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 #30131816 for sale located at 430 PHARMACY AVENUE

$799,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

430 PHARMACY AVENUE

Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30131816

Courtesy of RYAN SEE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131823 for sale located at PH416 - 300 MANITOBA STREET

$949,888

3 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

PH416 - 300 MANITOBA STREET

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30131823

Courtesy of SONDRA EAST/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30131859 for sale located at 310 - 110 MARINE PARADE DRIVE

$2,500

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

310 - 110 MARINE PARADE DRIVE

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30131859

Courtesy of JAVAID A. KHAN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131811 for sale located at 3101 - 12 YORK STREET

$2,250

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3101 - 12 YORK STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30131811

Courtesy of EVAN JIHYUN EOM/RETREND REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30131842 for sale located at 492 OLD ORCHARD GROVE

$3,595,000

6 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

492 OLD ORCHARD GROVE

Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #30131842

Courtesy of Patrick Posh/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30132073 for sale located at 359 PINE VALLEY Drive

$1,099,999

4 beds 4 baths 4006 sqft

359 PINE VALLEY Drive

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30132073

Courtesy of RIZ JADAVJI/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

MLS® listing #30132059 for sale located at 24 LAKE TRAIL WAY

$3,200

3 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

24 LAKE TRAIL WAY

Whitby (Brooklin), Ontario MLS® #30132059

Courtesy of JENNIFER BARTON/TANYA TIERNEY TEAM REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131986 for sale located at 12 GARDENIA CRESCENT

$1,799,000

6 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

12 GARDENIA CRESCENT

Markham (Cachet), Ontario MLS® #30131986

Courtesy of LILY LI/ANJIA REALTY

MLS® listing #30132078 for sale located at 7 GRAHAM AV

$525,000

3 beds 3 baths 1421 sqft

7 GRAHAM AV

St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30132078

Courtesy of Erin Mulkay/Sable Realty

MLS® listing #30132155 for sale located at 1024 LIDSLEY ROAD

$2,789,000

3 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

1024 LIDSLEY ROAD

Muskoka Lakes (Wood (Muskoka Lakes)), Ontario MLS® #30132155

Courtesy of SHERVIN REZAEI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30131931 for sale located at 128 Cranberry Circle SE

$678,000

3 beds 3 baths 1659 sqft

128 Cranberry Circle SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30131931

Courtesy of Dallas Burton/MaxWell Canyon Creek

$245,000

3 beds 2 baths 1211 sqft

#1806 12303 JASPER AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30132340

Courtesy of Oscar Leong/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #30131936 for sale located at 3004, 1010 6 Street SW

$259,900

1 beds 1 baths 426 sqft

3004, 1010 6 Street SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30131936

Courtesy of Nichola Spiers/Synterra Realty

MLS® listing #30132319 for sale located at 19246 CENTREVILLE CREEK ROAD

$5,999,900

5 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

19246 CENTREVILLE CREEK ROAD

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30132319

Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #30132333 for sale located at 44 WILKINSON Avenue

$2,800

3 beds 3 baths 1477 sqft

44 WILKINSON Avenue

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30132333

Courtesy of RAJ VINEPAL/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30132213 for sale located at 3803 - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

3803 - 20 SHORE BREEZE DRIVE

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30132213

Courtesy of MOEEN SAMI QURESHI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30132220 for sale located at 348 FRANK STREET

$228,800

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

348 FRANK STREET

South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30132220

Courtesy of ALAN ELBARDISY/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30132225 for sale located at 9806 179 AV NW

$498,900

4 beds 4 baths 1514 sqft

9806 179 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30132225

Courtesy of Terry N. Taschuk/MaxWell Polaris

$599,000

5 beds 3 baths 1339 sqft

10 Oakridge DR N

St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30132338

Courtesy of Sam Elias/RE/MAX Professionals

$3,200

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

123 - 347 SORAUREN AVENUE

Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #30132321

Courtesy of KEYAH KAVOOSI/NORTH 2 SOUTH REALTY

MLS® listing #30131836 for sale located at 2802 - 42 CHARLES STREET E

$2,450

1 beds 2 baths 500 sqft

2802 - 42 CHARLES STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30131836

Courtesy of PHILIP YUNG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30131829 for sale located at 2107 - 10 MARTHA EATON WAY S

$388,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

2107 - 10 MARTHA EATON WAY S

Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #30131829

Courtesy of NATASHA DEVI GANGOO/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY

MLS® listing #30131850 for sale located at 12 APPLEBY CRESCENT

$1,288,888

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

12 APPLEBY CRESCENT

Markham (Milliken Mills West), Ontario MLS® #30131850

Courtesy of KEVIN CHAN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30131805 for sale located at TH 22 - 75 CURLEW DRIVE

$2,550

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

TH 22 - 75 CURLEW DRIVE

Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30131805

Courtesy of NICOLE SHIN/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30131812 for sale located at A - 11 ALPACA DRIVE

$1,900

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

A - 11 ALPACA DRIVE

Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30131812

Courtesy of MEG GHAZNAVI/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131817 for sale located at 2209 - 20 MEADOWGLEN PLACE

$562,000

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

2209 - 20 MEADOWGLEN PLACE

Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30131817

Courtesy of EDRIC WONG/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.

