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 #29441052 for sale

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #29210474 for sale

1400 sqft

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

$1,700,000

10050 sqft

12803,12807,12809,12811, 12803,12807,12809,12811 56 St

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29961435

Courtesy of Vikaas K Kwatra/smartPRO Realty

MLS® listing #29962114 for sale located at 708 - 43 HANNA AVENUE

$4,395

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

708 - 43 HANNA AVENUE

Toronto (Niagara), Ontario MLS® #29962114

Courtesy of ARI ESMAIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29962133 for sale located at 603 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W

$2,099

1 beds 1 baths

603 - 4010 EGLINTON AVENUE W

Toronto (Humber Heights), Ontario MLS® #29962133

Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29962145 for sale located at 1211 - 543 RICHMOND STREET W

$2,750

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

1211 - 543 RICHMOND STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29962145

Courtesy of JEREMY ZHU/DREAM HOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29962134 for sale located at 2445 FELHABER CRESCENT

$4,000

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

2445 FELHABER CRESCENT

Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29962134

Courtesy of DONNA LEE/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

$2,500

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

710 - 188 REDPATH AVENUE

Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29962146

Courtesy of DAVID MCLEAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29962153 for sale located at 4175 PRUDHAM AVENUE

$1,287,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

4175 PRUDHAM AVENUE

Burlington (Alton), Ontario MLS® #29962153

Courtesy of GARRY BASSAN/HOUSESIGMA INC.

MLS® listing #29962135 for sale located at 504 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

$2,250

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

504 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962135

Courtesy of JASON MOK/CENTURY 21 ATRIA REALTY INC.

$3,300

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

1808 - 550 WEBB DRIVE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29962154

Courtesy of MOHAMMED CONTRACTOR/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29962147 for sale located at 404 - 17 KENASTON GARDENS

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

404 - 17 KENASTON GARDENS

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29962147

Courtesy of KIM SU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29962161 for sale located at 11828 & 11830 45 ST NW

$538,000

6 beds 4 baths 1402 sqft

11828 & 11830 45 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29962161

Courtesy of Eddie J. Castillo/Exp Realty

MLS® listing #29962155 for sale located at 44 SHINING WILLOW CRESCENT

$1,195,500

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

44 SHINING WILLOW CRESCENT

Brampton (Bram East), Ontario MLS® #29962155

Courtesy of NATHAN GURUNATHAN/REALTY ASSOCIATES INC.

MLS® listing #29962150 for sale located at 752 HILLVIEW CRESCENT

$1,999,900

5 beds 5 baths 3500 sqft

752 HILLVIEW CRESCENT

Pickering (West Shore), Ontario MLS® #29962150

Courtesy of KAVI NAGARAJAH/RE/MAX HALLMARK FIRST GROUP REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29962136 for sale located at 320 - 2486 OLD BRONTE ROAD

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

320 - 2486 OLD BRONTE ROAD

Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #29962136

Courtesy of DUNCAN LI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29962137 for sale located at 64 BROCK AVENUE

$2,749,000

3 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

64 BROCK AVENUE

Toronto (Roncesvalles), Ontario MLS® #29962137

Courtesy of SERGIO FERNANDES/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29962138 for sale located at 4225 63 ST

$419,900

3 beds 3 baths 1695 sqft

4225 63 ST

Beaumont, Alberta MLS® #29962138

Courtesy of Nadia Glavonjic/Sterling Real Estate

MLS® listing #29961344 for sale located at 58 EAST 22ND Street

$557,900

3 beds 2 baths 1130 sqft

58 EAST 22ND Street

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29961344

Courtesy of Joe Iannino/RE/MAX Real Estate Centre Inc.

MLS® listing #29956174 for sale located at 234 GIESBRECHT ROAD

$619,000

4 beds 3 baths 2406 sqft

234 GIESBRECHT ROAD

Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #29956174

Courtesy of Curtis Burbs Burbee/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)

MLS® listing #29956573 for sale located at 6267 MACABAR ROAD

$199,900

1 baths 264 sqft

6267 MACABAR ROAD

100 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29956573

Courtesy of Adam Harvey/eXp Realty (100 Mile)

MLS® listing #29956605 for sale located at 77 DAVENTRY WAY

$1,150,000

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

77 DAVENTRY WAY

Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #29956605

Courtesy of BRENT SAVAGE/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD

MLS® listing #29956718 for sale located at 57 Edison Place

$315,000

2 beds 2 baths 1760 sqft

57 Edison Place

St Johns, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29956718

Courtesy of Jill Mason/3% Realty East Coast

MLS® listing #29956725 for sale located at 9 BOESE COURT

$959,900

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

9 BOESE COURT

St. Catharines (Lakeshore), Ontario MLS® #29956725

Courtesy of DENISE KENNEDY/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29956732 for sale located at Lot C Block C Conrod Beach Road

$30,000

Lot C Block C Conrod Beach Road

Lower East Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia MLS® #29956732

Courtesy of Carly Gravel/Century 21 Trident Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29956768 for sale located at 1680 ST CLAIR AVENUE W

$999,900

4 baths 3176 sqft

1680 ST CLAIR AVENUE W

Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29956768

Courtesy of ERIC MATTEI/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY

MLS® listing #29956775 for sale located at 838496 4TH LINE E

$4,250,000

6 beds 4 baths 3500 sqft

838496 4TH LINE E

Mulmur, Ontario MLS® #29956775

Courtesy of SUZANNE LAWRENCE/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY

