Cabbagetown

Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture


Featured Cabbagetown Listings

Cabbagetown is home to many artists, musicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, management consultants, and many other professionals.


MLS® listing #29199362 for sale located at 5556  50 Avenue

3850 sqft

5556 50 Avenue

St. Paul Town, Alberta MLS® #29199362

Courtesy of Tyler J. Poirier/Century 21 Poirier Real Estate

MLS® listing #29203347 for sale located at 14 CANNER COURT

$3,600

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

14 CANNER COURT

Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29203347

Courtesy of HENRY ZHAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203361 for sale located at 309 - 601 KINGSTON ROAD

$2,150

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

309 - 601 KINGSTON ROAD

Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29203361

Courtesy of KERRY MARK/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD

MLS® listing #29203359 for sale located at 4910 - 88 QUEEN STREET E

$3,800

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

4910 - 88 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29203359

Courtesy of SIMONE CHEN/RE/MAX REALTRON BARRY COHEN HOMES INC.

$2,850

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

417 - 50 O'NEIL ROAD

Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29203429

Courtesy of MOHAMMAD DERAKHSHAN/ROYAL LEPAGE YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY

$1,488,888

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

1 ST JAMES PLACE

Hamilton (Durand), Ontario MLS® #29203448

Courtesy of BERNIE CARLOS/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.

$1,299,000

0 HURONTARIO STREET

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29203443

Courtesy of JENNIFER LYNNE HORNE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY

$100,000

75 sqft

PCL5610 N/A

Mattice-Val Cote, Ontario MLS® #29203436

Courtesy of SEAN PAYNE/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY

MLS® listing #29203348 for sale located at A305 - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD

$2,200

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

A305 - 9763 MARKHAM ROAD

Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29203348

Courtesy of BRIAN CHAU/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29203355 for sale located at BASEMENT (SIDE DOOR) - 34 CLOVERCREST ROAD

$1,400

1 beds 1 baths 1500 sqft

BASEMENT (SIDE DOOR) - 34 CLOVERCREST ROAD

Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #29203355

Courtesy of YEWEN CAI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203406 for sale located at 745 WATERLOO STREET

$634,888

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

745 WATERLOO STREET

Wellington North (Mount Forest), Ontario MLS® #29203406

Courtesy of RACHELL MCCRONE/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29203418 for sale located at 725 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

725 - 3 CONCORD CITYPLACE WAY

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29203418

Courtesy of DANIEL CHENG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203420 for sale located at 22 CHAPPLE LANE

$3,666

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

22 CHAPPLE LANE

Richmond Hill (Headford Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29203420

Courtesy of SHERRY YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$100,000

PCL5610 N/A

Mattice-Val Cote, Ontario MLS® #29203437

Courtesy of SEAN PAYNE/HOMELIFE OPTIMUM REALTY

MLS® listing #29203363 for sale located at 103 UNO DRIVE

$3,500

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

103 UNO DRIVE

Toronto (Stonegate-Queensway), Ontario MLS® #29203363

Courtesy of KAI LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29203349 for sale located at 707 - 7 MABELLE AVENUE

$2,850

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

707 - 7 MABELLE AVENUE

Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29203349

Courtesy of SAJAN JOSHUA/META REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203419 for sale located at 3007 - 7890 JANE STREET

$2,400

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

3007 - 7890 JANE STREET

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29203419

Courtesy of JASON PATRICK YIP/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.

$2,800

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

681 CUMBERLAND AVENUE

Burlington (Roseland), Ontario MLS® #29203445

Courtesy of JAY NICOLAS GHANEM/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

$1,800

1 beds 2 baths 514 sqft

750 BLEAMS Road Unit# A

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29203438

Courtesy of Alyssa Vasey/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203345 for sale located at 806 - 7 KENASTON GARDENS

$2,890

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

806 - 7 KENASTON GARDENS

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29203345

Courtesy of WAN WAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203388 for sale located at 516, 8230 Broadcast Avenue SW

$399,900

2 beds 1 baths 640 sqft

516, 8230 Broadcast Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29203388

Courtesy of Alexander Shemetov/2% Realty

MLS® listing #29203422 for sale located at 338 DARLING STREET

$449,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

338 DARLING STREET

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29203422

Courtesy of ROB AVERY/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

$3,000

3 beds 3 baths 1450 sqft

3045 GLADESIDE Avenue Unit# 2

Oakville, Ontario MLS® #29203439

Courtesy of TEJA VAJHA/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC. BROKERAGE

