Hampstead’s garden-city origins still shape its identity: greenery, residential streets and homes with a strong relationship to their surroundings. It is a place to think about both the house and the landscape around it.
Green space at Parc Hampstead · 2025Ptaff · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
PERSONAL GUIDANCE
A local lens. Your own priorities.
Hampstead is one of the communities Susan serves across Montreal. Her design background provides a useful starting point for looking at proportion, light and the relationship between interior rooms and the garden. With her personal approach, the discussion begins with your priorities—space to gather, a more manageable home or a layout that can evolve with you.
Detached homes, brick and stone exteriors, pitched roofs and landscaped setbacks contribute to the town’s residential feel. Older houses and more recent renovations offer different layouts and levels of upkeep. Compare the actual usable space, garden orientation, driveway and condition of each property.
Look at the connection between living spaces and the yard, tree cover, sunlight and the ongoing care of the grounds—not simply the number of bedrooms.
Explore changes before committing
If an addition or exterior renovation is important to your plans, speak with the Town and appropriate professionals about feasibility before assuming it can be done.
For sellers
Show the flow of daily life
Photograph the garden and principal rooms as a connected experience. Thoughtful furniture placement can help buyers understand circulation and scale.
Prepare the property’s story
Bring together maintenance records, plans and details of completed improvements. Discuss which preparation work would make the biggest difference before listing.
LET’S START WITH YOUR PLANS
Your next chapter in Hampstead.
Tell Susan what matters to you. Together, explore the property and the setting that fit your next move.