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 #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 #29204679 for sale located at 307 - 1 HYCREST AVENUE

$520,000

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

307 - 1 HYCREST AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29204679

Courtesy of JOE DEMMA/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.

MLS® listing #29204686 for sale located at 3280 MEAD CRESCENT

$1,699,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

3280 MEAD CRESCENT

Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29204686

Courtesy of DANIELLA RENEE AITKEN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204655 for sale located at 45 Seventh Street

$165,000

3 beds 2 baths 1312 sqft

45 Seventh Street

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #29204655

Courtesy of Leijsa Wilton/RE/MAX Park Place Inc.

MLS® listing #29204663 for sale located at 2969 MURPHY PLACE

$629,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

2969 MURPHY PLACE

Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #29204663

Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29204606 for sale located at 44 FRONTENAC AVENUE

$2,399,900

9 beds 7 baths 3500 sqft

44 FRONTENAC AVENUE

Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29204606

Courtesy of CINDY SUN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

$2,499

3 beds 3 baths

BASEMENT - 69 SMOKEY HOLLOW PLACE

Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29204668

Courtesy of ZULFIQAR AHMED MALIK/iCloud Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29204656 for sale located at 211 960 Reunion Ave

$649,900

2 beds 2 baths 1137 sqft

211 960 Reunion Ave

Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29204656

Courtesy of Nathan Singh/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29204687 for sale located at 3 - 7195 TRANMERE DRIVE

$3,600

1450 sqft

3 - 7195 TRANMERE DRIVE

Mississauga (Northeast), Ontario MLS® #29204687

Courtesy of AMAN GANDHI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #29204721 for sale located at 5205 - 50 CHARLES STREET E

$2,300

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

5205 - 50 CHARLES STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29204721

Courtesy of TERESA GU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29204834 for sale located at 111 ALBERT STREET S

$399,000

5 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

111 ALBERT STREET S

Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29204834

Courtesy of PERRY SUN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29204694 for sale located at 1501, 1122 3 Street SE

$275,000

1 beds 1 baths 503 sqft

1501, 1122 3 Street SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204694

Courtesy of Eric Boyd/RE/MAX House of Real Estate

MLS® listing #29204889 for sale located at #102 11450 40 AV NW

$129,900

2 beds 1 baths 893 sqft

#102 11450 40 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29204889

Courtesy of Michele A. Wuerch/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #29204670 for sale located at 186 FINDLAY DRIVE

$1,099,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

186 FINDLAY DRIVE

Collingwood, Ontario MLS® #29204670

Courtesy of NICK SHORTT/Royal LePage Locations North

MLS® listing #29204638 for sale located at 2842 Makowsky CRESCENT

$524,900

4 beds 4 baths 1357 sqft

2842 Makowsky CRESCENT

Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29204638

Courtesy of Neal Schaefer/Realty Executives Diversified Realty

MLS® listing #29204688 for sale located at 203A Dunlop STREET

$424,900

5 beds 2 baths 1138 sqft

203A Dunlop STREET

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29204688

Courtesy of Andy Goddard Realty P.C. Ltd./Realty ONE Group Dynamic

MLS® listing #29204676 for sale located at 308 - 1720 BAYVIEW AVENUE

$3,500

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

308 - 1720 BAYVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Mount Pleasant East), Ontario MLS® #29204676

Courtesy of PETER RICHTER/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #29204879 for sale located at 44 Dale Close

$299,900

2 beds 1 baths 1075 sqft

44 Dale Close

Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29204879

Courtesy of Michelle Langelaar/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

MLS® listing #29204627 for sale located at 539 WILLOW Road Unit# 66

$419,000

3 beds 2 baths 1729 sqft

539 WILLOW Road Unit# 66

Guelph, Ontario MLS® #29204627

Courtesy of John Sanvido/eXp Realty (Team Branch)

MLS® listing #29204684 for sale located at 2 - 2476 POST ROAD N

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

2 - 2476 POST ROAD N

Oakville (RO River Oaks), Ontario MLS® #29204684

Courtesy of MANANTER KHOKHAR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #29204689 for sale located at 457 ABBOTTSFIELD RD NW

$189,000

3 beds 1 baths 1109 sqft

457 ABBOTTSFIELD RD NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29204689

Courtesy of Peter M. Leveille/AB Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #29204691 for sale located at 105 - 181 ELMIRA ROAD S

$2,350

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

105 - 181 ELMIRA ROAD S

Guelph (Willow West/Sugarbush/West Acres), Ontario MLS® #29204691

Courtesy of BALWANT SINGH BHANGU/RE/MAX PRESIDENT REALTY

MLS® listing #29204677 for sale located at 38 HOWARD DRIVE

$4,888,000

6 beds 8 baths 3500 sqft

38 HOWARD DRIVE

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29204677

Courtesy of YASHAR EINY/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY CONFIDENCE REALTY

MLS® listing #29204659 for sale located at 806 - 75 DALHOUSIE STREET

$629,900

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

806 - 75 DALHOUSIE STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29204659

Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29204680 for sale located at 3602 - 55 CHARLES STREET E

$790,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3602 - 55 CHARLES STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29204680

Courtesy of CASSIE WANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204685 for sale located at 523 - 3250 CARDING MILL TRAIL