$269,900

2 beds 2 baths 875 sqft

1315, 333 Taravista Drive NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29203427

Courtesy of Zaki Keskich/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

$19.95/sqft

1167 sqft

607 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29203441

Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY

MLS® listing #29203358 for sale located at 610 - 741 SHEPPARD AVENUE W

$2,950

3 beds 2 baths

610 - 741 SHEPPARD AVENUE W

Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #29203358

Courtesy of ANDREW O. ENOFE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29203346 for sale located at 3620-3622 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE

$99,000

3950 sqft

3620-3622 VICTORIA PARK AVENUE

Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #29203346

Courtesy of JAMES LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29203365 for sale located at 16 ACORN Lane

$1,950

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

16 ACORN Lane

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29203365

Courtesy of Tanja Damjanovic/Vancor Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29203404 for sale located at 105 PINNACLE Drive Unit# 55

$2,700

3 beds 4 baths 2178 sqft

105 PINNACLE Drive Unit# 55

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29203404

Courtesy of PK Kapoor/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.

$1,400

2 beds 1 baths

BASEMENT - 3 BUSHWOOD TRAIL

Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29203447

Courtesy of SHANDEEP SINGH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

$3,480

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

3333 SIXTH LINE

Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29203442

Courtesy of PUNAM VYAS/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29203316 for sale located at 18 BREWIS STREET

$799,900

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

18 BREWIS STREET

Brant (Paris), Ontario MLS® #29203316

Courtesy of AMAN TOOR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #29201726 for sale located at 201 - 4850 GLEN ERIN DRIVE

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

201 - 4850 GLEN ERIN DRIVE

Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29201726

Courtesy of HANAN ALHASANI/HOMELIFE EXCELSIOR REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29201916 for sale located at 1 20921 SNOWFLAKE CRESCENT

$1,319,000

6 beds 4 baths 2600 sqft

1 20921 SNOWFLAKE CRESCENT

Mission, British Columbia MLS® #29201916

Courtesy of Rob Allegrini/Team 3000 Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29201935 for sale located at 18 Wilson Drive

$999,900

4 beds 3 baths 2697 sqft

18 Wilson Drive

Chester, Nova Scotia MLS® #29201935

Courtesy of Lorena MacDonald/Harbourside Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29202041 for sale located at 113 - 1555 KINGSTON ROAD

$699,900

3 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

113 - 1555 KINGSTON ROAD

Pickering (Town Centre), Ontario MLS® #29202041

Courtesy of GEETA RAJPAL/RE/MAX KEY2 REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #29202072 for sale located at 2 SEATON CRESCENT

$3,300

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

2 SEATON CRESCENT

Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #29202072

Courtesy of RICKY MARIANO/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.

MLS® listing #29202109 for sale located at 5 HOMESTEAD Avenue

$955,500

2 beds 1 baths 1500 sqft

5 HOMESTEAD Avenue

Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29202109

Courtesy of Mary Hamilton/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29202128 for sale located at 641 Albatross Cres

$637,500

3 beds 2 baths 1427 sqft

641 Albatross Cres

Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29202128

Courtesy of Brittany Berkenstock/eXp Realty (CR)

MLS® listing #29202250 for sale located at 14 Discovery Woods Villas SW

$650,000

2 beds 3 baths 1324 sqft

14 Discovery Woods Villas SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29202250

Courtesy of Terrie Stewart/MaxWell Capital Realty

MLS® listing #29202421 for sale located at 4600 OKANAGAN Avenue Unit# 26

$517,500

2 beds 2 baths 1355 sqft

4600 OKANAGAN Avenue Unit# 26

Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29202421

Courtesy of Hank Prebushewski/Coldwell Banker Executives Realty

MLS® listing #29202469 for sale located at 12901 93 Street

$404,900

5 beds 2 baths 1127 sqft

12901 93 Street

Grande Prairie, Alberta MLS® #29202469

Courtesy of Jason Scott/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals

MLS® listing #29202781 for sale located at 8433 Highway 3

$499,000

3 beds 3 baths 1954 sqft

8433 Highway 3

Charlesville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29202781

Courtesy of Andrea Huskilson-Townsend/Keller Williams Select Realty

MLS® listing #29202801 for sale located at 354 RUSSETT DRIVE

$949,000

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

354 RUSSETT DRIVE

McNab/Braeside, Ontario MLS® #29202801

Courtesy of Robin Gyimesi/RIVINGTON-HOWIE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29203208 for sale located at 2084 GRAND BOULEVARD

