protection | ||
| Home insurance | $1,200 | $100/mo |
| Title insurance(closing) | $400 | $33/mo |
| Utilities | ||
| Hydro / electricity | $900 | $75/mo |
| Gas | $1,500 | $125/mo |
| Water & sewer | $720 | $60/mo |
| Internet / TV / phone | $840 | $70/mo |
| Maintenance & upkeep | ||
| Maintenance reserve (1.0%) | $2,999 | $250/mo |
| Condo fees | ||
| Condo / HOA fees | $7,721 | $643/mo |
| Closing costs (one-time) | ||
| Legal / lawyer(closing) | $2,500 | $208/mo |
| Home inspection(closing) | $600 | $50/mo |
| Moving costs(closing) | $2,000 | $167/mo |
| Total | $41,575 | $3,465/mo |
Listing facts below · Ontario averages for utilities — drag sliders to match your home. CMHC added to loan principal only — not double-counted in chart.