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 #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

938 sqft

#202 205 Jennifer Heilway

Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30167519

Courtesy of Rakesh Chadha/Logic Realty

MLS® listing #30181967 for sale located at 43 LONGWORTH AVENUE

$1,798,000

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

43 LONGWORTH AVENUE

Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30181967

Courtesy of REZA MOHSENI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30182179 for sale located at 27 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE

$2,598,000

7 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

27 SUNDRIDGE DRIVE

Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30182179

Courtesy of THANH BA NGUYEN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30182299 for sale located at Bruce Point Road

$62,000

Bruce Point Road

Launching, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30182299

Courtesy of Sharon Ogawa/BRAD OLIVER REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30182193 for sale located at 100 STANLEY Street

$249,000

2 beds 2 baths 1650 sqft

100 STANLEY Street

Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30182193

Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage

MLS® listing #30182287 for sale located at 493-505 Main Street

$329,900

38000 sqft

493-505 Main Street

Jackson's Arm, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30182287

Courtesy of Jim Burton/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30182294 for sale located at 1 ELGIN ST N Unit# 1B

$1,200

1 baths 380 sqft

1 ELGIN ST N Unit# 1B

Acton, Ontario MLS® #30182294

Courtesy of Tyler Stewart Dawe/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #30181962 for sale located at 163 SONG MEADOWAY

$768,000

4 beds 3 baths 1400 sqft

163 SONG MEADOWAY

Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30181962

Courtesy of SIANA WONG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$1,199,900

4 beds 2 baths 2831 sqft

738 FOURTH Line

Milton, Ontario MLS® #30182395

Courtesy of JOE CAMASTRA/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.

$1,350,000

3 beds 3 baths 3504 sqft

86 HEDGE LAWN Drive

Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #30182390

Courtesy of Simon Duong/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30182017 for sale located at 290 WISTERIA WAY

$1,480,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

290 WISTERIA WAY

Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30182017

Courtesy of SOO KIM/RE/MAX ABOUTOWNE REALTY CORP.

$35,000

3 beds 1 baths

18 Sanctuary Lane

Clermont, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30182396

Courtesy of Corey Ross/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY

$529,900

3 beds 1 baths 1050 sqft

83 EAST 41ST Street

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30182391

Courtesy of Tonya Kowch/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

$129,900

LOT 51 BAYVIEW DRIVE

Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #30182389

Courtesy of SHERRY MANGAL/ALLIED INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA INC.

$3,300

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

13 LANG LANE

East Luther Grand Valley (Grand Valley), Ontario MLS® #30182384

Courtesy of GRACE FRANCO-LLOYD/CENTURY 21 MILLENNIUM INC.

$439,900

3 beds 1 baths 1602 sqft

2386 Greenfield Road

Forest Hill, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182327

Courtesy of Haley Carter/RE/MAX Nova

$429,900

2 beds 3 baths 1245 sqft

258 Copperleaf Way SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30182308

Courtesy of Jessica Greenhow/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30182295 for sale located at 495 MISTY Crescent

$650,000

3 beds 3 baths 1300 sqft

495 MISTY Crescent

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30182295

Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

MLS® listing #30182156 for sale located at 39 Woodfield Crescent SW

$785,000

4 beds 4 baths 1844 sqft

39 Woodfield Crescent SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30182156

Courtesy of Zhen Fang/Grand Realty

MLS® listing #30182144 for sale located at 8304 11 Street SW

$899,888

5 beds 3 baths 1071 sqft

8304 11 Street SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30182144

Courtesy of Rana Matturi/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #30182264 for sale located at 342 Myra Road

$599,900

5 beds 3 baths 3083 sqft

342 Myra Road

Porters Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182264

Courtesy of Nick Boyce/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)

MLS® listing #30182290 for sale located at 580 BEAVER CREEK Road Unit# 196

$49,900

1 beds 1 baths 765 sqft

580 BEAVER CREEK Road Unit# 196

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30182290

Courtesy of Molly Gomes/ROYAL LEPAGE BRANT REALTY

$600,000

3 beds 3 baths 1095 sqft

1707 23 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30182346

Courtesy of Nathan Pedersen/LPT Realty

MLS® listing #30182020 for sale located at 4008 CROWN STREET

$629,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

4008 CROWN STREET

Lincoln (Beamsville), Ontario MLS® #30182020

Courtesy of SUSAN HUIZINGA/SUTTON GROUP REALTY SYSTEMS INC.