MLS® listing #29956869 for sale located at 72A LAUREL AVENUE

$1,029,900

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

72A LAUREL AVENUE

Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #29956869

Courtesy of Elsbeth Potvin/RE/MAX Rouge River Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29956871 for sale located at 909 EDWARD RILEY DRIVE

$859,900

5 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

909 EDWARD RILEY DRIVE

Kingston (City Northwest), Ontario MLS® #29956871

Courtesy of JOY HO/RE/MAX RISE EXECUTIVES, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29956876 for sale located at 219 HELYER ROAD

$769,900

4 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

219 HELYER ROAD

Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29956876

Courtesy of Michelle Shearon-Milligan/Re/Max Quinte Ltd.

MLS® listing #29956888 for sale located at 32057 17 HIGHWAY

$379,900

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

32057 17 HIGHWAY

Laurentian Hills, Ontario MLS® #29956888

Courtesy of Ally Lafrance/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29957468 for sale located at 4 (2ND FLOOR C ) - 117 RINGWOOD DRIVE

$650/sqft

1 baths 310 sqft

4 (2ND FLOOR C ) - 117 RINGWOOD DRIVE

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29957468

Courtesy of MICHAEL G. LI/LE SOLD REALTY BROKERAGE INC.

MLS® listing #29957470 for sale located at 2222 VICTORIA STREET

$799,900

4 beds 2 baths 2000 sqft

2222 VICTORIA STREET

Innisfil (Stroud), Ontario MLS® #29957470

Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY

MLS® listing #29957502 for sale located at 283 DERRYDOWN ROAD

$988,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

283 DERRYDOWN ROAD

Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29957502

Courtesy of ANTHONY J TROPEA/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA

MLS® listing #29957521 for sale located at 856 WESTON ROAD

$2,700

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

856 WESTON ROAD

Toronto (Rockcliffe-Smythe), Ontario MLS® #29957521

Courtesy of MATTHEW WYNN/PROPERTY.CA INC.

MLS® listing #29957538 for sale located at 4444 ARTHUR COURT LANE

$595,000

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

4444 ARTHUR COURT LANE

Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #29957538

Courtesy of WENDY FU/GORDONS REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE LTD.

MLS® listing #29957540 for sale located at 631 6a Street

$479,000

4 beds 4 baths 1634 sqft

631 6a Street

Beaverlodge, Alberta MLS® #29957540

Courtesy of Duayne Peterson/RE/MAX Grande Prairie

MLS® listing #29957557 for sale located at 148 CHARLOTTE STREET

$599,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

148 CHARLOTTE STREET

Merrickville-Wolford, Ontario MLS® #29957557

Courtesy of Jillian Jarvis/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #29957569 for sale located at 118 GREENFIELD ROAD

$750,000

6 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

118 GREENFIELD ROAD

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29957569

Courtesy of LISA SLY/REVEL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957576 for sale located at 3 TWINOAKS CRESCENT

$699,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

3 TWINOAKS CRESCENT

Hamilton (Stoney Creek Mountain), Ontario MLS® #29957576

Courtesy of GUY FRANK D'ALESIO/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957583 for sale located at 7 Westhill Drive

$489,000

5 beds 3 baths 1214 sqft

7 Westhill Drive

Didsbury, Alberta MLS® #29957583

Courtesy of Diandra-Leigh Johnson/Quest Realty

MLS® listing #29957653 for sale located at 201 - 475 BATHURST STREET

$1,050

1 beds 1 baths

201 - 475 BATHURST STREET

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957653

Courtesy of LISA GAO/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957658 for sale located at 2713 - 280 DUNDAS STREET W

$2,300

1 beds 1 baths

2713 - 280 DUNDAS STREET W

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #29957658

Courtesy of CHRISTINA WANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957665 for sale located at 301 KENILWORTH AVENUE

$1,050,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

301 KENILWORTH AVENUE

Toronto (The Beaches), Ontario MLS® #29957665

Courtesy of ANDREI DANIEL ANGELKOVSKI/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957153 for sale located at 68 ROYAL OAK DRIVE

$1,125,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

68 ROYAL OAK DRIVE

Barrie (South Shore), Ontario MLS® #29957153

Courtesy of IAN LEE HOCKING/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY

MLS® listing #29957158 for sale located at 76 CALYPSO AVENUE

$1,064,900

5 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

76 CALYPSO AVENUE

Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29957158

Courtesy of TAL SIVAK/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29957196 for sale located at 91 Sandy Beach Regional Park

$1,190,000

3 beds 4 baths 2181 sqft

91 Sandy Beach Regional Park

Sandy Beach, Saskatchewan MLS® #29957196

Courtesy of Harpreet Christie/RE/MAX OF LLOYDMINSTER

MLS® listing #29957209 for sale located at 569 CRANE Court

$999,000

2 beds 1 baths 1117 sqft

569 CRANE Court

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29957209

Courtesy of Lois Galgani/Keller Williams Complete Realty

MLS® listing #29957259 for sale located at 53 Adams Close

$319,911

3 beds 2 baths 1328 sqft

53 Adams Close

Red Deer, Alberta MLS® #29957259

Courtesy of Jon Nichols/CIR Realty


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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