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 #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 #30302450 for sale located at 1 BURLEY Lane

$969,000

5 beds 4 baths 2458 sqft

1 BURLEY Lane

Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30302450

Courtesy of Matthew David Demarchi/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #30302493 for sale located at 1907 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE

$2,350

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

1907 - 18 HOLMES AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30302493

Courtesy of DAVID LO/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30302518 for sale located at 808 - 319 JARVIS STREET

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

808 - 319 JARVIS STREET

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30302518

Courtesy of FEY YUN/WANTHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30302520 for sale located at 1103 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD

$485,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

1103 - 330 RED MAPLE ROAD

Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30302520

Courtesy of FUAD ABASOV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30302451 for sale located at 700 PAISLEY Road Unit# 56

$574,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

700 PAISLEY Road Unit# 56

Guelph, Ontario MLS® #30302451

Courtesy of Marjorie Senique/Keller Williams Complete Realty

MLS® listing #30302507 for sale

$929,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

MLS® #30302507

Courtesy of ADNAN KHAN/LOYALTY REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #30302519 for sale located at C20 - 108 FINCH AVENUE W

$699,000

2 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

C20 - 108 FINCH AVENUE W

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30302519

Courtesy of JOHN QIAN/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #30302521 for sale located at 3 - 23 CARDICO DRIVE

$15.25/sqft

1 baths 2300 sqft

3 - 23 CARDICO DRIVE

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30302521

Courtesy of KYLE SHEN/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #30302522 for sale located at 205 - 33 CLEGG ROAD

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

205 - 33 CLEGG ROAD

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30302522

Courtesy of NING YIN/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30302523 for sale located at 1 BURLEY LANE

$969,000

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

1 BURLEY LANE

Hamilton (Meadowlands), Ontario MLS® #30302523

Courtesy of MATTHEW DAVID DEMARCHI/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #30302491 for sale located at 28 GRANTHAM AVENUE

$399,900

3 beds 2 baths

28 GRANTHAM AVENUE

St. Catharines (E. Chester), Ontario MLS® #30302491

Courtesy of Anthony Feor/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30302509 for sale located at 142 MARION STREET

$585,900

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

142 MARION STREET

Shelburne, Ontario MLS® #30302509

Courtesy of Tony Rahman/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30302484 for sale located at 24610 NESSVIEW ROAD

$439,000

3 beds 1 baths 1202 sqft

24610 NESSVIEW ROAD

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30302484

Courtesy of Adriana Billings/Royal LePage Aspire Realty

MLS® listing #30302492 for sale located at 1102 - 17 DUNDONALD STREET

$3,300

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1102 - 17 DUNDONALD STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30302492

Courtesy of ADAM TAO/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30302497 for sale located at 806 - 1 LEE CENTRE DRIVE

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

806 - 1 LEE CENTRE DRIVE

Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30302497

Courtesy of FANNY AU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30302505 for sale located at 44 CEDAR LAKE CRESCENT

$729,999

3 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

44 CEDAR LAKE CRESCENT

Brampton (Bram West), Ontario MLS® #30302505

Courtesy of Haron Farigh/LPT REALTY

MLS® listing #30302517 for sale located at 707 - 435 RICHMOND STREET W

$2,800

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

707 - 435 RICHMOND STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30302517

Courtesy of TONY CHEN/RE/MAX PARTNERS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30302531 for sale located at 43 DALTON WY

$499,900

3 beds 3 baths 1514 sqft

43 DALTON WY

Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30302531

Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited

MLS® listing #30300156 for sale located at 2444 Woodview Drive SW

$400,000

2 beds 2 baths 873 sqft

2444 Woodview Drive SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30300156

Courtesy of Maxine Roberts/RE/MAX House of Real Estate

MLS® listing #30299582 for sale located at 76 Tilbury Avenue

$699,900

3 beds 4 baths 2338 sqft

76 Tilbury Avenue

West Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #30299582

Courtesy of Don Ranni/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #30299835 for sale located at 218 TARBART TERRACE

$798,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

218 TARBART TERRACE

London North (North P), Ontario MLS® #30299835

Courtesy of JOE PINHEIRO/PINHEIRO REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30299861 for sale located at 6184 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY

$745,000

3 beds 2 baths 766 sqft

6184 LITTLE FORT 24 HIGHWAY

Lone Butte, British Columbia MLS® #30299861

Courtesy of Richard Ensing/Real Broker B.C. Ltd.

MLS® listing #30297776 for sale located at 12 RUDEN CRESCENT

$1,799,800

5 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

12 RUDEN CRESCENT

Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #30297776

Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30299119 for sale located at LOWER - 89 WILLCOCKS STREET

$1,950

1 beds 1 baths

LOWER - 89 WILLCOCKS STREET

Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #30299119

Courtesy of ALYSA KIM/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA

MLS® listing #30298700 for sale located at 109 - 1960 DALMAGARRY ROAD

$499,000

3 beds 4 baths 1400 sqft

109 - 1960 DALMAGARRY ROAD

London North (North E), Ontario MLS® #30298700

Courtesy of LIBO LIU/INITIA REAL ESTATE (ONTARIO) LTD

MLS® listing #30297396 for sale located at LT 4 C6 HIGHWAY 11 Highway

$299,900

LT 4 C6 HIGHWAY 11 Highway

Kirkland Lake, Ontario MLS® #30297396

Courtesy of CC Alexander/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30297252 for sale located at 1402 - 65 ELLEN STREET

