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 #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 #30271756 for sale located at 1105 - 1185 THE QUEENSWAY

$2,200

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1105 - 1185 THE QUEENSWAY

Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #30271756

Courtesy of ANDREW PRESTA/RE/MAX EXPERTS

MLS® listing #30271749 for sale located at 312 - 18 PARKVIEW AVENUE

$538,000

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

312 - 18 PARKVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30271749

Courtesy of KAIYAN YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271763 for sale located at 308 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE

$490,000

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

308 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30271763

Courtesy of FRANK YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271915 for sale located at UPPER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

UPPER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET

London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30271915

Courtesy of JACK CRONK/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.

MLS® listing #30271782 for sale located at THE BELLAGIO - 23 COULSON AVENUE

$3,695

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

THE BELLAGIO - 23 COULSON AVENUE

Toronto (Forest Hill South), Ontario MLS® #30271782

Courtesy of JITENDER PRIHAR/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271787 for sale located at 427 CHANDLER CRESCENT

$1,199,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

427 CHANDLER CRESCENT

Milton (SC Scott), Ontario MLS® #30271787

Courtesy of NIVEEN WADEEH BISHAY HENAIN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30271807 for sale located at 3032 SIDELINE 16 ROAD

$3,150

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

3032 SIDELINE 16 ROAD

Pickering, Ontario MLS® #30271807

Courtesy of ALBERT Y.K. LAI/RE/MAX REALTY SPECIALISTS INC.

MLS® listing #30271814 for sale located at 205 SUNSET CRESCENT

$829,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

205 SUNSET CRESCENT

Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #30271814

Courtesy of ANGELA MONTANO/COLDWELL BANKER THE REAL ESTATE CENTRE

MLS® listing #30271770 for sale located at 0 wildberries Lane

$125,000

0 wildberries Lane

St. Peter's Harbour, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30271770

Courtesy of Brad Pickering/RE/MAX HARBOURSIDE REALTY

MLS® listing #30271852 for sale located at 3 - 52 SCOTT STREET W

$99,000

2915 sqft

3 - 52 SCOTT STREET W

St. Catharines (Haig), Ontario MLS® #30271852

Courtesy of Vic Andrusiw/BOLDT REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30271838 for sale located at 418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

$950/sqft

192 sqft

418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271838

Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY

MLS® listing #30271840 for sale located at 2 PINE RIDGE ROAD

$1,498,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

2 PINE RIDGE ROAD

Erin, Ontario MLS® #30271840

Courtesy of DREW ELLIOTT/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY

MLS® listing #30271845 for sale located at #95 1530 TAMARACK BV NW

$314,500

2 beds 3 baths 1378 sqft

#95 1530 TAMARACK BV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30271845

Courtesy of Danesse L. Stykalo/Century 21 Masters

MLS® listing #30271934 for sale located at 224 MARGARET STREET

$769,900

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

224 MARGARET STREET

Clearview (Stayner), Ontario MLS® #30271934

Courtesy of DEBORAH GRIFFIN/Century 21 Millennium Inc.

MLS® listing #30271857 for sale located at 153 ROY HARPER AVENUE

$4,200

6 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

153 ROY HARPER AVENUE

Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30271857

Courtesy of OLIVIA LI/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.

MLS® listing #30271864 for sale located at UPPER LEVEL - 58 TUPPER CRESCENT

$850/sqft

1 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

UPPER LEVEL - 58 TUPPER CRESCENT

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30271864

Courtesy of SURESHKUMAR KANGAYAMPALAYAM MANIAN/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271922 for sale located at 1916 - 36 LISGAR STREET

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 500 sqft

1916 - 36 LISGAR STREET

Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30271922

Courtesy of WESLEY JIN/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271939 for sale located at 103 JAMES ST STREET

$369,900

6 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

103 JAMES ST STREET

Central Huron (Clinton), Ontario MLS® #30271939

Courtesy of CAM DYKSTRA/Royal LePage Heartland Realty

MLS® listing #30271941 for sale located at 1801 - 4080 LIVING ARTS DRIVE

$2,825

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

1801 - 4080 LIVING ARTS DRIVE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271941

Courtesy of ADEEL ANWAR/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30271972 for sale located at 408 - 480 CALLAWAY ROAD

$3,000

2 beds 2 baths 1400 sqft

408 - 480 CALLAWAY ROAD

London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #30271972

Courtesy of BEN WEI SU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271958 for sale located at LOWER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET

$1,300

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

LOWER - 884 TRAFALGAR STREET

London East (East L), Ontario MLS® #30271958

Courtesy of JACK CRONK/TEAM GLASSER REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.

MLS® listing #30271960 for sale located at Lot 3 Mountville Road

$69,900

Lot 3 Mountville Road

Mountville, Nova Scotia MLS® #30271960

Courtesy of Dave Jardine/Blinkhorn Real Estate Ltd.