MLS® listing #30182032 for sale located at 1142 Barnes Way SW SW

$379,900

3 beds 3 baths 1421 sqft

1142 Barnes Way SW SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182032

Courtesy of Ronald Marinas/Nationwide Realty Corp

MLS® listing #30182203 for sale located at 8768 PARK STREET

$649,900

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

8768 PARK STREET

Lambton Shores, Ontario MLS® #30182203

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

MLS® listing #30182289 for sale located at 67 DELONG Drive

$599,900

3 beds 3 baths 2567 sqft

67 DELONG Drive

Norwich, Ontario MLS® #30182289

Courtesy of Allie VanDyk/Royal LePage Action Realty

MLS® listing #30182296 for sale located at 332 KING Street W Unit# 4

$3,750

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

332 KING Street W Unit# 4

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30182296

Courtesy of Robert Veevers/Keller Williams Edge Realty

$374,900

3 beds 2 baths 1279 sqft

3506 44 ST

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #30182400

Courtesy of Colin Bland/Maxwell Heritage Realty

$500,000

4 beds 3 baths 1126 sqft

703 Woodpark Boulevard SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30182335

Courtesy of Camil S. Morley/RE/MAX First

$1,135,000

3 beds 3 baths 2782 sqft

20 Lennox Road

Black Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182328

Courtesy of Peter Jeffery/Century 21 Optimum Realty

$689,900

4 beds 4 baths 2520 sqft

42 Lasalle Court

West Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182056

Courtesy of Siba Saoud/RE/MAX Nova

$799,900

4 beds 4 baths 2269 sqft

199 LAVENDER Way

Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30182347

Courtesy of Zach Terlier/Real Broker

MLS® listing #30182121 for sale located at 3 Montcalm Avenue

$381,000

4 beds 2 baths 1196 sqft

3 Montcalm Avenue

Camrose, Alberta MLS® #30182121

Courtesy of Marilou Yampolsky/Coldwell Banker OnTrack Realty

MLS® listing #30182038 for sale located at 12124 51 ST NW

$369,900

3 beds 2 baths 936 sqft

12124 51 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30182038

Courtesy of Albert J. Kozel/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited

$739,900

4 beds 2 baths 1951 sqft

1001 Timberwood Dr

Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30182401

Courtesy of Brooke Haxton/460 Realty Inc. (NA)

MLS® listing #30182216 for sale located at 32 Terra Nova Drive

$599,900

5 beds 3 baths 2600 sqft

32 Terra Nova Drive

Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182216

Courtesy of Jennifer Dyet/Century 21 All Points

MLS® listing #30182297 for sale located at 332 W KING Street W Unit# 3

$3,750

3 beds 2 baths 1037 sqft

332 W KING Street W Unit# 3

Dundas, Ontario MLS® #30182297

Courtesy of Robert Veevers/Keller Williams Edge Realty

MLS® listing #30182292 for sale located at 165 GREEN VALLEY Drive Unit# 45

$399,900

3 beds 1 baths 947 sqft

165 GREEN VALLEY Drive Unit# 45

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30182292

Courtesy of DIANE OUDE VOSHAAR-STUEBING/Peak Realty Ltd.

$205,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

206 - 25 COLLEGE STREET E

Belleville (Belleville Ward), Ontario MLS® #30182386

Courtesy of John Stevenson/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

$699,999

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

103 WILLIAM STREET

Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #30182367

Courtesy of ANDRA ARNOLD/Royal LePage Royal City Realty

MLS® listing #30182010 for sale located at 40 SILVER LINDEN DRIVE

$1,099,000

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

40 SILVER LINDEN DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30182010

Courtesy of CINDY LIAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 1815 sqft

629 SETTLERSFIELD Court Unit# B

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30182394

Courtesy of AGA SAUNDERS/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30182286 for sale located at 214 Marine Drive

$299,900

3 beds 3 baths 1310 sqft

214 Marine Drive

Southern Harbour, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #30182286

Courtesy of Chris Dunn/RE/MAX Infinity Realty Inc. - Sheraton Hotel

MLS® listing #30182298 for sale located at 14291 Route 14

$179,000

2 beds 1 baths

14291 Route 14

Skinners Pond, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30182298

Courtesy of Tracy Wedge/CENTURY 21 NORTHUMBERLAND REALTY

MLS® listing #30182306 for sale located at 829 North Bishop Road

$438,500

2 beds 2 baths 755 sqft

829 North Bishop Road

Lakeville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30182306

Courtesy of Melissa Bard/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)


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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