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Featured Cabbagetown Listings

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MLS® listing #29137629 for sale located at 6515 THORLEY ROAD

$210,000

2 beds 1 baths 1560 sqft

6515 THORLEY ROAD

Hixon, British Columbia MLS® #29137629

Courtesy of Cara McLeod/Royal LePage Aspire Realty

MLS® listing #29137276 for sale located at 6432 FAIRWAY STREET|Sardis South

$1,999,000

7 beds 5 baths 5161 sqft

6432 FAIRWAY STREET|Sardis South

Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #29137276

Courtesy of Jeff Houlihan/Royal LePage Little Oak Realty

MLS® listing #29137308 for sale located at 4045 1ST AVENUE

$249,000

3 beds 2 baths 1584 sqft

4045 1ST AVENUE

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29137308

Courtesy of Jonathan Bonnett/RE/MAX Core Realty

MLS® listing #29137389 for sale located at 225 LAUREL CRESCENT

$431,900

4 beds 2 baths 2010 sqft

225 LAUREL CRESCENT

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29137389

Courtesy of Lisa ONeill/Team Powerhouse Realty

$1,050,000

6 beds 5 baths 4310 sqft

3407 KALUM STREET

Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29137309

Courtesy of John Bailey/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Terr)

MLS® listing #29134472 for sale located at 65 UNIVERSITY Avenue E Unit# 14

$324,900

65 UNIVERSITY Avenue E Unit# 14

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29134472

Courtesy of MARK J. STUEBING/PEAK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29134415 for sale located at 7516 ISLAND CRESCENT

$749,000

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

7516 ISLAND CRESCENT

Ramara, Ontario MLS® #29134415

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29134446 for sale located at LL22 - 1701 WOODWARD DRIVE

$12/sqft

1140 sqft

LL22 - 1701 WOODWARD DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29134446

Courtesy of Chris Tremblay/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #29134489 for sale located at 1806 Richardson ROAD

$364,900

4 beds 2 baths 918 sqft

1806 Richardson ROAD

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29134489

Courtesy of Janelle Balaski/Royal LePage Saskatoon Real Estate

MLS® listing #29134530 for sale located at 76 ROSE STREET

$675,000

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

76 ROSE STREET

Barrie (Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29134530

Courtesy of LOUIS BRADICA/KELLER WILLIAMS ENERGY REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #29134516 for sale located at 62 DEVLIN PLACE

$1,299,999

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

62 DEVLIN PLACE

Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #29134516

Courtesy of MICHAEL TOUGH/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY

MLS® listing #29134458 for sale located at 1743 Townley St

$1,399,900

6 beds 3 baths 2606 sqft

1743 Townley St

Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29134458

Courtesy of Marko Juras/Fair Realty

MLS® listing #29134554 for sale located at 1543 SANDGATE CRESCENT

$839,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

1543 SANDGATE CRESCENT

Mississauga (Clarkson), Ontario MLS® #29134554

Courtesy of DEBORAH CZAHARYN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29134559 for sale located at 51 HANBURY CRESCENT

$1,395,000

7 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

51 HANBURY CRESCENT

Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29134559

Courtesy of KAMVALJIT SINGH CHEEMA/HOMELIFE MAPLE LEAF REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29134535 for sale located at 1267 Roberton Blvd

$775,000

2 beds 2 baths 3055 sqft

1267 Roberton Blvd

French Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29134535

Courtesy of Carol Riera/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)

MLS® listing #29134523 for sale located at 41 MADAWASKA TRAIL

$695,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

41 MADAWASKA TRAIL

Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29134523

Courtesy of JP POIRIER/RE/MAX HALLMARK YORK GROUP REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29134542 for sale located at 44 MARBLEHEAD Crescent

$2,700

3 beds 1 baths 1200 sqft

44 MARBLEHEAD Crescent

Brampton, Ontario MLS® #29134542

Courtesy of Preety Sharma/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage

MLS® listing #29134547 for sale located at 6810 STILL MEADOW WAY

$399,999

6810 STILL MEADOW WAY

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29134547

Courtesy of Serge Papineau/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #29134775 for sale located at 322 Topsail Road

$499,999

3 beds 3 baths 3389 sqft

322 Topsail Road

St.John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29134775

Courtesy of Krystal Gibbons/3% Realty East Coast

MLS® listing #29135146 for sale located at 116 VELVET WAY

$2,800

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

116 VELVET WAY

Thorold (Rolling Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29135146

Courtesy of SAYED AHMADI/RE/MAX EXCELLENCE REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #29136257 for sale located at 4 SHORE ROAD

$429,900

4 SHORE ROAD

Saugeen Shores, Ontario MLS® #29136257

Courtesy of RUSS COULTRUP/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.

