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, 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

MLS® listing #30144218 for sale located at 10628 HISLOP ROAD

$1,045,000

2 beds 2 baths 2224 sqft

10628 HISLOP ROAD

Telkwa, British Columbia MLS® #30144218

Courtesy of Ron Lapadat/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley

MLS® listing #30143809 for sale

$139,900

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30143809

Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty

MLS® listing #30144698 for sale located at 1255 Beaver Bank Road

$499,900

2 beds 2 baths 1187 sqft

1255 Beaver Bank Road

Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144698

Courtesy of Alia Huntley/Exit Real Estate Professionals

MLS® listing #30144871 for sale located at 1 KITTO COURT

$3,200

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1 KITTO COURT

Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30144871

Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS

MLS® listing #30144749 for sale located at 385 VILLAGE CRESCENT

$899,900

6 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

385 VILLAGE CRESCENT

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30144749

Courtesy of DAN DARRAGH/GREEN HEDGE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30144814 for sale located at 219 Richards Pond Road

$125,000

219 Richards Pond Road

River Bourgeois, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144814

Courtesy of Robert Wambolt/Harvey Realties Limited (St.Peters)

MLS® listing #30144869 for sale located at 314 - 115 NIPISING ROAD

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

314 - 115 NIPISING ROAD

Milton (OM Old Milton), Ontario MLS® #30144869

Courtesy of JUSTIN DANIEL ENGLISH/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30144876 for sale located at 63 ARGYLE CRESCENT

$749,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

63 ARGYLE CRESCENT

Brampton (Avondale), Ontario MLS® #30144876

Courtesy of DEEP KUMAR/RE/MAX PARAMOUNT REALTY

MLS® listing #30144888 for sale located at 741 KING Street W Unit# 1806

$1,875

1 beds 1 baths 629 sqft

741 KING Street W Unit# 1806

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30144888

Courtesy of Sabrina Ladhar/Corcoran Horizon Realty

MLS® listing #30144890 for sale located at 139 ATTWOOD Drive

$1,089,900

4 beds 3 baths 3078 sqft

139 ATTWOOD Drive

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30144890

Courtesy of SUE MACHADO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30145038 for sale located at 147 Fitch DRIVE

$10,000

147 Fitch DRIVE

La Ronge, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145038

Courtesy of Karla Hardcastle/RE/MAX La Ronge Properties

MLS® listing #30144821 for sale located at 3007 - 18 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD

$4,500

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

3007 - 18 ESTHER SHINER BOULEVARD

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30144821

Courtesy of PATRICK BERNARD ROCCA/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.

MLS® listing #30145019 for sale located at 85 Houston Road

$83,500

85 Houston Road

Mayfield, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30145019

Courtesy of Jason Caldwell/POWERHOUSE REALTY PEI INC

MLS® listing #30145026 for sale located at 11425 14 AV SW

$399,900

3 beds 3 baths 1374 sqft

11425 14 AV SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30145026

Courtesy of Fan Yang/Mozaic Realty Group

MLS® listing #30144523 for sale located at 104 1395 Bear Mountain Pkwy

$385,000

1 beds 1 baths 575 sqft

104 1395 Bear Mountain Pkwy

Langford, British Columbia MLS® #30144523

Courtesy of Joanna Mitchell/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.

MLS® listing #30144650 for sale located at 1206 - 263 WELLINGTON STREET W

$499,990

2 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

1206 - 263 WELLINGTON STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30144650

Courtesy of QIN JULIE JIANG/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30144770 for sale located at 427 ABERDEEN Avenue Unit# 105

$514,400

2 beds 2 baths 1001 sqft

427 ABERDEEN Avenue Unit# 105

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30144770

Courtesy of Amanda Gibbons/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty

MLS® listing #30145088 for sale located at 2719 WYLDEWOOD STREET

$1,050,000

5 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

2719 WYLDEWOOD STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30145088

Courtesy of Chantal Lafontaine/EXP REALTY

$1,500,000

5 beds 5 baths 3500 sqft

6300 6TH LINE

Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30145590

Courtesy of Mike O'Brien/RE/MAX Jazz INC.

$1,575,000

3 beds 3 baths 2894 sqft

2680 Arbutus Rd

Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30145519

Courtesy of Tracy Keenan-Whyte/Macdonald Realty Victoria

MLS® listing #30145014 for sale located at 49 Macfarlane Avenue

$535,000

4 beds 3 baths 1147 sqft

49 Macfarlane Avenue

Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30145014

Courtesy of Karrie-Anne Brewster/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

$849,900

3 beds 3 baths 1625 sqft

92 Sherwood Rise NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144958

Courtesy of Barbara Daroux/Royal LePage Benchmark

MLS® listing #30145040 for sale located at 130 Boykowich BEND

$649,900

5 beds 3 baths 1366 sqft

130 Boykowich BEND

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145040

Courtesy of Kerri Mossing/Century 21 Fusion

MLS® listing #30144636 for sale located at 2115, 3727 Sage Hill Drive NW

$239,900

1 beds 1 baths 559 sqft

2115, 3727 Sage Hill Drive NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144636

