185 Dunlop Street E C3
Lakeshore, Barrie, L4M 0L7
$1,199,000
Listed 164 days ago · MLS® S13104278
About this home
Exceptional opportunity to acquire a fully equipped commercial condo unit in the heart of downtown Barrie, currently operating as the highly regarded Butter Bay Pastry House. Ideally situated on prestigious Dunlop Street in a prime waterfront location beneath a stunning high-density condo development, this approximately 1,129 sq. ft. space benefits from excellent visibility, strong pedestrian traffic, and exceptional exposure within one of Barrie's most vibrant and rapidly growing downtown corridors. The unit is fully improved and equipped for bakery/café operations with all chattels and equipment included. Known for its handcrafted products, loyal clientele, and outstanding local reputation, Butter Bay Pastry House has become a beloved community staple. The offering also includes two underground parking spaces with a hydraulic lift system allowing for stacked parking - a rare and valuable amenity in the downtown core. Flexible opportunity for owner-operators, investors, or entrepreneurs to purchase the real estate together with the existing business and assets, or convert the space to another approved concept subject to applicable approvals. Rare turnkey opportunity in a premier waterfront downtown location. Please do not go direct.
Details
- Type
- Commercial Retail
- Garage
- Underground
- Property tax
- $5,287 (2026)
- Neighbourhood
- Lakeshore
- Municipality
- Barrie
Heating, cooling and services
- Heating
- Gas Forced Air Closed
- Air conditioning
- Yes
- Utilities
- Yes
Building and exterior
- Building area
- 1,129 Square Feet
More
- Possession
- TBD
- Cross street
- Dunlop St E & Mulcaster St
- Business type
- Hospitality/Food Related
History of this address
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Location
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The neighbourhood
Getting around Walkable
- 🚆 Allandale Waterfront GO1.8 km
Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 20 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Kennedy's Lakeside Grocery (300 m). Nearest park: Sam Cancilla Park (150 m).
Schools nearby
Elementary
- Hillcrest Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 39%1.5 km - Johnson Street Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 50%2.4 km - Cundles Heights Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 42%2.5 km
Secondary
- Barrie North Collegiate Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 48%, literacy test 88%1.5 km - Unity Christian High School Private2.0 km
- Eastview Secondary Public School
EQAO: Gr 9 math 67%, literacy test 87%2.4 km
EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.
Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.
Who lives here postal area L4M
- Owners / renters
- 62% / 38%
- Median household income
- $87,000
- Average age
- 40
- Children under 15
- 16%
- Homes
- 56% detached, 9% high-rise
- Commute by transit
- 5%
- Population
- 46,902
Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 0.8%, Punjabi (Panjabi) 0.8%, Spanish 0.7%, Russian 0.5%.
Flood and conservation Regulated area
This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Lake Simcoe Region Conservation): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.
Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.
Safety
Crime Severity Index for Barrie police: 59 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).
Police-reported figures for the whole police service area, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.
Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Flood and regulation mapping: Lake Simcoe Region Conservation open data. Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada.
Living here
Commute
To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 86 km. Transit times · Driving times
Noise Nothing major nearby
No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.
Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.
Internet High-speed
50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).
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Roads, rail, airports and planned stations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Internet: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, National Broadband Data.
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