Key takeaways
- Andres Properties buys houses across St. Boniface as-is, for cash, from the pre-1930 brick two-storeys near the Cathedral to the 1950s bungalows of Windsor Park and Norwood Flats.
- Just over a quarter of St. Boniface homes were built before 1961 and another quarter between 1961 and 1980, so more than half the housing is 45 years old or older.
- River lots on the Red and the Seine need a City Waterway Permit for work within 350 feet of the bank, and the bank risk is the owner’s. We buy those properties.
- Nearly a third of St. Boniface households rent. Tired landlords near the hospital and along Taché are among our most frequent callers.
We buy houses in St. Boniface, Winnipeg for cash and as-is. If your property sits anywhere between the Red River and Lagimodière, in Norwood, Windsor Park, Southdale, or the old streets around Taché and Provencher, we can make a fair, no-obligation offer on it in its current condition, with no repairs, no cleanout, and no showings.
Three eras of St. Boniface housing
St. Boniface began as a mission in 1818, became a town in 1883 and a city in 1908, and stayed its own city until Winnipeg’s amalgamation on January 1, 1972. It is still the largest francophone community in Western Canada. Its housing was built in three distinct waves, and which wave your house belongs to tells us most of what we need to know before we see it.
| Era | Where | What was built |
|---|---|---|
| Before 1930 | Old St. Boniface around Taché, Despins, and Des Meurons; early Norwood along Goulet, Marion, and Horace | Two-storey brick and wood-frame homes; clay-tile foundations; basements often under seven feet |
| 1948 to 1960s | Norwood Flats (the Lyndale Park homes London Life built in 1948 to 1950); Windsor Park, Winnipeg’s first master-planned community, opened 1956 | Post-war bungalows and one-and-a-half storeys; duplexes and small apartment blocks in Windsor Park |
| 1960s to 1990 | Southdale, with the city’s first man-made lakes; Island Lakes from 1981; Niakwa Park and Place | Bungalows, split-levels, and two-storeys on larger lots |
In the 2021 census, 27 percent of St. Boniface dwellings were built in 1960 or earlier and 25 percent between 1961 and 1980. Just under 6 percent are reported as needing major repairs, but that figure undercounts the ordinary wear of a seventy-year-old bungalow with original plumbing.
What we find in the older homes
The pre-1950 houses in Old St. Boniface and North St. Boniface tend to share a checklist: 60-amp electrical service, knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized supply lines, and clay sewer laterals with root intrusion. Foundations show frost-heave cracks and efflorescence, and Winnipeg’s clay soil keeps working on them every spring. Homes built up to 1990 may have vermiculite insulation that contains asbestos. In Windsor Park and Norwood Flats the issues are the usual post-war ones: original windows, a finished basement from decades ago, and mechanical systems past their life.
Any one of those can stall a financed sale. Insurers decline knob-and-tube, lenders follow the insurer, and the deal collapses at the inspection. We buy with cash, price the work into the offer, and close without those conditions. If you are weighing a renovation against a sale, selling a house that needs major repairs lays out the trade-off.
River lots, the dike, and heritage rules
St. Boniface is bounded by the Red River on the west and cut through by the Seine. Any construction or demolition within 350 feet of either river needs a City of Winnipeg Waterway Permit, and the City is explicit that riverbank stability is the property owner’s risk. Norwood Flats sat on a flood plain until the Lyndale Dike was built after 1948 and raised after the 1950 flood, and a few Lyndale Drive properties were left on the river side of it. Closer to Provencher, the Boulevard Provencher planning overlay and the North St. Boniface Secondary Plan add heritage and land-use rules that a buyer’s lawyer will want to understand.
These are the properties that sit on the market while buyers and their lenders work through the questions. We have bought river lots and heritage-area homes before. We know what the permits mean and we do not need a lender’s blessing to proceed.
Landlords, estates, and the hospital blocks
About 31 percent of St. Boniface households rent, and rental buildings cluster on Taché near St. Boniface Hospital, which employs about 3,500 people. A lot of that stock is owned by individuals who bought a duplex or a converted house years ago and are now done being landlords. We buy with tenants in place; see selling a rental property with tenants in Winnipeg. The other common call is an estate: a family home in Windsor Park or Norwood that has been in one name since the 1950s. Read selling an inherited house for how that works, including selling with the contents still inside.
Where we buy in St. Boniface
We buy throughout the R2H and R2J postal areas: North and Central St. Boniface, Norwood East and West, Archwood, Dufresne, Holden, The Mint, Windsor Park, Southdale, Niakwa Park and Place, Island Lakes, Royalwood, and Sage Creek. Landmarks you will know: the Cathedral, the Esplanade Riel, Whittier Park and Festival du Voyageur, Université de Saint-Boniface, and the Royal Canadian Mint on Lagimodière. We buy across the river in Fort Rouge and next door in St. Vital as well. See every Winnipeg area we serve.
Prices and what we pay
St. Boniface prices depend heavily on which era and which side of the Seine. A local brokerage’s 2025 figures put the detached average for the older St. Boniface market area near $369,000, while WinnipegREALTORS reported southeast Winnipeg as a whole, which takes in the newer subdivisions, averaging about $529,000 through August 2026 with homes selling in about two weeks. Our offer works the same way everywhere: the fully updated value, less the cost of the work and our costs to resell, paid in cash with no commission or fees. What cash home buyers actually pay shows the math, and how to sell your house fast in Winnipeg covers the timeline.
Get a cash offer for your St. Boniface house
There is no cost to finding out what your house could sell for as-is, and no obligation attached to the number. Tell us about your property and we’ll get back to you with a fair, no-strings cash offer, or call or text Jason directly at 204-371-3559.
Frequently asked questions
Do you buy older homes in Old St. Boniface and North St. Boniface?
Yes. The pre-1930 brick and wood-frame homes around Tache, Despins, and Des Meurons often have 60-amp service, knob-and-tube wiring, and clay sewer laterals. We buy them as-is and take on the updates ourselves.
Will you buy a St. Boniface property on the Red or Seine river?
Yes. Work within 350 feet of either river needs a City Waterway Permit and riverbank stability is the owner's risk, which scares off financed buyers. We have bought river lots before and our offer accounts for the bank.
Can I sell a St. Boniface rental near the hospital with tenants still in it?
Yes. We buy tenant-occupied duplexes and converted houses, including the rental stock along Tache near St. Boniface Hospital. The tenancy carries over to us under Manitoba law, so you do not have to end anyone's lease.
Do you buy in Windsor Park, Southdale, and Island Lakes as well as old St. Boniface?
Yes. We buy across all of St. Boniface, from the 1950s bungalows of Windsor Park and Norwood Flats to the 1970s and 80s homes of Southdale and Island Lakes and the newer streets of Royalwood and Sage Creek.