$899,999

2 beds 3 baths 1600 sqft

1402 - 65 ELLEN STREET

Barrie (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30297252

Courtesy of MARK TURCOTTE/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30299955 for sale located at 15 - 12868 YONGE STREET

$699,000

2 beds 3 baths 1400 sqft

15 - 12868 YONGE STREET

Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #30299955

Courtesy of EMAD TOGHI/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #30300163 for sale located at 10808 101 AVENUE

$325,000

2 beds 2 baths 1300 sqft

10808 101 AVENUE

Fort St. John, British Columbia MLS® #30300163

Courtesy of Elizabeth Chi/Century 21 Energy Realty

MLS® listing #30300346 for sale located at 1030 RICARDO Road Unit# 73

$439,000

3 beds 2 baths 1352 sqft

1030 RICARDO Road Unit# 73

Kamloops, British Columbia MLS® #30300346

Courtesy of Ayla Spizawka/REMAX Kamloops

MLS® listing #30300384 for sale located at 3 3278 THIRD AVENUE

$369,500

2 beds 2 baths 1304 sqft

3 3278 THIRD AVENUE

Smithers, British Columbia MLS® #30300384

Courtesy of Peter Lund/RE/MAX Bulkley Valley

MLS® listing #30299140 for sale located at 1326 - 498 CALDARI ROAD

$399,900

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1326 - 498 CALDARI ROAD

Vaughan (Concord), Ontario MLS® #30299140

Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30300752 for sale located at 5 CHARLOTTE STREET

$379,900

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

5 CHARLOTTE STREET

Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #30300752

Courtesy of Sandra Hussey/Exit Realty Group

MLS® listing #30300776 for sale located at 106 - 191 PARKDALE AVENUE

$225,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

106 - 191 PARKDALE AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30300776

Courtesy of Vanessa Vallee/ACCSELL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30300757 for sale located at 724 ELM TREE ROAD

$2,700,000

2 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

724 ELM TREE ROAD

Kawartha Lakes (Little Britain), Ontario MLS® #30300757

Courtesy of Abbie Speer/AFFINITY GROUP PINNACLE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30300827 for sale located at 82 SCARBOROUGH HEIGHTS BOULEVARD

$899,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

82 SCARBOROUGH HEIGHTS BOULEVARD

Toronto (Cliffcrest), Ontario MLS® #30300827

Courtesy of HANS OHRSTROM/HOMELIFE EAGLE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30300997 for sale located at 8 Scimitar Rise NW

$650,000

4 beds 3 baths 1287 sqft

8 Scimitar Rise NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30300997

Courtesy of Michelle Plach/Honestdoor Inc.

MLS® listing #30297764 for sale located at 118 Ambleside Heath NW

$749,900

3 beds 3 baths 2566 sqft

118 Ambleside Heath NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297764

Courtesy of Zhi De Jiang/Royal LePage Benchmark

MLS® listing #30297795 for sale located at 22 MILNE Street

$795,000

4 beds 3 baths 2642 sqft

22 MILNE Street

Walsingham, Ontario MLS® #30297795

Courtesy of Chris Costabile/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #30301731 for sale located at 120 Whitefield Drive NE

$539,900

4 beds 3 baths 1165 sqft

120 Whitefield Drive NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30301731

Courtesy of Surya Adhikari/URBAN-REALTY.ca

MLS® listing #30301945 for sale located at 515 Foul Bay Rd

$4,000,000

11 beds 9 baths 8313 sqft

515 Foul Bay Rd

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30301945

Courtesy of Ryan Messer/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island

MLS® listing #30301870 for sale located at 11 Wenstrom Crescent NE

$825,000

4 beds 3 baths 1410 sqft

11 Wenstrom Crescent NE

Langdon, Alberta MLS® #30301870

Courtesy of Doug R. McKay/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)

MLS® listing #30301414 for sale located at 807 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY

$2,200

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

807 - 950 PORTAGE PARKWAY

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30301414

Courtesy of MAHMOOD ARSHAD/CENTURY 21 GREEN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30299506 for sale located at 24 NETTLE CR

$549,900

3 beds 3 baths 1648 sqft

24 NETTLE CR

St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30299506

Courtesy of June A. Rorke/RE/MAX Excellence

MLS® listing #30301370 for sale located at 101 RUE MONIQUE

$415,000

3 beds 3 baths 1385 sqft

101 RUE MONIQUE

Beaumont, Alberta MLS® #30301370

Courtesy of Jessica M. Tanner/Exp Realty

MLS® listing #30299328 for sale located at 1886 LAUGHLIN FALLS ROAD

$1,289,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

1886 LAUGHLIN FALLS ROAD

Severn, Ontario MLS® #30299328

Courtesy of BOB EMMETT/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka - Clarke Muskoka Realty

MLS® listing #30299619 for sale located at 104 FENCEROW DRIVE

$1,129,900

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

104 FENCEROW DRIVE

Whitby (Rolling Acres), Ontario MLS® #30299619

Courtesy of Lisa Fayle/RE/MAX Rouge River 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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