Cabbagetown

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Featured Cabbagetown Listings

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


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

$620,000

43560 sqft

3303 70 Avenue, Leduc, AB

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687

Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc

MLS® listing #29441052 for sale

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #30143807 for sale located at 6002 49th Ave

$1,499,900

6002 49th Ave

Bonnyville Town, Alberta MLS® #30143807

Courtesy of Vince J. Kelly/RE/MAX Bonnyville Realty

938 sqft

#202 205 Jennifer Heilway

Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519

Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty

MLS® listing #30231903 for sale located at 121 White Oak DR

$12/sqft

10700 sqft

121 White Oak DR

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30231903

Courtesy of James Caicco/Century 21 Choice Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30238908 for sale located at 84 CARSWELL STREET

$479,000

3 beds 1 baths 2025 sqft

84 CARSWELL STREET

Kitimat, British Columbia MLS® #30238908

Courtesy of Giuseppe Bravo/Century 21 Northwest Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #30238876 for sale located at 22 O'HALLORAN CRESCENT

$899,900

5 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

22 O'HALLORAN CRESCENT

Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30238876

Courtesy of JAN ZUO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238895 for sale

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

MLS® #30238895

Courtesy of JANE ZHAO/CENTRAL HOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238883 for sale located at 10 WHITMORE COURT

$1,497,777

6 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

10 WHITMORE COURT

Brampton (Heart Lake West), Ontario MLS® #30238883

Courtesy of KESHAV GOYAL/LOMBARD GROUP REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #30239052 for sale located at 128 ELMHURST DRIVE

$3,000

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

128 ELMHURST DRIVE

Toronto (Rexdale-Kipling), Ontario MLS® #30239052

Courtesy of UTHAYAN MARKANDU/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30239057 for sale located at 1503 - 135 JAMES STREET S

$1,950

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

1503 - 135 JAMES STREET S

Hamilton (Corktown), Ontario MLS® #30239057

Courtesy of JOEY ZURINI/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30239038 for sale located at 55 APACHE TRAIL

$1,350

1 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

55 APACHE TRAIL

Toronto (Pleasant View), Ontario MLS® #30239038

Courtesy of SAM ZHUO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30239209 for sale located at 904 - 4675 METCALFE AVENUE S

$3,200

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

904 - 4675 METCALFE AVENUE S

Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30239209

Courtesy of JACKIE JIANG/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30239348 for sale located at 13050 Thomas Rd

$379,900

13050 Thomas Rd

Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #30239348

Courtesy of Darren McGee/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

MLS® listing #30239494 for sale located at 2530 Timberlane Rd

$6,990,000

45024 sqft

2530 Timberlane Rd

Port Alberni, British Columbia MLS® #30239494

Courtesy of Dave Koszegi/REMAX Professionals - Dave Koszegi Group

MLS® listing #30239444 for sale located at 4844 47 AV

$379,900

5 beds 3 baths 1681 sqft

4844 47 AV

Chipman, Alberta MLS® #30239444

Courtesy of Jason Hafso/MaxWell Challenge Realty

MLS® listing #30239216 for sale located at PT LT6 CONCESSION 10 Road

$749,000

PT LT6 CONCESSION 10 Road

Beaverton, Ontario MLS® #30239216

Courtesy of Youming Zhao/Right at Home Realty

MLS® listing #30239189 for sale located at 152 JULIA CRESCENT

$589,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

152 JULIA CRESCENT

Orillia, Ontario MLS® #30239189

Courtesy of LAURA GRAHAM/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30239223 for sale located at 42 Mt Backus Crescent W

$429,900

5 beds 3 baths 1153 sqft

42 Mt Backus Crescent W

Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #30239223

Courtesy of JESSE SOMMERFELDT/Maxwell Capital Realty - Lethbridge

MLS® listing #30239367 for sale

$189,500

2 beds 2 baths 860 sqft

MLS® #30239367

Courtesy of Jamie C. Kinney/Royal LePage Prestige Realty

MLS® listing #30238960 for sale located at 129 Saddlebrook Circle NE

$549,900

6 beds 4 baths 1657 sqft

129 Saddlebrook Circle NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30238960

Courtesy of Rana Matturi/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #30239519 for sale located at 631 Brookpark Drive SW

$645,000

3 beds 3 baths 1122 sqft

631 Brookpark Drive SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30239519

Courtesy of Marlene F. MacDonald/Engel & Völkers Calgary

MLS® listing #30238904 for sale located at 55 SUNLEY CRESCENT

$2,850

3 beds 3 baths 700 sqft

55 SUNLEY CRESCENT

Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30238904

Courtesy of JAYME BERNARD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30238911 for sale located at 12764 118 ST NW

$439,500

5 beds 2 baths 1074 sqft

12764 118 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30238911

Courtesy of Stephanie Zhang/Sterling Real Estate

MLS® listing #30238884 for sale located at 2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY

$1,699,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY

Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #30238884

Courtesy of BRUCE ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30238961 for sale located at 212 Evansglen Close NW

$790,000

4 beds 4 baths 2190 sqft

212 Evansglen Close NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30238961

Courtesy of Stephanie Solheim/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

