1 Bedroom Apartments Ottawa

When your days are packed with meetings, appointments, after-work exercise and catching up with friends, the last thing you want to fuss about at the end of a long day is your living quarters. 

With time being such a valuable commodity, apartment living frees up your time to spend it how you really want.

Here are some reasons behind why more and more professionals are opting for the low maintenance lifestyle of apartment living.

1. Safety In Numbers

When you lead a busy schedule, the last thing you want to worry about is security back home.  Choosing to live in an apartment, rather than a stand-alone house, offers the age-old adage of safety in numbers.  Most apartments have security guards, which discourages opportunities for crime.  With 24-hour emergency service and an on-site building manager, you can feel secure in knowing you are protected at all times.

Apartments are built with residents’ safety in mind.  Fire safety plans, emergency stairwells and exits, smoke alarms in every apartment and fireproof concrete floors and walls minimize of a widespread apartment fire. As well, the building’s fire panels are monitored 24/7, and should the alarm be activated, the fire department will be there within minutes – giving you total peace of mind when it comes to your safety and security.

2. Convenience at Your Fingertips

Apartments offer you the convenience of having many amenities right on site.  In addition to laundry facilities and plentiful storage space, some apartments also have pools, saunas and convenience stores – great for people who prefer to buy food as needed, rather than shopping in bulk to stock up on weekly items.

All of these on-site conveniences enable you to better manage your time because you aren’t required to go out of your way to get what you need.

Apartments are usually situated near bus routes, allowing you easy mobility and quick access around town.   Because location is a huge factor when considering which apartment to rent, most apartments are established near grocery stores, cafes and pubs to make life more pleasant for the tenants.

3. Enhanced Social Opportunities

Apartments are excellent for people who value self-reliance, but don’t want to live entirely in isolation.  Many apartments contain communal areas such as exercise rooms, recreation rooms, or even party rooms that can be rented out – all of which offer excellent opportunities to meet and mingle with other tenants.

Apartments are very accommodating of guests – most apartments have a visitors’ parking area and some even offer guest rooms.

4. Kinder on the Wallet

Smaller in size than a house,  apartment electricity and hydro bills are usually much cheaper, particularly if you share your apartment and can divide the bills among others.

Apartments are usually rented on a term contract, with a minimum rent period.  This living arrangement suits professionals who change jobs often, or work in different areas of town, and want the freedom to change apartments to move closer to work accordingly.

All maintenance work is paid out of the property manager’s pocket, not your own.  With no long-term overheads, this leaves you financially free to save your money for travel, hobbies or even higher education if you intend to return to studying.

5.  The Good Life

When you live in an apartment, you are not required to look after lawns and gardens.  Nor do you have to fix any problems with leaky faucets, flooded toilets, dents in walls or peeling paint.  Plus, most apartments have 24-hour emergency maintenance service, so if something goes wrong, there’s no need to spend valuable time sifting through the Yellow Pages searching for the right type of repair company. This frees up you up to focus on your professional or social life.