$2,298,800

3 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

2084 GRAND BOULEVARD

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29203208

Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29203253 for sale located at 131 - 215 MISSISSAUGA VALLEY

$3,400

4 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

131 - 215 MISSISSAUGA VALLEY

Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #29203253

Courtesy of DANIEL FU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29203265 for sale located at 42 ARROWPOINT Drive

$1,199,900

6 beds 5 baths 3677 sqft

42 ARROWPOINT Drive

Brampton, Ontario MLS® #29203265

Courtesy of Sanjay Gupta/EXP REALTY OF CANADA INC

MLS® listing #29203277 for sale located at MAIN - 2 CRISCOE STREET

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

MAIN - 2 CRISCOE STREET

Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29203277

Courtesy of HEATHER JOY HOLMES/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29203296 for sale located at 4821 CRESCENTWOOD Drive

$399,999

3 beds 2 baths 1216 sqft

4821 CRESCENTWOOD Drive

Edgewater, British Columbia MLS® #29203296

Courtesy of Kodi-Lee Logan/Royal LePage Rockies West

MLS® listing #29203323 for sale located at 1/4 LT3 SIDEROAD 3

$199,900

1/4 LT3 SIDEROAD 3

Georgian Bluffs, Ontario MLS® #29203323

Courtesy of SCOTT CROWTHER/eXp Realty


Toronto Cabbagetown Community

Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood in central Toronto. It largely features semi-detached Victorian houses and is recognized as "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America".

HISTORY

Cabbagetown's history began in the 1840's when thousands of Irish immigrants settled there after fleeing the potato famine in their homeland. To help put food on the table these first Cabbagetown residents grew cabbages on their front lawns, which is how this district came to be known as Cabbagetown.

The area grew up in the 1840s around the Winchester Street Bridge, which before the construction of the Prince Edward Viaduct was the main northern bridge over the Don River. This was near the site where Castle Frank Brook flowed in the Don River. By the bridge the Don Vale Tavern and Fox's Inn were established to cater to travelers. In 1850 the Toronto Necropolis was established in the area as the city's main cemetery.

In the late 19th century the area was absorbed into the city of Toronto. It became home to the working class Irish inhabitants who were employed in the industries along the lake shore to the south in Corktown. Brick Victorian style houses were built throughout the area.

After the war the area became increasingly impoverished. A large number of poorer residents moved in, many resorting to share one house among multiple families. The nineteenth century brick houses began deteriorating, and as landlords saw less value in the neighbourhood, they were not maintained. It became known as one of Toronto's largest slums and much of the original Cabbagetown was razed in the late 1940s to make room for the Regent Park housing project.

The construction of new housing projects was halted in the 1970s. A bylaw was approved in the 1970s to ban any building higher than four storeys, in reaction to the high density high rises being built in neighbouring St. James Town.

Cabbagetown was gentrified by affluent professionals, beginning in the 1970s. Many residents restored small Victorian row houses and became community activists.

Vestiges of a 1960s, counter-culture ambiance remain at vintage clothing stores, health food stores and a gestalt therapy clinic. A Victorian farm, once the site of a zoo, is located adjacent to Riverdale Park West, where a weekly farmer's market is held. A short distance away is the Cabbagetown Youth Centre, home of the Cabbagetown Boxing Club, a reminder of an earlier, and rougher, past.

FESTIVALS

The (Annual) Cabbagetown Festival is held on the second weekend in September each year. Various individual events during the week lead up to the two-day Festival on the weekend. The highlight of the Festival is a parade on Saturday morning, which usually starts at 10:00 a.m.

The first Sunday in May sees the annual Forsythia festival organized by the Cabbagetown Residents Association. The festival includes a parade from Riverdale Park West to Wellesley Park, where games and family entertainment are held.

CABBAGETOWN REAL ESTATE

The neighbourhood is home to many artists, musicians, journalists and writers. Other residents include professors, doctors and social workers, many affiliated with the nearby University of Toronto. Proximity to the financial district and downtown core have also made the area popular with other professionals such as lawyers, management consultants and those in financial services.

Get the life you’ve always wanted in Cabbagetown! Whether you’re looking for a place to call home or a home for your growing family, let the FreemanTeam® help you find the perfect place to live. Contact Freeman Real Estate, today and start living!


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