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 #30442679 for sale located at 10 DOLL Court

$2,050

1 beds 1 baths 650 sqft

10 DOLL Court

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30442679

Courtesy of JOSHUA DUMA/Duma Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30442667 for sale located at L06 - 1 SIDNEY LANE

$499,000

2 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

L06 - 1 SIDNEY LANE

Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30442667

Courtesy of Sheila Perreault/Coldwell Banker 2M Realty

MLS® listing #30442674 for sale located at 1063 WARDEN AVENUE

$799,000

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1063 WARDEN AVENUE

Toronto (Wexford-Maryvale), Ontario MLS® #30442674

Courtesy of RAJIB DAS/REAL ESTATE HOMEWARD

MLS® listing #30442655 for sale located at 23 SHEPMORE TERRACE

$799,900

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

23 SHEPMORE TERRACE

Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #30442655

Courtesy of HONG LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442663 for sale located at 118 - 3008 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD

$2,388

2 beds 2 baths 500 sqft

118 - 3008 WILLIAM CUTMORE BOULEVARD

Oakville (JM Joshua Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30442663

Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY

MLS® listing #30442675 for sale located at 32 BARKER COURT

$2,100

3 beds 2 baths

32 BARKER COURT

Markham (Sherwood-Amberglen), Ontario MLS® #30442675

Courtesy of DIANE CHANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30442783 for sale located at Acreage St Catherines Road

$125,000

Acreage St Catherines Road

St. Catherine's, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30442783

Courtesy of Joe Lisi/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC

MLS® listing #30442694 for sale located at 635 KING Street

$789,999

4 beds 3 baths 2714 sqft

635 KING Street

Palmerston, Ontario MLS® #30442694

Courtesy of Andrew Meyer/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30442670 for sale located at 79 NORTHCOTE AVENUE

$19,900

5 beds 6 baths 2500 sqft

79 NORTHCOTE AVENUE

Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30442670

Courtesy of NIKI TEIMOURI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30442669 for sale located at 8372 MUNDARE CRESCENT

$475,000

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

8372 MUNDARE CRESCENT

Niagara Falls (Chippawa), Ontario MLS® #30442669

Courtesy of Jordan Greenough/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30442664 for sale located at 12 - 619 EVANS AVENUE

$898,880

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

12 - 619 EVANS AVENUE

Toronto (Alderwood), Ontario MLS® #30442664

Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY

MLS® listing #30442676 for sale located at 438 KWAPIS BOULEVARD

$3,650

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

438 KWAPIS BOULEVARD

Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30442676

Courtesy of MARZI SEFIDI ESFEHANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30442619 for sale located at 212 HUNTINGDON Crescent

$700,000

3 beds 2 baths 1620 sqft

212 HUNTINGDON Crescent

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30442619

Courtesy of Ivana Oliveira/RED AND WHITE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442671 for sale located at FIRST FLOOR - 405 DUNDAS STREET W

$10,500

3000 sqft

FIRST FLOOR - 405 DUNDAS STREET W

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30442671

Courtesy of RAYMOND XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30442784 for sale located at 69 TUPPER Crescent Unit# Lower

$1,900

1 beds 1 baths 1252 sqft

69 TUPPER Crescent Unit# Lower

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30442784

Courtesy of Arch Sharma/Homelife Power Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30442653 for sale located at 26B - 66 WELLINGTON STREET W

$89,000

782 sqft

26B - 66 WELLINGTON STREET W

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30442653

Courtesy of Albert Jung/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442672 for sale located at 537 DANKS RIDGE DRIVE

$4,000

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

537 DANKS RIDGE DRIVE

Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30442672

Courtesy of JONATHAN MUZLERA D'AGOSTINI/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30442677 for sale located at 81 - 369 ESSA ROAD

$499,900

2 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

81 - 369 ESSA ROAD

Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #30442677

Courtesy of MATT SMITH/NU-KEY REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30442660 for sale located at COACH HOUSE - 261 WILLIAM FORSTER ROAD

$1,900

2 beds 1 baths

COACH HOUSE - 261 WILLIAM FORSTER ROAD

Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #30442660

Courtesy of HONG LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442665 for sale located at 1 PLUMMER ROAD

$1,089,000

5 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

1 PLUMMER ROAD

Caledon (Bolton West), Ontario MLS® #30442665

Courtesy of ALEX CYGAL/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #30442678 for sale located at 202 - 2245 DUNDAS STREET W

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

202 - 2245 DUNDAS STREET W

Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30442678

Courtesy of AMIR SEYED H AARABI HASHEMI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30442680 for sale located at 16015 11 AV SW

$560,000

3 beds 4 baths 1594 sqft

16015 11 AV SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30442680

Courtesy of Mark Wang/Homecare Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #30442673 for sale located at BSMT - 30 GLENABBEY DRIVE

$1,699

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

BSMT - 30 GLENABBEY DRIVE

Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #30442673

Courtesy of MOHAN SUBRAMANIYAM/PROPERTY MAX REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442654 for sale located at 4900 YONGE STREET

$249,000

300 sqft

4900 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Lansing-Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30442654

Courtesy of Albert Jung/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442174 for sale located at 10904 103 AV

$524,900

4 beds 2 baths 1629 sqft

10904 103 AV

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30442174

Courtesy of Thomas J. Lowe/Realty Focus

MLS® listing #30442143 for sale located at 824 BARNES LI SW

$499,999

4 beds 4 baths 1531 sqft

824 BARNES LI SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30442143

Courtesy of David Wong/The E Group Real Estate

MLS® listing #30442148 for sale located at UNIT 1 - 220 ROSEDALE DRIVE

$2,100

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

UNIT 1 - 220 ROSEDALE DRIVE

Whitby (Downtown Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30442148

Courtesy of JOSHUA MANN/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.