MLS® listing #30238985 for sale located at 1916 - 352 FRONT STREET W

$577,500

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1916 - 352 FRONT STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30238985

Courtesy of GEORGE TREMIS/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30238923 for sale located at 8458 WILLOUGHBY DRIVE

$449,900

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

8458 WILLOUGHBY DRIVE

Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30238923

Courtesy of Caterina Ficano/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30239053 for sale located at 910 - 50 ELM DRIVE E

$465,000

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

910 - 50 ELM DRIVE E

Mississauga (Mississauga Valleys), Ontario MLS® #30239053

Courtesy of BRIAN PCOLINSKY/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30239060 for sale located at #305 10504 99 AV NW NW

$209,000

1 beds 1 baths 702 sqft

#305 10504 99 AV NW NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30239060

Courtesy of Leah-Mel B. Icalla/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #30239217 for sale located at 403 ELIZABETH Street Unit# LL

$2,200

2 beds 1 baths 635 sqft

403 ELIZABETH Street Unit# LL

Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30239217

Courtesy of Cathy Graziotto/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30239274 for sale located at 941 PICARD DR NW

$859,900

5 beds 4 baths 2462 sqft

941 PICARD DR NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30239274

Courtesy of Andrijana Jakovleska/Andrijana Realty Group

MLS® listing #30239286 for sale located at 285 BEACH Boulevard

$739,000

2 beds 2 baths 1297 sqft

285 BEACH Boulevard

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30239286

Courtesy of Michael St. Jean/Michael St. Jean Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30238973 for sale located at 2204 - 65 HARBOUR SQUARE

$4,300

2 beds 2 baths 1400 sqft

2204 - 65 HARBOUR SQUARE

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30238973

Courtesy of MARIO TOLJA/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA

MLS® listing #30239363 for sale located at #30 2803 JAMES MOWATT TR SW SW

$348,000

3 beds 3 baths 1620 sqft

#30 2803 JAMES MOWATT TR SW SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30239363

Courtesy of Michael J. Connors/RE/MAX Elite

MLS® listing #30239616 for sale located at 2991 Irwin Rd

$1,499,900

5 beds 4 baths 2596 sqft

2991 Irwin Rd

Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30239616

Courtesy of Sophia Song/Oakwyn Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #30239368 for sale located at 1423 Junor AVENUE

$385,000

3 beds 2 baths 973 sqft

1423 Junor AVENUE

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30239368

Courtesy of Paul Lindo/Boyes Group Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30239212 for sale located at 6119 Lane Rd

$634,900

4 beds 3 baths 1700 sqft

6119 Lane Rd

Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #30239212

Courtesy of Shannon Norris/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty LD

MLS® listing #30239382 for sale located at 516 - 297 COLLEGE STREET

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

516 - 297 COLLEGE STREET

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30239382

Courtesy of PATRICK GILLIS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

$1,575,000

5 beds 4 baths 2841 sqft

270055 Township Road 234A

Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #30239375

Courtesy of Donna L. Gunn/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #30239591 for sale located at 148 Sundown View

$669,900

3 beds 3 baths 1865 sqft

148 Sundown View

Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30239591

Courtesy of Melissa Nichols/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30238880 for sale located at 11 CANDLELIGHT DRIVE

$2,238,000

5 beds 6 baths 3000 sqft

11 CANDLELIGHT DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Jefferson), Ontario MLS® #30238880

Courtesy of SHIN LI/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238873 for sale located at 252 TANDALEE CRESCENT

$2,800

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

252 TANDALEE CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30238873

Courtesy of Yong Ling/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #30238897 for sale located at 1205 - 28 FREELAND STREET

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1205 - 28 FREELAND STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30238897

Courtesy of MATTHEW HE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238900 for sale located at BSMT - 110 PLACENTIA BOULEVARD

$2,200

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

BSMT - 110 PLACENTIA BOULEVARD

Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #30238900

Courtesy of LYNN SHAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238905 for sale located at UPPER LEVELS - 144 DELLS CRESCENT

$2,799

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

UPPER LEVELS - 144 DELLS CRESCENT

Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #30238905

Courtesy of MOHAN SUBRAMANIYAM/PROPERTY MAX REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238878 for sale located at 77 MCCAGUE AVENUE

$1,299,900

4 beds 6 baths 2000 sqft

77 MCCAGUE AVENUE

Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30238878

Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30238892 for sale located at 55 PRIDEAUX STREET

$2,225,000

3 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

55 PRIDEAUX STREET

Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town), Ontario MLS® #30238892

Courtesy of KYMBERLEY MCKEE/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30239054 for sale located at 7487 Forest Turn Way

$775,000

4 beds 3 baths 2402 sqft

7487 Forest Turn Way

Lantzville, British Columbia MLS® #30239054

Courtesy of Kiel Lukaniuk/REMAX Professionals (NA)

MLS® listing #30239092 for sale located at 362 HIGHFIELD ROAD

$990,000

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

362 HIGHFIELD ROAD

Toronto (Greenwood-Coxwell), Ontario MLS® #30239092

Courtesy of HELEN XIA/HC REALTY GROUP 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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