When you're looking for a new semi-detached home near Westmount, the wish list grows quickly, and one item keeps coming back: a room to work in. Not a corner of the kitchen table, but a place where you can close the laptop at the end of the day.

A house with a home office near Westmount, in Sainte-Julie, can take several forms. This article starts from what the numbers say about working from home in Westmount, then looks at what BÉAcité's four turnkey homes show, what the three models make possible, and what to check when you visit.

Westmount, a work-from-home city

In the 2021 Census, taken in May at the height of the pandemic, 45.7% of Westmount's employed residents worked from home. That's more than double the Quebec average (21.9%) and well above the island of Montreal as a whole (30.8%) or Sainte-Julie (23.6%).

That figure comes from an exceptional period. More recently, Statistics Canada estimated that in May 2025, about 19.6% of workers in the Montreal metropolitan area mainly worked from home, a share that has been falling since 2021. The home office hasn't gone away, though: it has often turned into a week split between home and the office. Either way, a real workroom is still worth a lot.

Open or closed: two ways of working

Before choosing a house, think about how you work:

An open office, part of the living area or set on a landing, suits someone who works alone, without frequent calls, and likes to keep an eye on the house.
A closed office is a must if you spend your days on video calls, if two adults work at the same time, or if children come home from school at 3:30.
A separate space, upstairs or in the basement, helps keep the workday apart from the rest of life.

In Westmount, a dwelling has 6.1 rooms on average; in Sainte-Julie, 7.1. Adding an office to an existing house can mean renovating, which in Westmount is governed by heritage rules; our article on whether to renovate in Westmount or buy new goes through those steps.

A house with a home office near Westmount: what the four ready homes show

The four turnkey homes on Geoffrion Street each illustrate a different way to set up an office.

The open office at 423

The home at 423 Geoffrion Street, a three-bedroom Duo, includes an open office for working from home. It also has a made-to-measure wine cellar and a finished basement, handy for keeping work apart from the rest of the house.

The glass-door room at 408

In the photos of 408, you can see an office closed off by a glass door, with built-in bookshelves: light gets through, noise much less so.

The mezzanine at 405

405 has a mezzanine, and its photos show it set up as a work nook under a high ceiling, a level of its own that you climb up to when it's time to work.

The olive-green office at 435

The photos of 435 show a bright office with an olive-green wall and a large window, plus another work corner upstairs, next to a residential elevator.

Choosing a model to match the way you work

If you'd rather build, each of BÉAcité's three models leaves room for an office:

the semi-detached bungalow, all on one level, has 1,006 sq ft on the main floor and a basement of the same size;
the Urbain model offers 1,622 sq ft of living space on two floors, plus a 652 sq ft basement;
the Duo cottage has 2,018 sq ft of living space, with 1,160 sq ft upstairs; the optional 338 sq ft mezzanine brings the total to 2,356 sq ft.

If you work from home several days a week, the mezzanine is probably the most telling option: an extra level under a high ceiling, away from the bedrooms and the kitchen.

Light, height and comfort during working hours

You spend more time in a home office than in many other rooms of the house, often from morning until the end of the workday. Every BÉAcité home has large windows in every room and 9-foot ceilings on the main floor, which counts during long winter days. Central air conditioning makes summer easier to bear in front of a screen, and the central forced-air gas system keeps the house warm in winter. Several interior finish choices come standard, so you can give your office the look that suits you.

What questions should you ask during your visit?

An office is best judged in person, at the time of day you'd actually be working in it. During your visit, take a moment to check a few things:

which room gets the morning light, and which one gets it later in the day;
where the power outlets are, and how easy it would be to add more;
whether the room can be closed off, or whether you'd need to add a door;
whether the basement is finished, or what it would take to fit it out;
how sound travels between the office, the kitchen and the bedrooms.

Jot down your answers for each house you visit: comparing them will be much easier once you're back home, with the floor plans spread out in front of you.

Office days in the city

Among Westmount residents with a usual place of work in 2021, 67.4% worked elsewhere on the island. From Geoffrion Street, Westmount City Hall is about forty minutes away by car without traffic, over the Jacques Cartier or the Samuel De Champlain Bridge; on weekdays, the green line and exo buses offer another option. Every garage has an outlet for plugging in an electric car. For a broader comparison that also covers language and services, read our article on living in Sainte-Julie or Westmount.

Conclusion

A house with a home office near Westmount is a house where work has its place without spilling into everything else. An open office at 423, a glass-door room at 408, a mezzanine at 405, a bright office at 435, or an optional mezzanine on a Duo cottage yet to be built: there are plenty of ways to do it. To compare them in person, the sales office at 435 Geoffrion Street welcomes you Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment for evenings and weekends, at 514-812-9633.

A house with a home office near Westmount: a room of your own to work in