MLS® listing #30442213 for sale located at 1605 - 955 BAY STREET

$2,380

1 beds 1 baths

1605 - 955 BAY STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30442213

Courtesy of EMMA WU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442220 for sale located at 9516 150 ST NW

$345,000

2 beds 1 baths 626 sqft

9516 150 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30442220

Courtesy of Julian P. Szklarz/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central

MLS® listing #30442225 for sale located at 25 - 715 LAWRENCE AVENUE W

$2,500

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

25 - 715 LAWRENCE AVENUE W

Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #30442225

Courtesy of TINA LI/BAY STREET INTEGRITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442232 for sale located at 275 WELLINGTON STREET

$1/sqft

45 baths 55000 sqft

275 WELLINGTON STREET

Sarnia, Ontario MLS® #30442232

Courtesy of RAKESH KUMAR GUPTA/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.

MLS® listing #30442054 for sale located at 221 Hillside DR S

$265,500

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

221 Hillside DR S

Elliot Lake, Ontario MLS® #30442054

Courtesy of Michelle J Cayen/Royal LePage® Mid North Realty Elliot Lake

MLS® listing #30442030 for sale located at 37 425 Langer PLACE

$364,900

3 beds 3 baths 1270 sqft

37 425 Langer PLACE

Warman, Saskatchewan MLS® #30442030

Courtesy of Alysa Mathies/Coldwell Banker Signature

MLS® listing #30442023 for sale located at 1004 - 1155 BOUGH BEECHES BOULEVARD

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1004 - 1155 BOUGH BEECHES BOULEVARD

Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30442023

Courtesy of OLGA GRANT/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30441979 for sale located at B - 210 MCCAUL STREET

$4,800

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

B - 210 MCCAUL STREET

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30441979

Courtesy of DEMETRA HAZINEH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30441936 for sale located at UPPER UNIT - 367 MARBLE PLACE

$2,850

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

UPPER UNIT - 367 MARBLE PLACE

Newmarket (Woodland Hill), Ontario MLS® #30441936

Courtesy of TIFFANY SHAO/ROYAL LEPAGE PEACELAND REALTY

MLS® listing #30442080 for sale located at 514 CLEMENCY CRESCENT

$2,350

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

514 CLEMENCY CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30442080

Courtesy of Simon Si/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

MLS® listing #30442059 for sale located at BIG MASTER BEDROOM MAIN - 118 SHUTER ST STREET

$1,500

1 beds 1 baths

BIG MASTER BEDROOM MAIN - 118 SHUTER ST STREET

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30442059

Courtesy of JACK JI/JDL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30441986 for sale located at (BASEMENT) - 1474 PATE COURT

$1,600

1 beds 1 baths 1500 sqft

(BASEMENT) - 1474 PATE COURT

Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30441986

Courtesy of ABDUL RASHID/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30441981 for sale located at 69 WALKER BOULEVARD

$850,000

3 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

69 WALKER BOULEVARD

New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #30441981

Courtesy of DWAYNE CLUGSTON/ZOLO REALTY

MLS® listing #30441974 for sale located at 144 LOCKE Street Unit# 3

$1,695

2 beds 1 baths 650 sqft

144 LOCKE Street Unit# 3

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30441974

Courtesy of Cory Stewart Greenwood/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30441897 for sale located at 1906 - 20 BRUYERES MEWS

$2,600

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1906 - 20 BRUYERES MEWS

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30441897

Courtesy of ZHOU LU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442092 for sale located at GR, 2ND - 17 BONNINGTON PLACE

$2,500

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

GR, 2ND - 17 BONNINGTON PLACE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30442092

Courtesy of LARRY KA-CHEE HO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442105 for sale located at 5330 FLATFORD ROAD

$1,549,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

5330 FLATFORD ROAD

Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #30442105

Courtesy of KARL KOBYLINSKI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30442016 for sale located at 19 COXWORTH CRESCENT

$2,450

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

19 COXWORTH CRESCENT

Toronto (Malvern), Ontario MLS® #30442016

Courtesy of MANNY ANAGNOSTAKIS/WESTVIEW REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30442388 for sale located at 22 GATESVIEW AVENUE

$1,188,000

5 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

22 GATESVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Scarborough Village), Ontario MLS® #30442388

Courtesy of ANNETTE NUNNO/CENTURY 21 PARKLAND LTD.

MLS® listing #30442383 for sale located at 303, 49 Bennett Street

$135,000

1 beds 1 baths 625 sqft

303, 49 Bennett Street

Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #30442383

Courtesy of Tara Dowding/Maxwell Real Estate Solutions Ltd.

MLS® listing #30442395 for sale located at 501 10829 140 STREET

$1,500

1 baths 308 sqft

501 10829 140 STREET

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30442395

Courtesy of Adrian Lee/Oakwyn 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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