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

$620,000

43560 sqft

3303 70 Avenue

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687

Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc

MLS® listing #29441052 for sale located at 73  SUPERIOR Street

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #29210474 for sale located at 4807  44 Ave

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29880570 for sale located at 1903 - 725 DON MILLS ROAD

$2,595

2 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

1903 - 725 DON MILLS ROAD

Toronto (Flemingdon Park), Ontario MLS® #29880570

Courtesy of ALI KAROVALIA/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS

MLS® listing #29880582 for sale located at 69 GILBANK DRIVE

$1,250,000

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

69 GILBANK DRIVE

Aurora (Aurora Heights), Ontario MLS® #29880582

Courtesy of VINCENT BONGARD/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES

MLS® listing #29880587 for sale located at 5922 DELLE DONNE DRIVE

$999,999

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

5922 DELLE DONNE DRIVE

Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29880587

Courtesy of GURPREET SANDHU/iCloud Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29880594 for sale located at 238 LORMONT BOULEVARD

$3,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

238 LORMONT BOULEVARD

Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29880594

Courtesy of SANG DHILLON/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29880602 for sale located at 7110 - 388 YONGE STREET

$5,200

3 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

7110 - 388 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29880602

Courtesy of JENNY JIAN/MAPLE LIFE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880619 for sale located at 159 FRANK KELLY DRIVE

$3,500

4 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

159 FRANK KELLY DRIVE

East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #29880619

Courtesy of MARGARET MIAO-DAI/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880626 for sale located at 1505 - 160 FLEMINGTON ROAD

$499,900

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

1505 - 160 FLEMINGTON ROAD

Toronto (Yorkdale-Glen Park), Ontario MLS® #29880626

Courtesy of LAURA COOPER/ROYAL LEPAGE ESTATE REALTY

MLS® listing #29880633 for sale located at 3377 HARGROVE ROAD

$699,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

3377 HARGROVE ROAD

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29880633

Courtesy of JESSICA GENG/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880563 for sale located at 704 - 363 COLBORNE STREET

$274,900

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

704 - 363 COLBORNE STREET

London East (East K), Ontario MLS® #29880563

Courtesy of JOAN BUTLER/SUTTON GROUP PREFERRED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880568 for sale located at 901 - 51 TROLLEY CRESCENT

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

901 - 51 TROLLEY CRESCENT

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29880568

Courtesy of MAJA CURIC/HOUSESIGMA INC.

MLS® listing #29880645 for sale located at #205 9908 84 AV NW

$269,900

2 beds 2 baths 805 sqft

#205 9908 84 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29880645

Courtesy of Lesa M. Patermann/MaxWell Challenge Realty

MLS® listing #29880152 for sale located at 61 Braemar Drive

$308,900

3 beds 2 baths 1606 sqft

61 Braemar Drive

Westmount, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880152

Courtesy of Cheryl Vickers/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.

MLS® listing #29880866 for sale located at 5249 FAIR FORD CRESCENT

$3,450

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

5249 FAIR FORD CRESCENT

Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29880866

Courtesy of JITENDER KALRA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #29880950 for sale located at Unit 210 Hybrid Lane

$624,900

3 beds 2 baths 1609 sqft

Unit 210 Hybrid Lane

East Uniacke, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880950

Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)

MLS® listing #29880955 for sale located at Lot 12-2 Vincents Road

$39,000

Lot 12-2 Vincents Road

North Grant, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880955

Courtesy of Dahlia DeCoste/RE/MAX Nova (Halifax)

MLS® listing #29880979 for sale located at 7 ALONA Avenue

$999,900

4 beds 3 baths 3181 sqft

7 ALONA Avenue

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29880979

Courtesy of HEIDI HORWAT/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29881004 for sale located at 66 BANFIELD Street

$1,250,000

4 beds 3 baths 3074 sqft

66 BANFIELD Street

Paris, Ontario MLS® #29881004

Courtesy of Heather Lama/Century 21 Heritage House LTD

MLS® listing #29880828 for sale located at 32 Greenwich Mews NW

$1,350,000

4 beds 4 baths 3033 sqft

32 Greenwich Mews NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29880828

Courtesy of Michael Swiatkowski/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29880758 for sale located at 86 WHITEHOUSE CRESCENT

$1,249,000

6 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

86 WHITEHOUSE CRESCENT

Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29880758

Courtesy of CHIRAG KUMAR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29880708 for sale located at 30 Micmac Drive

$550,000

4 beds 2 baths 1943 sqft

30 Micmac Drive

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880708

Courtesy of Mary-Lou Tallon/RE/MAX Nova

MLS® listing #29880892 for sale located at Lot 10 889 Blue Sea Road

$135,000

Lot 10 889 Blue Sea Road

Malagash Point, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880892

Courtesy of Jen Demmings/Keller Williams Select Realty

MLS® listing #29880804 for sale located at 304, 1736 13 Avenue SW

$205,000

1 beds 1 baths 681 sqft

304, 1736 13 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29880804

Courtesy of Eric Frere/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #29880830 for sale located at 188 KING Street S Unit# 413

