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

MLS® listing #30161407 for sale located at 1108 - 474 CALDARI ROAD

$2,200

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1108 - 474 CALDARI ROAD

Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30161407

Courtesy of RAYMOND TAM/Avenue Group Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30161402 for sale located at 3502 - 501 YONGE STREET

$1,800

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

3502 - 501 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161402

Courtesy of JOHN YE/JDL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161394 for sale located at 1109A - 9608 YONGE STREET

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1109A - 9608 YONGE STREET

Richmond Hill (North Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30161394

Courtesy of RYAN LIAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

$524,999

3 beds 3 baths 1585 sqft

MLS® #30161408

Courtesy of Mike Peric/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited

MLS® listing #30161403 for sale located at 3201 - 761 BAY STREET

$2,500

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

3201 - 761 BAY STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161403

Courtesy of JACK J. WANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161388 for sale located at 4009 - 100 DALHOUSIE STREET

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

4009 - 100 DALHOUSIE STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161388

Courtesy of MIN SOO YU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30161391 for sale located at 101B - 2347 KENNEDY ROAD

$288,000

101B - 2347 KENNEDY ROAD

Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30161391

Courtesy of NELSON TAI-CHEUNG YIP/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161389 for sale located at 1109 - 20 BRUYERES MEWS

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths

1109 - 20 BRUYERES MEWS

Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #30161389

Courtesy of KATHY L. CHOU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30161396 for sale located at 1006 - 370 MARTHA STREET

$2,350

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1006 - 370 MARTHA STREET

Burlington (Brant), Ontario MLS® #30161396

Courtesy of ASHRAF MESSIHA/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30161411 for sale located at 71 MAIN Street E Unit# 8

$1,200

1 beds 4700 sqft

71 MAIN Street E Unit# 8

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30161411

Courtesy of Xia bing Zhang/1st Sunshine Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30161384 for sale located at 5793 YONGE STREET

$1,900

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

5793 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30161384

Courtesy of SHAY SHAUL/TFN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161373 for sale located at 42 LAKE Avenue N

$669,000

4 beds 1 baths 1660 sqft

42 LAKE Avenue N

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #30161373

Courtesy of Cory Welsh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30161405 for sale located at 917 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT

$418,000

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

917 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30161405

Courtesy of JAMES PARK/RE/MAX CROSSROADS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161385 for sale located at 3712 - 88 QUEEN STREET E

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

3712 - 88 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161385

Courtesy of WILLIAM ZHENG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161392 for sale located at 2&3 - 4385 SHEPPARD AVENUE E

$366,000

2066 sqft

2&3 - 4385 SHEPPARD AVENUE E

Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30161392

Courtesy of SELENA CHEN/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161406 for sale located at 228 - 8323 KENNEDY ROAD

$2,180

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

228 - 8323 KENNEDY ROAD

Markham (Village Green-South Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30161406

Courtesy of DEREK TING HO TO/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161398 for sale located at 4132 CELIA COURT

$1,289,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

4132 CELIA COURT

Burlington (Shoreacres), Ontario MLS® #30161398

Courtesy of LI ZOU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30161386 for sale located at 1904 - 25 RICHMOND STREET E

$2,450

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1904 - 25 RICHMOND STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30161386

Courtesy of LOUISA PO-HAR LAU/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.

$639,900

3 beds 3 baths 1163 sqft

124, 55 Fireside Circle

Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30161382

Courtesy of Marie Hermanson/Real Broker

MLS® listing #30160093 for sale located at 10 West Cedar Rise SW

$450,000

3 beds 3 baths 1832 sqft

10 West Cedar Rise SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30160093

Courtesy of Flora Moradzadeh/First Place Realty

MLS® listing #30160098 for sale located at 32 WILKINS CRESCENT

$599,900

2 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

32 WILKINS CRESCENT

Tillsonburg, Ontario MLS® #30160098

Courtesy of Nate Shearer/RE/MAX a-b Realty Ltd Brokerage

MLS® listing #30160106 for sale located at 4 CLARA STREET

$1,099,000

2 baths 2000 sqft

4 CLARA STREET

Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30160106

Courtesy of TAUNYA BAILEY/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY

MLS® listing #30160120 for sale located at 5108 - 1080 BAY STREET

$4,500

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

5108 - 1080 BAY STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30160120

Courtesy of SIMON CHENG/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30160137 for sale located at 138 CHATHAM STREET

$775,000

6 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

138 CHATHAM STREET

Kingston (East of Sir John A. Blvd), Ontario MLS® #30160137

Courtesy of John Stevenson/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30160149 for sale located at 22 BURNSTEAD CRESCENT

