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 #29199942 for sale located at 9928  81 Avenue

$3,600,000

11464 sqft

9928 81 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29199942

Courtesy of Mark B. Wilbert/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #29465687 for sale located at 3303  70 Avenue

$620,000

43560 sqft

3303 70 Avenue

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687

Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc

MLS® listing #29441052 for sale located at 73  SUPERIOR Street

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #29210474 for sale located at 4807  44 Ave

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29357892 for sale located at 7210  144 Avenue

4000 sqft

7210 144 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29357892

Courtesy of Taleb Choucair/REMAX River City

MLS® listing #29661678 for sale located at 1003-1087  Parsons Road SW

$2,500,000

2665 sqft

1003-1087 Parsons Road SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678

Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29530364 for sale located at 34  Hwy 28

$3,300,000

20473200 sqft

34 Hwy 28

Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530364

Courtesy of Aron T. Scraba/Latitude Real Estate Group

MLS® listing #29730636 for sale located at 201 ALBERT STREET

$649,000

201 ALBERT STREET

Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #29730636

Courtesy of CASEY KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

MLS® listing #29730624 for sale located at Ridge Road

$75,000

Ridge Road

North Range, Nova Scotia MLS® #29730624

Courtesy of Shauna Denton/Exit Realty Town & Country

MLS® listing #29730530 for sale located at 778 Nazarali UNION

$549,900

3 beds 3 baths 1555 sqft

778 Nazarali UNION

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29730530

Courtesy of Dave Rempel/RE/MAX Saskatoon

MLS® listing #29730516 for sale located at 1596 CRIMSON CRESCENT

$539,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

1596 CRIMSON CRESCENT

Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29730516

Courtesy of LESLIE HACAULT/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29730509 for sale located at 195 LUCY LANE

$539,900

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

195 LUCY LANE

Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29730509

Courtesy of LEANNE SMITH/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE

MLS® listing #29730496 for sale located at 2542 GO HOME LAKE SHORE

$1,749,000

3 beds 2 baths 2500 sqft

2542 GO HOME LAKE SHORE

Georgian Bay (Gibson), Ontario MLS® #29730496

Courtesy of BRYAN COXWORTH/Sotheby's International Realty Canada

MLS® listing #29730491 for sale located at 125 MAIN ST N Street

$650,000

3 beds 2 baths 1861 sqft

125 MAIN ST N Street

Halton Hills, Ontario MLS® #29730491

Courtesy of Raymond Barrand/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #29730460 for sale located at 27 SPRUCE BOULEVARD

$949,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

27 SPRUCE BOULEVARD

Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #29730460

Courtesy of TYLER STEWART DAWE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #29730376 for sale located at 79 Macewan Meadow Way NW

$575,000

4 beds 2 baths 1060 sqft

79 Macewan Meadow Way NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29730376

Courtesy of Larry Arnfinson/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #29730270 for sale located at 705 732 Cormorant St

$499,900

1 beds 1 baths 639 sqft

705 732 Cormorant St

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29730270

Courtesy of Jim Fields/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.

MLS® listing #29730225 for sale located at 1409 - 75 JAMES STREET S

$1,950

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

1409 - 75 JAMES STREET S

Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #29730225

Courtesy of NATASHA KASSANDRA TROPEA/SAGE REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #29730218 for sale located at 1808 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

1808 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29730218

Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29730206 for sale located at 137 CHELWOOD DRIVE

$1,295,000

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

137 CHELWOOD DRIVE

Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29730206

Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29730201 for sale located at 808 - 121 LING ROAD

$439,000

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

808 - 121 LING ROAD

Toronto (West Hill), Ontario MLS® #29730201

Courtesy of KATE KAO/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29730198 for sale located at 1606 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE

$2,300

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1606 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29730198

Courtesy of OWEN ZHANG/RE/MAX REALTRON JIM MO REALTY

MLS® listing #29730193 for sale located at 109 BRIXHAM CRESCENT

$674,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

109 BRIXHAM CRESCENT

London South (South M), Ontario MLS® #29730193

Courtesy of SCOTT HASLETT/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC

MLS® listing #29730439 for sale located at 505 - 25 BROADWAY AVENUE

$2,500

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

505 - 25 BROADWAY AVENUE

Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29730439

Courtesy of JACOB BERKENBLIT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29733611 for sale located at 3110 IMMEL STREET

$1,410,117

3 beds 2 baths 2080 sqft

3110 IMMEL STREET

Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #29733611

Courtesy of Himat Dhaliwal/Royal LePage Global Force Realty

MLS® listing #29734640 for sale located at 1622 Bradwell AVENUE

$439,900

3 beds 2 baths 1040 sqft

1622 Bradwell AVENUE

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29734640

Courtesy of Lana Kirchgessner/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate

