Houses for sale in Winnipeg: The Forks

Houses for sale in The Forks, Winnipeg have a community that features an exceptional array of dining options, fantastic local makers and retailers, a constantly changing slate of entertainment and events, and many unique attractions that encompass the site’s natural, historic and built features.

Central, Chinatown, Downtown, Exchange District, Point Douglas, and The Forks form MLS® area 9A.

Homes at The Forks

The Forks is first and foremost a destination, not a traditional residential neighbourhood. For most of its history there were essentially no homes for sale here at all. That is changing with Railside at The Forks, a new development bringing housing onto the site for the first time in the form of mid-rise buildings, roughly four to six storeys, with condominiums alongside rental and more affordable units. So if you want to live here, it means new condo or apartment living in a mixed-use setting, not detached houses on residential streets.

What living here looks like

Railside is being built in phases as a walkable, village-style addition to the site, with commercial space on the main floors and courtyards and pedestrian alleyways between the buildings. It is condo and apartment living, low-maintenance and central, right where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet. It suits someone who wants a downtown, lock-and-leave lifestyle close to the market, the parks and the pathways, rather than a yard and a driveway.

Buying and selling here

Because these are new, multi-family homes, the homework is condo homework. On a unit for sale, confirm the remaining New Home Warranty, read the condominium corporation documents, the monthly fees and what they cover, and the reserve fund, and check whether a given unit is a condo you own or a market rental. It is a phased development, so which homes are available depends on which phase and building are complete. Selling here, the newness, the riverside location and the walkable, mixed-use setting are the story.

What kind of homes are at The Forks?
The Forks is mainly a destination rather than a residential neighbourhood, but Railside at The Forks is adding new mid-rise condominiums and apartments, so homes here are new condos and rentals, not detached houses.

Is The Forks a residential area?
Historically it has been a destination of shops, dining, parks and attractions. Residential living is new, arriving with the phased Railside at The Forks development.

What should I check when buying a condo here?
The remaining New Home Warranty, the condominium corporation documents and fees, the reserve fund, and whether the unit is one you own or a rental.

What is the setting like?
A walkable, mixed-use district where the Red and Assiniboine Rivers meet, with commercial space at street level beneath the homes.