85 Murray Street

4001 - Lower Town/Byward Market, Lower Town - Sandy Hill, K1N 5M5

$35/mo

Listed 90 days ago · MLS® X13595850

About this home

85 Murray Street offers a rare 3,018 sq. ft. ground-floor retail opportunity in the heart of the ByWard Market, one of Ottawa's highest pedestrian-traffic districts. The unit features 33 ft. of frontage, floor-to-ceiling windows, and an additional ~757 sq. ft. basement included at no extra cost.Zoned ByWard Market Special District, the space supports an unusually wide range of uses - retail, restaurant, medical or dental clinic, personal service business, office, bank, day care, artist studio, and more - giving a tenant real flexibility to shape the concept around their business rather than the space.Surrounded by high-rise residential towers, four nearby schools, major hotels, and steps from Parliament Hill and the Rideau Centre, the location draws steady daytime office and resident traffic alongside year-round tourism and evening nightlife. Available immediately. A full listing package is available upon request, including floor plans, zoning details, demographic information, and annual foot traffic data.

Details

Type: Commercial Retail
Lot: 66 × 147 ft
Garage: None
Property tax: $16 (2025)
Neighbourhood: 4001 - Lower Town/Byward Market
Municipality: Lower Town - Sandy Hill

Heating, cooling and services

Heating: Electric Forced Air
Air conditioning: Yes
Utilities: Yes

Building and exterior

Building area: 3,018 Square Feet

Possession: Flexible
Cross street: Parent Ave and Murray St

Location

Location is approximate. See nearby homes on the map

The neighbourhood

Getting around Very walkable

🚇 Rideau LRT7 min walk
🚇 Parliament LRT16 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 160 cafés and restaurants, 12 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Baskin-Robbins (250 m). Nearest park: Raphael Brunet Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

York Street Public School
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 20%14 min walk
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Anne Catholic · French
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 81%16 min walk
École Notre-Dame du Mont Carmel French · Private17 min walk
École élémentaire publique Francojeunesse French
EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 80%19 min walk

Secondary

École secondaire publique De la Salle French15 min walk
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 91%18 min walk
MacDonald-Cartier Academy Private1.5 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 K1N

Owners / renters: 24% / 76%
Median household income: $64,000
Average age: 40
Children under 15: 9%
Homes: 4% detached, 49% high-rise
Commute by transit: 23%
Population: 26,639

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 1.5%, Arabic 1.3%, Spanish 0.9%, Somali 0.6%.

Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario).

Living here

Commute

To downtown Ottawa: 1 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).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.

Roads, rail, airports and planned stations © OpenStreetMap contributors. Internet: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, National Broadband Data.

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