MLS® listing #30271984 for sale located at 40 ALAMEDA WAY

$2,700

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

40 ALAMEDA WAY

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30271984

Courtesy of Fady Gayed/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30271989 for sale located at 55 MOOREGATE Crescent Unit# 24

$574,900

4 beds 3 baths 1751 sqft

55 MOOREGATE Crescent Unit# 24

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30271989

Courtesy of YING SUSAN JIANG/Royal LePage Peaceland Realty

MLS® listing #30272021 for sale located at 26 BLUEBERRY DRIVE

$3,200

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

26 BLUEBERRY DRIVE

Hamilton (Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #30272021

Courtesy of BEJOY JOSEPH/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30272045 for sale located at #102 804 WELSH DR SW

$279,800

2 beds 3 baths 1355 sqft

#102 804 WELSH DR SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30272045

Courtesy of Alan H. Gee/RE/MAX Excellence

MLS® listing #30272069 for sale located at 157 FLEETWOOD CRESCENT

$399,900

4 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

157 FLEETWOOD CRESCENT

Brampton (Southgate), Ontario MLS® #30272069

Courtesy of KULWINDER CHHINA/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30272076 for sale located at 2119 Bakerview Pl

$895,000

2 beds 2 baths 1104 sqft

2119 Bakerview Pl

North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #30272076

Courtesy of Connie Lebeau/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

MLS® listing #30272088 for sale located at BSMNT - 3 RICHBELL STREET

$1,500

1 beds 1 baths

BSMNT - 3 RICHBELL STREET

Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #30272088

Courtesy of KASH ALAVI-MEHR/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30272103 for sale located at 250 CEDAR Street Unit# 1

$1,500

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

250 CEDAR Street Unit# 1

Simcoe, Ontario MLS® #30272103

Courtesy of Nuno Francisco/Royal LePage Trius Realty Brokerage

MLS® listing #30272057 for sale located at 3702 - 33 BAY STREET

$2,650

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

3702 - 33 BAY STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30272057

Courtesy of UMESH SARAN SRIVASTAVA/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30272108 for sale located at 524 Cranston Drive SE

$534,900

3 beds 3 baths 1333 sqft

524 Cranston Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30272108

Courtesy of Lori Swizdaryk/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30272127 for sale located at 2108 - 108 PETER STREET

$2,350

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2108 - 108 PETER STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30272127

Courtesy of SIWEI YU/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30272134 for sale located at 41 SANDHILL CRESCENT

$3,400

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

41 SANDHILL CRESCENT

Adjala-Tosorontio (Colgan), Ontario MLS® #30272134

Courtesy of SANDEEP TOOR/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30272141 for sale located at 2209 194A ST NW

$669,600

4 beds 4 baths 2211 sqft

2209 194A ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30272141

Courtesy of David Lam/Exp Realty

MLS® listing #30271946 for sale located at 4406 - 4011 BRICKSTONE MEWS

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

4406 - 4011 BRICKSTONE MEWS

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30271946

Courtesy of MAHER DIB/CITYVIEW REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30272196 for sale located at 527 - 35 SARANAC BOULEVARD

$2,700

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

527 - 35 SARANAC BOULEVARD

Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30272196

Courtesy of CLAYTON LEUNG/Avenue Group Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30272209 for sale located at 2552 MICKSBURG ROAD

$469,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

2552 MICKSBURG ROAD

Laurentian Valley, Ontario MLS® #30272209

Courtesy of Tanya Avery/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30272216 for sale located at BASEMENT - 3 BEXHILL AVENUE

$1,700

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

BASEMENT - 3 BEXHILL AVENUE

Toronto (Clairlea-Birchmount), Ontario MLS® #30272216

Courtesy of WALKER AMRUL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30272235 for sale located at 366 BOOK ROAD

$1,049,900

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

366 BOOK ROAD

Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30272235

Courtesy of Deanna Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30272084 for sale located at 1706 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E

$458,000

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1706 - 219 DUNDAS STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30272084

Courtesy of REBECCA LIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30272096 for sale located at 3 - 15393 AIRPORT ROAD

$2,500

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

3 - 15393 AIRPORT ROAD

Caledon (Caledon East), Ontario MLS® #30272096

Courtesy of PAVLINA PIRES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30272058 for sale located at 610 - 503 BEECROFT ROAD

$2,450

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

610 - 503 BEECROFT ROAD

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30272058

Courtesy of PAUL CHO/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30271846 for sale located at 1118 Birch AVENUE

$379,000

3 beds 1 baths 1538 sqft

1118 Birch AVENUE

Tobin Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30271846

Courtesy of Yuriy Danyliuk/RE/MAX Blue Chip Realty

MLS® listing #30271839 for sale located at 53 BENJAMIN CRESCENT

$715,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

53 BENJAMIN CRESCENT

Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30271839

Courtesy of MARK PHIPPS/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30271776 for sale located at 685 FARMINGTON AVENUE

$688,000

6 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

685 FARMINGTON AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30271776

Courtesy of Bill Peng/HOME RUN 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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