MLS® listing #30131499 for sale located at 144 N ENEMARK ROAD

$739,000

4 beds 3 baths 2942 sqft

144 N ENEMARK ROAD

Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30131499

Courtesy of Krystina Klassen/Century 21 Energy Realty(Qsnl)

MLS® listing #30131848 for sale located at 7 MONACO CRESCENT

$1,288,000

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

7 MONACO CRESCENT

Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #30131848

Courtesy of KAREN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131982 for sale located at 290 PUCKER STREET

$299,900

290 PUCKER STREET

Renfrew, Ontario MLS® #30131982

Courtesy of Margaret Dubeau/Century 21 Valley Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30131824 for sale located at 1815 - 155 HILLCREST AVENUE

$445,500

3 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

1815 - 155 HILLCREST AVENUE

Mississauga (Cooksville), Ontario MLS® #30131824

Courtesy of GARRY BASSAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.

MLS® listing #30132067 for sale located at 50 BROOKWATER CRESCENT

$1,299,990

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

50 BROOKWATER CRESCENT

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #30132067

Courtesy of VEER GILL/ROYAL STAR REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30132120 for sale located at 5 LINDSAY AV

$399,000

4 beds 3 baths 1496 sqft

5 LINDSAY AV

Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30132120

Courtesy of Gail B. Docken/MaxWell Progressive

MLS® listing #30132182 for sale located at 38, 2269 2 Avenue

$10/sqft

6000 sqft

38, 2269 2 Avenue

Dunmore, Alberta MLS® #30132182

Courtesy of SHAUNEEN VANDERHAM/RE/MAX MEDALTA REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #30132012 for sale located at 116 CONIFER CREEK CIRCLE

$2,700

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

116 CONIFER CREEK CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30132012

Courtesy of Isabelle Zhao/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30132226 for sale located at 30 EBBERS CL NW

$425,000

3 beds 4 baths 1284 sqft

30 EBBERS CL NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30132226

Courtesy of Nicole U. McLennon/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #30132219 for sale located at 134 HOMESIDE AVENUE

$760,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

134 HOMESIDE AVENUE

Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30132219

Courtesy of MAXIM MENDES/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30132221 for sale located at 5 - 176 DILTZ ROAD

$1,595

2 beds 1 baths 5000 sqft

5 - 176 DILTZ ROAD

Haldimand (Dunnville), Ontario MLS® #30132221

Courtesy of MARK JONATHAN RICHARDSON/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30132098 for sale located at 24 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE

$1,125,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

24 MAPLEWOOD DRIVE

Guelph (Dovercliffe Park/Old University), Ontario MLS® #30132098

Courtesy of DONNA DOOUSS/Royal LePage Royal City Realty

MLS® listing #30131999 for sale located at 29 541 Jim Cram Dr

$343,000

2 beds 2 baths 887 sqft

29 541 Jim Cram Dr

Ladysmith, British Columbia MLS® #30131999

Courtesy of John Surtees/eXp Realty (NA)

MLS® listing #30132341 for sale located at 139 Wright CRESCENT

$379,900

3 beds 3 baths 1446 sqft

139 Wright CRESCENT

Biggar, Saskatchewan MLS® #30132341

Courtesy of Vaughn Krywicki/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #30132322 for sale located at 1386 FOREST GLADE ROAD

$1,249,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

1386 FOREST GLADE ROAD

Oakville (FA Falgarwood), Ontario MLS® #30132322

Courtesy of MICHAEL STEWART/CENTURY 21 PERCY FULTON LTD.

MLS® listing #30131433 for sale located at 1977 CLEARWOOD CRESCENT

$697,900

3 beds 4 baths 2593 sqft

1977 CLEARWOOD CRESCENT

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30131433

Courtesy of Aaron Switzer/RE/MAX Core Realty

$379,999

4 beds 3 baths 1233 sqft

10825 93 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30131731

Courtesy of Omar Chebli/Exp Realty

MLS® listing #30131813 for sale located at 2313 SECRETO DRIVE

$2,200

2 beds 1 baths 2500 sqft

2313 SECRETO DRIVE

Oshawa (Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30131813

Courtesy of CLIFFORD D'SOUZA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30131820 for sale located at 61 TROTHEN CIRCLE

$1,128,000

5 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

61 TROTHEN CIRCLE

Markham (Markham Village), Ontario MLS® #30131820

Courtesy of LEO LIN/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30131806 for sale located at 49 BOWERBANK DRIVE

$1,438,000

6 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

49 BOWERBANK DRIVE

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30131806

Courtesy of DRITA BRUCI/HOUSSPRO DL REALTY

MLS® listing #30131825 for sale located at 304 - 1135 ROYAL YORK ROAD

$545,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

304 - 1135 ROYAL YORK ROAD

Toronto (Edenbridge-Humber Valley), Ontario MLS® #30131825

Courtesy of KATERINA ATAPINA/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.


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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