$2,500

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

523 - 3250 CARDING MILL TRAIL

Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #29204685

Courtesy of SUNNY GIROTI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #29204692 for sale located at 239 ST PAUL STREET

$429,000

3000 sqft

239 ST PAUL STREET

St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29204692

Courtesy of RAJNISH GARG/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #29204832 for sale located at 12 OSGOODE STREET

$2,599

3 beds 3 baths 700 sqft

12 OSGOODE STREET

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29204832

Courtesy of KAMAL KAUR/ROYAL LEPAGE FLOWER CITY REALTY

MLS® listing #29204717 for sale located at 7295 ROAD 506 ROAD

$449,900

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

7295 ROAD 506 ROAD

Frontenac (Frontenac North), Ontario MLS® #29204717

Courtesy of Kerri Bradley/HOMES & COTTAGES UNLIMITED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204887 for sale located at 1507 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE

$2,775

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1507 - 208 ENFIELD PLACE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29204887

Courtesy of PETER BHANDARI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204268 for sale located at 389 North Market Street

$219,900

3 beds 1 baths

389 North Market Street

Summerside, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29204268

Courtesy of Jeff Rodgerson/ROYAL LEPAGE COUNTRY ESTATES 1985 LTD

MLS® listing #29204376 for sale located at 106 Saddlecrest Crescent NE

$699,900

3 beds 3 baths 1813 sqft

106 Saddlecrest Crescent NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204376

Courtesy of Sunny Bhandohal/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29204270 for sale located at 105B - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD

$2,350

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

105B - 3071 TRAFALGAR ROAD

Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29204270

Courtesy of SHERRY YANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29204256 for sale located at 1210 - 5858 YONGE STREET

$2,500

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

1210 - 5858 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29204256

Courtesy of ERIC GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204251 for sale located at 1624 - 498 CALDARI ROAD

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1624 - 498 CALDARI ROAD

Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29204251

Courtesy of MOLLY AU/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29204225 for sale located at #LOWER - 58 MEADOWCREST LANE

$1,900

4 beds 1 baths 2000 sqft

#LOWER - 58 MEADOWCREST LANE

Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29204225

Courtesy of MICHAEL ZHANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29204249 for sale located at C - 417 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

C - 417 TWEEDSMUIR AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29204249

Courtesy of Simon Si/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

MLS® listing #29204287 for sale located at 127 REVERIE Way

$2,475

2 beds 3 baths 1246 sqft

127 REVERIE Way

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204287

Courtesy of Mai Phung/TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage

MLS® listing #29204833 for sale located at 348 CARADOC STREET S

$565,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

348 CARADOC STREET S

Strathroy-Caradoc (SW), Ontario MLS® #29204833

Courtesy of UTSAV GEHLOT/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29204410 for sale located at 152.13 Acres Lochend Road & Twp Rd 262

$3,799,000

152.13 Acres Lochend Road & Twp Rd 262

Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29204410

Courtesy of Shelly D. Profit/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #29204453 for sale located at 380 FISHER STREET

$649,000

4413 sqft

380 FISHER STREET

North Bay (Central), Ontario MLS® #29204453

Courtesy of ANDREW ODOARDI/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29204454 for sale located at 156 Crestridge Common SW

$624,900

3 beds 4 baths 1470 sqft

156 Crestridge Common SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204454

Courtesy of Ryan L. Shandruk/RE/MAX Realty Professionals

MLS® listing #29204555 for sale located at MAIN - 3346 IVERNIA ROAD

$2,900

4 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

MAIN - 3346 IVERNIA ROAD

Mississauga (Applewood), Ontario MLS® #29204555

Courtesy of ART ROITMAN/TIMES REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29204240 for sale located at 1908 NOLAN'S ROAD, R.R.#6 ROAD

$530,000

4 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

1908 NOLAN'S ROAD, R.R.#6 ROAD

Montague, Ontario MLS® #29204240

Courtesy of Mallory Desveaux/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29204283 for sale located at 334 CATSFOOT WALK

$2,500

3 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

334 CATSFOOT WALK

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29204283

Courtesy of Nurcan Keskin/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #29204238 for sale located at 5014 50 Street

$139,900

2546 sqft

5014 50 Street

Eckville, Alberta MLS® #29204238

Courtesy of Sandi Hallgren/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

MLS® listing #29204288 for sale located at 23 REVERIE Way

$2,290

2 beds 2 baths 1021 sqft

23 REVERIE Way

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204288

Courtesy of Mai Phung/TrilliumWest Real Estate Brokerage

MLS® listing #29204271 for sale located at 350 QUEEN STREET S

$1,099,999

5 beds 2 baths 2500 sqft

350 QUEEN STREET S

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29204271

Courtesy of LEE S. QUAILE/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD

MLS® listing #29204459 for sale located at 296 Spring Creek Circle SW

$1,189,900

5 beds 4 baths 2385 sqft

296 Spring Creek Circle SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29204459

Courtesy of Bryan M. Dell/Real Broker

MLS® listing #29204411 for sale located at 98 Waterford Crescent

$1,120,000

5 beds 5 baths 3067 sqft

98 Waterford Crescent

Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29204411

Courtesy of Gary Banipal/Real Broker


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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