Courtesy of Heather Natividad/CIR Realty

$525,000

3 beds 2 baths 990 sqft

51017 Rge Rd 14

Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #30145829

Courtesy of Mackenzie Bilokraly/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE

$1,219,999

6 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

52 LEEWARD DRIVE

Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30145228

Courtesy of DIPESH MAHESURIA/365 REALTY

MLS® listing #30144910 for sale located at 3605 2 Street SW

$1,249,000

4 beds 4 baths 1832 sqft

3605 2 Street SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30144910

Courtesy of Amie Hautz/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

$1,690,000

3 beds 3 baths 2046 sqft

139 Silver Beach RD

Rural Wetaskiwin County, Alberta MLS® #30145831

Courtesy of Manny Fuller/Real Broker

$1,099,900

6 beds 4 baths 2862 sqft

9762 116 STREET

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30145711

Courtesy of Jodi Steeves/RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty

$699,000

4 beds 2 baths 1518 sqft

316 FAIRBROOKE CRES

THUNDER BAY, Ontario MLS® #30145639

Courtesy of ALLISON BELLUZ/RE/MAX GENERATIONS REALTY

$574,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

11 - 101 SWALES AVENUE

Strathroy-Caradoc (SW), Ontario MLS® #30145595

Courtesy of STEWART BLAIR/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

$348,900

2 beds 3 baths 1110 sqft

8 103 Berini DRIVE

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145552

Courtesy of Rishit (RJ) Jain/Realty Executives Saskatoon

MLS® listing #30144682 for sale located at 23 Rankin Drive

$389,900

3 beds 1 baths 1386 sqft

23 Rankin Drive

Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30144682

Courtesy of Barbara MacLean/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #30143805 for sale located at Hangar 15, 55072 Range Road 214

$249,900

2568 sqft

Hangar 15, 55072 Range Road 214

Josephburg, Alberta MLS® #30143805

Courtesy of Jennifer C. Lucas/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #30144872 for sale located at 772 BANTING COURT

$1,649,900

4 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

772 BANTING COURT

Milton (DP Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30144872

Courtesy of EDGAR MELO/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30144877 for sale located at 61 SUNNYSIDE Drive

$940,000

5 beds 4 baths 2693 sqft

61 SUNNYSIDE Drive

St. George, Ontario MLS® #30144877

Courtesy of Matthew Comeau/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc

MLS® listing #30144889 for sale located at 4870 CONNOR Drive

$2,600

3 beds 3 baths 1733 sqft

4870 CONNOR Drive

Beamsville, Ontario MLS® #30144889

Courtesy of Krista Toussaint/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30144795 for sale located at 3 POCHON AVENUE

$579,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

3 POCHON AVENUE

Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #30144795

Courtesy of Theresa Hull-Clarke/RE/MAX Jazz INC.

MLS® listing #30144865 for sale located at 2706 - 4099 BRICKSTONE MEWS PARKWAY

$2,750

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

2706 - 4099 BRICKSTONE MEWS PARKWAY

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30144865

Courtesy of MINA MATTA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30144884 for sale located at 1 LOWER TERRACE HILL Street

$1,900

2 beds 1 baths 910 sqft

1 LOWER TERRACE HILL Street

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30144884

Courtesy of Shane Hamelin/Chase Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30144810 for sale located at 14 HEATHERINGTON STREET

$469,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

14 HEATHERINGTON STREET

St. Catharines (Downtown), Ontario MLS® #30144810

Courtesy of Kara Speth/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30145015 for sale located at 138 RENDELL Boulevard

$799,900

5 beds 4 baths 1829 sqft

138 RENDELL Boulevard

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30145015

Courtesy of Amir Mukhtar/Bridgecan Realty Corp.

MLS® listing #30145027 for sale located at 2808 KOSHAL CR SW

$480,000

4 beds 3 baths 1908 sqft

2808 KOSHAL CR SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30145027

Courtesy of Phil Chiu/RE/MAX Elite

MLS® listing #30145039 for sale located at Rural Address / Naismith Acreage

$839,900

4 beds 4 baths 1614 sqft

Rural Address / Naismith Acreage

Young, Saskatchewan MLS® #30145039

Courtesy of Lisa Mueller/Century 21 Fusion

$449,900

2 beds 2 baths 967 sqft

418 33318 E BOURQUIN CRESCENT

Abbotsford, British Columbia MLS® #30145712

Courtesy of Victoria Duffield/RE/MAX Truepeak Realty

$980,000

4 beds 4 baths 2823 sqft

119 Strathbury Bay SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30145421

Courtesy of Harold Spicer/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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