Houses for sale in Winnipeg: Breezy Bend

Houses for sale in Assiniboine Landing, Breezy Bend, Headingley South, and Marston Meadows, near Winnipeg form the MLS® area 1W. They have communities that are within the greater city area, considered Assiniboine South, studded with stately houses situated on even larger plots of land, all just 10 minutes from downtown. Tuxedo would lay top billing to these homes, particularly along Park Boulevard and in the blocks surrounding the iconic Assiniboine Park. There’s no shortage of amenities including golf, tennis and the like, along with all the splendour of Assiniboine Park – with its summer and winter trails. The area also has Charleswood, one of the city’s original suburbs where housing prices are more modest, riverside houses being an exception, and often located in forested areas where deer and other wildlife are abundant. Charleswood also has a continually growing culinary scene.

Homes on the Breezy Bend golf course

Breezy Bend sits just past Winnipeg's western edge, wrapped around the golf course of the same name on a bend of the Assiniboine River. The houses out here are large. Most are detached, they sit on wide lots, and plenty of them back onto the fairways or the water. It is quiet, and it is private. For the people who buy here, that is really the whole appeal.

It is in Headingley, not Winnipeg

This part trips people up, so here it is plainly. Breezy Bend is in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, not the City of Winnipeg. That means its own tax rate and its own services. It also means most homes run on a private well and a septic field instead of city water and sewer. Before you fall for a place, find out what it is on, how old that system is, and when someone last serviced it. Simple to check. Easy to forget when you are standing there looking at the river.

Looking at a riverside lot

The riverfront is the draw. It is also where the homework hides. Ask about past flooding. Walk the bank and see how it is holding up. Watch where the water goes after a hard rain. A big house costs more to run, so count on the roof, the furnace, and an acre of grass to cut. And if the property has an addition, a shop or a dock, make sure a permit was actually pulled for it.

Buying and selling out here

This is a small market. Homes rarely come up, and no two are the same, so a listing really rises or falls on how it is shown. Selling? Lead with the land, the setting, and the shape the house is in. Buying? Be patient, and be ready, because the right one might not turn up for a while.

Is Breezy Bend part of Winnipeg?
No. It is in the Rural Municipality of Headingley, just west of the city, with its own property taxes and services.

What are the homes like?
Mostly large detached houses on generous lots. Many of them back onto the golf course or the Assiniboine River.

Are homes on city water and sewer, or a well and septic?
Out here it is usually a private well and septic. Confirm it for any home you are looking at.

What should I check on a riverside property?
Flood history, the state of the riverbank, how the lot drains, the age of the home's systems, and permits for any additions or outbuildings.