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For Sale · St. Catharines · Lakeport

$664,900

557 LAKE Street, St. Catharines

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Bedrooms

Bathrooms

2,766

Size

1956

Year built

About This Home

The details.

Welcome to 557 Lake St - a well-kept, income-generating 2-family home in the highly convenient north end of St. Catharines. This solid property features two spacious 3-bedroom units-one on the main level and one on the lower level-each offering generous living space and modern updates. The layout also allows the home to be easily converted back into a single-family residence if preferred, giving you exceptional...

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MLS® 40849939Listing courtesy of RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.View on map Street view

Property Details

Facts & features.

Property type: Single Family
Ownership: Freehold
Year built: 1956
Size: 2,766 sqft
Storeys: 1
Parking: 4 spaces
Listed on: 2026-07-21
Days on market: 9
MLS number: 40849939
Data source: Cornerstone Association of REALTORS®

Market intelligence

Statistics and history.

Days on market

Typical in St. Catharines: 16 days

St. Catharines median asking

$599K

95 active listings

Est. rent / month

$4,000

From live asking rents in this market

Est. rental yield

7.22%

Gross, asking price vs asking rents

Price per sqft

$240

Based on 2,766 sqft interior

How fast is this listing moving?

FastSlow

Market demandHot

QuietHot

13 new this week of 95 active listings in St. Catharines, blended with typical days on market.

Where this price sits in St. Catharines

$250KThis listing$1.3M

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Location

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Home priceDown payment20%Rate (%)Amortization25 yr

Monthly mortgage payment

$3,110

$531,920 financed over 25 years at 5%. For guidance only, not a quote or approval.

Cash flow analysis.

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Monthly cost (mortgage + tax + maintenance)

$3,110

Cash flow

-$3,110

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St. Catharines right now

Active listings

New this week

$599,000

Median asking price

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The Area

What surrounds this property.

People in the immediate area: 1,266
Density per square km: 3,236
City population: 136,803
Median household income: $72,500

The neighbourhood

Lakeport.

A mixed pocket of St. Catharines

Housing in Lakeport, St. Catharines runs from detached homes to row homes, which keeps the entry price broad. 27 listings are active right now. Asking prices centre on $549,000. That is about 10% below the St. Catharines median, which is what tends to bring value buyers to this pocket first. This is an established area, with the typical home built around 1974.

4 listings are sitting below what comparable homes in this sub-area are asking, with the widest gap around 36%. Space costs about $370 per square foot.

The closest bus stop is about 4 minutes away on foot, with groceries about 3 minutes, the nearest park about 7 minutes, a school about 2 minutes.

Median asking price: $534,450
Median price: $370/sqft
Active listings: 36

72Doorstep Score

JULY's own measure of how much daily life sits within a short walk of this address.

Bus stop 2 min walk
School 4 min walk
Groceries 6 min walk
Park 8 min walk
Pharmacy 9 min walk
Community centre 10 min walk
Gym 12 min walk

The Neighbourhood

Living in St. Catharines.

Household and demographic stats for St. Catharines, from the Statistics Canada 2021 Census.

136,803
Population (2021): 44.8
Median age: 58,905
Households: 2.3
Avg household size: 64.4%
Home ownership: $72,500
Median household income

St. Catharines market trends

The immediate block around this home (right here): about 1,266 residents in 620 homes, 3,236 people/km² (urban).

Source: Statistics Canada 2021 Census, St. Catharines, City, Ontario; block-level figures from dissemination area 35260737.

Schools

Nearby schools

K-12 schools closest to this home, with straight-line distances.

7.2of 10
Saint Francis Catholic Secondary School
190 m
catholic · secondary
Rank 227 of 760 in BC (2022/2023) · graduation + honours rates
0.1of 10
École élémentaire L'Héritage
280 m
public · elementary
Rank 3,389 of 3,587 in BC (2022/2023) · FSA literacy + numeracy
no score data
Lifetime Learning Centre Secondary School
360 m
public · secondary
8.2of 10

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