MLS® listing #29136315 for sale located at 877 BROADVIEW AVENUE

$1,499,900

9 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

877 BROADVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Playter Estates-Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29136315

Courtesy of ANDREW KINNAIRD/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY

MLS® listing #29136327 for sale located at #B-2708 - 50 UPPER MALL WAY

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

#B-2708 - 50 UPPER MALL WAY

Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #29136327

Courtesy of TYLER PARK/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

MLS® listing #29136334 for sale located at PH07 - 9075 JANE STREET

$639,900

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

PH07 - 9075 JANE STREET

Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #29136334

Courtesy of SANTRO MARTIRE/INTERCITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136346 for sale located at 855 Renfrew Avenue

$619,900

4 beds 2 baths 2104 sqft

855 Renfrew Avenue

Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #29136346

Courtesy of Cameron McKeen/eXp Realty (Kamloops)

MLS® listing #29136353 for sale located at 38 ALBERT STREET

$399,900

3 beds 2 baths 2000 sqft

38 ALBERT STREET

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (Ashfield), Ontario MLS® #29136353

Courtesy of MELISSA DAER/Royal LePage Heartland Realty

MLS® listing #29136360 for sale located at 212 - 1440 CLARRIAGE COURT

$2,599

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

212 - 1440 CLARRIAGE COURT

Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29136360

Courtesy of ABRAR SHAMIM/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #29136365 for sale located at 15 FREESIA ROAD

$988,000

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

15 FREESIA ROAD

Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29136365

Courtesy of NIMISH GULATI/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29136391 for sale located at 12105 43 ST NW

$214,999

3 beds 2 baths 845 sqft

12105 43 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29136391

Courtesy of Gage Philippon/Real Broker

MLS® listing #29136416 for sale located at 900 Adams Road

$1,800,000

6500 sqft

900 Adams Road

Dawson Creek, British Columbia MLS® #29136416

Courtesy of Jessica Kulla/RE/MAX Dawson Creek Realty

MLS® listing #29136447 for sale located at 3952 CLAXTON LO SW

$529,900

3 beds 3 baths 2160 sqft

3952 CLAXTON LO SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29136447

Courtesy of Bonnie L. Campbell/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29136466 for sale located at 1153 PIONEER Road Unit# B1

$18/sqft

3181 sqft

1153 PIONEER Road Unit# B1

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29136466

Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29136500 for sale located at 1051 FOXCREEK ROAD

$739,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1051 FOXCREEK ROAD

London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #29136500

Courtesy of HARRY LAMB/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136512 for sale located at 507 SALZBURG DRIVE

$595,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

507 SALZBURG DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29136512

Courtesy of Maxime Grondin/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

MLS® listing #29136524 for sale located at 768 Hanbury Pl

$999,000

3 beds 3 baths 2542 sqft

768 Hanbury Pl

Highlands, British Columbia MLS® #29136524

Courtesy of Kirsten Marten/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate

MLS® listing #29136531 for sale located at 10 WALNUT Street

$2,400

4 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

10 WALNUT Street

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29136531

Courtesy of Rob Golfi/RE/MAX Escarpment Golfi Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29136505 for sale located at 29 - 23 OBSERVATORY LANE

$3,280

3 beds 3 baths 1600 sqft

29 - 23 OBSERVATORY LANE

Richmond Hill (Observatory), Ontario MLS® #29136505

Courtesy of Elena Zlobina/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136497 for sale located at 125 WATSON STREET E

$1,300,000

6 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

125 WATSON STREET E

Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #29136497

Courtesy of KAILAIN THILLAINATHAN/HOMELIFE/FUTURE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136377 for sale located at 1036 ENOLA AVENUE

$1,888,888

4 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

1036 ENOLA AVENUE

Mississauga (Lakeview), Ontario MLS® #29136377

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

MLS® listing #29136389 for sale located at 520 HIGHBURY AVENUE N

$499,900

4 beds 2 baths

520 HIGHBURY AVENUE N

London East (East N), Ontario MLS® #29136389

Courtesy of PATRICIA BROADHURST/THE REALTY FIRM INC.

MLS® listing #29136372 for sale located at 227 - 1050 MAIN STREET E

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

227 - 1050 MAIN STREET E

Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #29136372

Courtesy of AISHA HAROON/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS

MLS® listing #29134403 for sale located at 11 ROBB LANE

$734,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

11 ROBB LANE

Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #29134403

Courtesy of Cathy Baynham/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29136271 for sale located at 27 TONEWOOD BV

$389,000

3 beds 3 baths 1350 sqft

27 TONEWOOD BV

Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #29136271

Courtesy of Tyson V. Moroz/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29136276 for sale located at 60 RIFE AVENUE

$499,900

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

60 RIFE AVENUE

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29136276

Courtesy of FREDDY IYPE/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #29136288 for sale located at 200 SNOWDON AVENUE

$3,898,000

5 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

200 SNOWDON AVENUE

Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29136288

Courtesy of RINA ISUFAJ/PSR

MLS® listing #29136295 for sale located at 1019 - 505 RICHMOND STREET W

$3,800

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

1019 - 505 RICHMOND STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29136295

Courtesy of HANNA ANTONOVA/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.

MLS® listing #29136303 for sale located at 382 ST CLEMENTS AVENUE

$3,599,000

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

382 ST CLEMENTS AVENUE

Toronto (Lawrence Park South), Ontario MLS® #29136303

Courtesy of MINGHUI HUANG/MASTER'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136308 for sale located at 311 I AVENUE N

$310,000

4 beds 3 baths 1192 sqft

311 I AVENUE N

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29136308

Courtesy of Don (Xuanzhi) Tang/L&T Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29136310 for sale located at 898 GREENWOOD AVENUE

$1,089,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

898 GREENWOOD AVENUE

Toronto (Danforth), Ontario MLS® #29136310

Courtesy of JESSICA LA/BEST UNION REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29136339 for sale located at 1 1515 Camosun St

$735,000

2 beds 2 baths 1208 sqft

1 1515 Camosun St

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29136339

Courtesy of Ingrid Jarisz/Newport Realty Ltd.


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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