MLS® listing #29731646 for sale located at Lot 10 MacMillan Lane

$19,999

Lot 10 MacMillan Lane

Wood Islands, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29731646

Courtesy of Sharon Riley/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE

MLS® listing #29731610 for sale located at 269 ROBINSON STREET

$774,900

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

269 ROBINSON STREET

Woodstock (Woodstock - South), Ontario MLS® #29731610

Courtesy of KRISTY ZIEGEL/PEAK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29731576 for sale located at UPPER - 1149 DUFFERIN STREET

$3,695

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

UPPER - 1149 DUFFERIN STREET

Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29731576

Courtesy of JOSEPHINE KIBALIAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29731569 for sale located at 506 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD

$2,100

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

506 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD

Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #29731569

Courtesy of NEGAR MONAGHED TEHRANI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29731475 for sale located at 38 Badcock Boulevard

$409,000

3 beds 3 baths 2610 sqft

38 Badcock Boulevard

Bay Roberts, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29731475

Courtesy of Stephanie O'Brien/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29731393 for sale located at 306 - 1333 WEBER STREET E

$1,799

1 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

306 - 1333 WEBER STREET E

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29731393

Courtesy of VICK SAHOTA/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29731355 for sale located at 222 - 1055 DUNDAS STREET E

$399,999

2 beds 1 baths 1000 sqft

222 - 1055 DUNDAS STREET E

Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29731355

Courtesy of SUSI KOSTYNIUK/Royal Lepage Real Estate Associates

MLS® listing #29731350 for sale located at 2 - 365 HEALEY ROAD

$699,000

1816 sqft

2 - 365 HEALEY ROAD

Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #29731350

Courtesy of MASSIMO MARCHESE/PROSPECT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29731331 for sale located at #37, 801 232 Street

$335,000

4 beds 2 baths 1650 sqft

#37, 801 232 Street

Hillcrest, Alberta MLS® #29731331

Courtesy of OLIVER STRICKLAND/Century 21 Foothills South Real Estate

MLS® listing #29731300 for sale located at 78 HOLLYLANE DRIVE

$1,980,000

7 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

78 HOLLYLANE DRIVE

Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #29731300

Courtesy of HARRY SIU/ANJIA REALTY

MLS® listing #29731285 for sale located at 2505 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2505 - 1455 CELEBRATION DRIVE

Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29731285

Courtesy of MANAV KALE/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29731280 for sale located at 4391 Elnido Cres

$1,399,900

5 beds 2 baths 1997 sqft

4391 Elnido Cres

Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29731280

Courtesy of Manbir Samra/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay

MLS® listing #29731278 for sale located at 6 Sylvia Avenue

$380,000

2 beds 1 baths 947 sqft

6 Sylvia Avenue

Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29731278

Courtesy of Umme Sardar/Keller Williams Select Realty

MLS® listing #29731230 for sale located at 428 Highway 1

$650,000

6 beds 6 baths 3903 sqft

428 Highway 1

Deep Brook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29731230

Courtesy of Lindsay Leavitt/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)

MLS® listing #29731196 for sale located at 16 Bayberry Place

$527,900

3 beds 4 baths 2175 sqft

16 Bayberry Place

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29731196

Courtesy of Justin Spurrell/RE/MAX Realty Specialists

MLS® listing #29731146 for sale located at 60 ST PATRICK'S DRIVE

$725,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

60 ST PATRICK'S DRIVE

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29731146

Courtesy of Roxanne Gontarz/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29731090 for sale located at 307 - 455 SENTINEL ROAD

$489,000

2 beds 1 baths 1000 sqft

307 - 455 SENTINEL ROAD

Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29731090

Courtesy of RACHEL LITVINENKO/PROPERTY.CA INC.

MLS® listing #29730701 for sale located at 52 RICKABY STREET

$879,900

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

52 RICKABY STREET

Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29730701

Courtesy of THERESA GIBSON/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29730681 for sale located at 3340 Ashley PLACE

$674,900

4 beds 4 baths 2317 sqft

3340 Ashley PLACE

Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29730681

Courtesy of Craig Adam/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate

MLS® listing #29731639 for sale located at 1590 C Line RD

$749,900

3 beds 2 baths 1731 sqft

1590 C Line RD

Richards Landing, Ontario MLS® #29731639

Courtesy of Michelle Lundy/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage

MLS® listing #29731425 for sale located at 903 - 160 GEORGE STREET

$565,000

2 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

903 - 160 GEORGE STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29731425

Courtesy of Paul Rushforth/PAUL RUSHFORTH REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29731324 for sale located at 364 HWY 11 W

$2,490,000

25000 sqft

364 HWY 11 W

Cochrane, Ontario MLS® #29731324

Courtesy of AVNEET GHATAURA/iCloud Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29731076 for sale located at 11926 125 ST NW

$375,000

11926 125 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29731076

Courtesy of Amy Adams/Royal Lepage Premier Real Estate

MLS® listing #29731069 for sale located at 472 CANAL ROAD

$824,000

4 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

472 CANAL ROAD

Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29731069

Courtesy of MELISSA SMEETS/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.


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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