$2,950

2 beds 2 baths 990 sqft

188 KING Street S Unit# 413

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29880830

Courtesy of Corinna Riquelme/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

MLS® listing #29880842 for sale located at 4607 - 65 BREMNER BOULEVARD

$529,900

1 beds 1 baths

4607 - 65 BREMNER BOULEVARD

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29880842

Courtesy of LINA PORRETTA/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29880854 for sale located at Lot 04-5 Bloomfield Subdivision Road

$159,000

Lot 04-5 Bloomfield Subdivision Road

Little Pond, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29880854

Courtesy of John Ployer/COLDWELL BANKER/PARKER REALTY MONTAGUE

MLS® listing #29880905 for sale located at 88 QUEEN STREET E

$260/sqft

88 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29880905

Courtesy of KEVIN HUANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29881042 for sale located at 40 WISHMAN STREET

$415,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

40 WISHMAN STREET

Kirkland Lake, Ontario MLS® #29881042

Courtesy of Jim Huff/HUFF REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #29881047 for sale located at 203 - 23 BECKWITH STREET N

$2,900

2250 sqft

203 - 23 BECKWITH STREET N

Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29881047

Courtesy of Timothy Lee/CENTURY 21 SYNERGY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29881054 for sale located at 40 - 2960 HEADON FOREST DRIVE

$760,000

3 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

40 - 2960 HEADON FOREST DRIVE

Burlington (Headon), Ontario MLS® #29881054

Courtesy of COLLEEN SORENSEN/Royal LePage Meadowtowne Realty Inc., Brokerage

MLS® listing #29881059 for sale located at 656 TERRIER CIRCLE

$2,750

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

656 TERRIER CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29881059

Courtesy of Enas Awad/Enas Awad

MLS® listing #29881162 for sale located at 4333 MAPLE DRIVE

$619,900

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

4333 MAPLE DRIVE

Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29881162

Courtesy of JEN FITZPATRICK/RE/MAX FINEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29880657 for sale located at 70 BEACHAM CRESCENT

$799,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

70 BEACHAM CRESCENT

Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29880657

Courtesy of Stephanie Harrison/The Nook Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29880664 for sale located at 24 CORY CRESCENT

$549,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

24 CORY CRESCENT

Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29880664

Courtesy of Elizabeth Quinn/Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate Ltd.

MLS® listing #29880671 for sale located at 154 MCCALL Crescent

$220,000

154 MCCALL Crescent

Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #29880671

Courtesy of Andy Naudi/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29880683 for sale located at 74 GREENINGDON Drive

$739,000

3 beds 2 baths 1112 sqft

74 GREENINGDON Drive

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29880683

Courtesy of Renata Mattina/Royal LePage NRC Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29880688 for sale located at 24744 PIONEER LINE

$579,000

5 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

24744 PIONEER LINE

West Elgin (West Lorne), Ontario MLS® #29880688

Courtesy of MIKE HOWARD/BLUE FOREST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880695 for sale located at 871 FLETCHER CIRCLE

$2,850

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

871 FLETCHER CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29880695

Courtesy of Amanda Zhang/KELLER WILLIAMS ICON REALTY

MLS® listing #29880703 for sale located at 952 Port Latour Road

$365,000

3 beds 1 baths 1300 sqft

952 Port Latour Road

Thomasville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29880703

Courtesy of Anne Swim/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)

MLS® listing #29880715 for sale located at 17 RISTAU Crescent

$595,000

4 beds 3 baths 2197 sqft

17 RISTAU Crescent

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29880715

Courtesy of ROBERT A. HALTER/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880734 for sale located at 23 JACWIN DRIVE

$849,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

23 JACWIN DRIVE

Ajax (Central West), Ontario MLS® #29880734

Courtesy of BRENDA SEYMOUR/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29880739 for sale located at 46 ROMANCE DRIVE

$1,198,000

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

46 ROMANCE DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Rouge Woods), Ontario MLS® #29880739

Courtesy of MEI XU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29880741 for sale located at 9 QUAIL HOLLOW

$1,388,000

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

9 QUAIL HOLLOW

Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29880741

Courtesy of GALLANT SHAM/TIMES SQUARE REAL ESTATE SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29880746 for sale located at 116 RIVERLANDS AVENUE

$918,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

116 RIVERLANDS AVENUE

Markham (Cornell), Ontario MLS® #29880746

Courtesy of CAMILLE SEGUIN/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29880753 for sale located at 7 MICHAEL CRESCENT

$719,000

3 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

7 MICHAEL CRESCENT

Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #29880753

Courtesy of DANIEL ZULETA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29880760 for sale located at 59 - 6050 BIDWELL TRAIL

$899,000

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

59 - 6050 BIDWELL TRAIL

Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29880760

Courtesy of NICK PASTORIOUS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29880765 for sale located at 1110 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1110 - 80 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29880765

Courtesy of LI LIU/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES 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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