$819,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

22 BURNSTEAD CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30160149

Courtesy of Ian Stirling/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY

MLS® listing #30159988 for sale located at 4032 - 5 MABELLE AVENUE

$668,000

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

4032 - 5 MABELLE AVENUE

Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30159988

Courtesy of MAX LU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30159995 for sale located at 28 BEATTIE AVENUE

$529,900

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

28 BEATTIE AVENUE

London East (East N), Ontario MLS® #30159995

Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

MLS® listing #30160000 for sale located at 1307 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE

$3,050

1 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

1307 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30160000

Courtesy of JOHN LI/ROYAL LEPAGE GOLDEN RIDGE REALTY

MLS® listing #30160012 for sale located at MAIN - 1060 GLENDOR AVENUE

$3,400

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

MAIN - 1060 GLENDOR AVENUE

Burlington (Freeman), Ontario MLS® #30160012

Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30160017 for sale located at 94 FIELDGATE DRIVE

$604,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

94 FIELDGATE DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30160017

Courtesy of STANISLAWA SZYMALA/GOWEST REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30160055 for sale located at 6 RESERVE Street

$949,000

2 beds 2 baths 1555 sqft

6 RESERVE Street

Turkey Point, Ontario MLS® #30160055

Courtesy of Jarred Wilcox/Peak Peninsula Realty Brokerage Inc.

MLS® listing #30160067 for sale located at 2310 - 3985 GRAND PARK DRIVE

$2,400

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

2310 - 3985 GRAND PARK DRIVE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30160067

Courtesy of MELODIA BENEDICTO/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30160074 for sale located at 553 WATERTON Drive

$1,150,000

3 beds 3 baths 2250 sqft

553 WATERTON Drive

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30160074

Courtesy of MAHENDRA COSTA/Living Stone Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30160086 for sale located at 228 Castleridge Drive NE

$649,000

5 beds 3 baths 1026 sqft

228 Castleridge Drive NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30160086

Courtesy of Ehtisham Butt/Real Estate Professionals Inc.

MLS® listing #30160182 for sale located at 131 Oakfield Drive

$940,000

5 beds 4 baths 3509 sqft

131 Oakfield Drive

Marion Bridge, Nova Scotia MLS® #30160182

Courtesy of Heather Grant/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty

MLS® listing #30160187 for sale located at 65 RILEY REED LANE

$3,500

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

65 RILEY REED LANE

Richmond Hill, Ontario MLS® #30160187

Courtesy of SAEID BOKHARAIE/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30160199 for sale located at 453 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

453 - 2501 SAW WHET BOULEVARD

Oakville (GA Glen Abbey), Ontario MLS® #30160199

Courtesy of NUTAN ARYA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30160202 for sale located at 14 SEAFAIR CRESCENT

$3,600

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

14 SEAFAIR CRESCENT

Brampton (Fletcher's West), Ontario MLS® #30160202

Courtesy of KUNAL SHAH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30160207 for sale located at 208 - 529 SOUTH PELHAM ROAD

$450,000

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

208 - 529 SOUTH PELHAM ROAD

Welland (West Welland), Ontario MLS® #30160207

Courtesy of SHERYL BRADSHAW/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30160214 for sale located at 4616 GRAY DRIVE

$419,900

3 beds 2 baths 1056 sqft

4616 GRAY DRIVE

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30160214

Courtesy of Steven Baker/RE/MAX Core Realty

MLS® listing #30160226 for sale located at 20 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE

$585,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

20 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE

Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30160226

Courtesy of Jessica Brooks/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30160151 for sale located at 205 BORDEN AVENUE

$524,900

5 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

205 BORDEN AVENUE

Port Colborne (Main Street), Ontario MLS® #30160151

Courtesy of Derek Breton/COLDWELL BANKER ADVANTAGE REAL ESTATE INC, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30160156 for sale located at 333234 PLANK LINE ROAD

$349,000

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

333234 PLANK LINE ROAD

South-West Oxford (Mount Elgin), Ontario MLS® #30160156

Courtesy of Lori Goldhawk/Royal Lepage Triland Realty Brokerage

MLS® listing #30160170 for sale located at 4 416 Heritage DRIVE

$124,900

2 beds 2 baths 520 sqft

4 416 Heritage DRIVE

Estevan, Saskatchewan MLS® #30160170

Courtesy of Linda Mack/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty - Estevan

MLS® listing #30160175 for sale located at 10 HUMMING BIRD Lane

$219,000

10 HUMMING BIRD Lane

Haldimand County, Ontario MLS® #30160175

Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage

MLS® listing #30159964 for sale located at 221 - 505 GLENCAIRN AVENUE

$4,190

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

221 - 505 GLENCAIRN AVENUE

Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30159964

Courtesy of GILBERT WANG/HOMELIVING EMPIRE 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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