The St. George
About Us
About The St. George
The St. George is a community of more than 200 residents and commercial businesses. There are 117 residential units on floors three through twenty-five. Commercial space occupies the second floor with the commercial lobby on the ground floor. The third floor has recreational facilities including a pool, sauna, exercise room, large outdoor patio, and the guest suite. The underground garage has four floors of parking, with the first floor (B1) for the commercial offices and public parking, while floors B2 -B4 are reserved for the residential owners.
Facilities
- Well-equipped fitness centre
- Heated indoor pool
- Saunas and showers
- Third floor outdoor patio overlooking the ByWard Market, with barbeque, covered eating area, swing chair and communal herb gardens
- Large individual unit storage lockers
- Heated indoor parking
- Indoor car wash
- Indoor bicycle storage rooms
- Furnished guest suite
- Library and book exchange
Social and Communication
- Organized Condominium parties for all residents and owners in Summer (June) and Winter (December)
- Social and Welcoming Committee
- Volunteer Merit Award program
- Informative quarterly Newsletter
- Comprehensive St. George website
Services
- 24-hour security staff
- Dedicated cleaning and maintenance staff
- Priority mail and package reception at security
- Waste material recycling program:
- Proactive hazardous material recycling and disposal program
- Green Bin, Wine, beer and liquor bottle recycling program
- Two Automatic Electronic Defibrillators (AED) in building
Downtown / ByWard Market Advantage
- A multitude of farm fresh fruits and vegetables vendors plus specialty fish and cheese shops, bakeries and butchers of the Market and Downtown Rideau. Many Market shops and restaurants are open on national holidays when most others in Ottawa are closed,
- Close to great cycling, rollerblading and walking paths along the Ottawa river, the Rideau river, the Rideau Canal, various parkways and the Trans Canada Trail
- Close to the LRT and frequent OC Transpo buses
- Only a few minutes to the National Arts Centre, National Gallery, Parliament Hill, the National Archives, the Arts Court Theatres, Ottawa Little Theatre and three national museums
- Surrounded by more than 130 restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets
- Close to numerous coffee shops and pubs, lounges and nightclubs
Additional Benefits
- Being able to walk to so many places is part of the St. George lifestyle—fitness benefit
- No weekly outdoor chores such as cutting grass, raking leaves, digging gardens or painting fences; In Winter, no getting up earlier to shovel the walk and driveway, warm up your car and scrape the windshield
- City crews give priority attention to clearing snow from sidewalks and streets in the downtown.
- No salesmen or canvassers are allowed in the building
- When you travel, just lock the door, tell security and leave with no worries