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 #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 #29234742 for sale located at 56309  RGE Rd 13

$1,500,000

56309 RGE Rd 13

Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29234742

Courtesy of Levi Yang/Exp Realty

$449,900

3 beds 3 baths 1245 sqft

4203 42 AV

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29926925

Courtesy of Cindy L. Miller/KIC Realty

MLS® listing #29926843 for sale located at 411 - 360 BLOOR STREET E

$2,850

1 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

411 - 360 BLOOR STREET E

Toronto (Rosedale-Moore Park), Ontario MLS® #29926843

Courtesy of SHAR ALIANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29926855 for sale located at 115 BERGEN ROAD

$799,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

115 BERGEN ROAD

Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #29926855

Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29926862 for sale located at 781 ROCKAWAY ROAD

$628,000

2 beds 2 baths

781 ROCKAWAY ROAD

Georgina (Historic Lakeshore Communities), Ontario MLS® #29926862

Courtesy of ANITA REZAEI/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29926874 for sale located at 2027 ROY IVOR CRESCENT

$1,568,000

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

2027 ROY IVOR CRESCENT

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29926874

Courtesy of YUBIN HUANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29926836 for sale located at 22 - 39 DREWRY AVENUE

$590,000

2 beds 3 baths 1000 sqft

22 - 39 DREWRY AVENUE

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29926836

Courtesy of CHRISTOPHER TACK CHEUNG CHAN/RE/MAX IMPERIAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29926901 for sale located at 1811 - 340 DIXON ROAD

$449,000

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

1811 - 340 DIXON ROAD

Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29926901

Courtesy of VANZUL MONGA/HOUSESIGMA INC.

MLS® listing #29926898 for sale located at 34 FREEMAN WILLIAMS STREET

$3,600

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

34 FREEMAN WILLIAMS STREET

Markham (Angus Glen), Ontario MLS® #29926898

Courtesy of RAY LIU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29926913 for sale located at 3972 N HARRIMAN ROAD

$225,000

3972 N HARRIMAN ROAD

Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29926913

Courtesy of James Carter/REMAX 100

MLS® listing #29928147 for sale located at 51 PARKDALE DRIVE

$509,900

5 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

51 PARKDALE DRIVE

Thorold (Thorold Downtown), Ontario MLS® #29928147

Courtesy of Matt Guthrie/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29928154 for sale located at 1225 1ST CONCESSION ENR ROAD

$1,324,999

4 beds 1 baths 1500 sqft

1225 1ST CONCESSION ENR ROAD

Norfolk, Ontario MLS® #29928154

Courtesy of John Klassen/RE/MAX Tri-County Realty Inc Brokerage

MLS® listing #29928185 for sale located at 40 Willow Green SW

$674,900

3 beds 3 baths 1963 sqft

40 Willow Green SW

Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29928185

Courtesy of Pragnesh Patel/RE/MAX Complete Realty

MLS® listing #29928197 for sale located at 413 866 Goldstream Ave

$455,000

1 beds 2 baths 646 sqft

413 866 Goldstream Ave

Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29928197

Courtesy of Zachary Parsons/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

MLS® listing #29928161 for sale located at 826 - 858 DUPONT STREET

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

826 - 858 DUPONT STREET

Toronto (Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction), Ontario MLS® #29928161

Courtesy of AMAR TAMBER/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY

MLS® listing #29928200 for sale located at 404 842 Orono Ave

$519,900

2 beds 2 baths 857 sqft

404 842 Orono Ave

Langford, British Columbia MLS® #29928200

Courtesy of Scott Faber/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

MLS® listing #29928224 for sale located at 669 FORTYE DRIVE

$669,900

5 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

669 FORTYE DRIVE

Peterborough (Otonabee Ward 1), Ontario MLS® #29928224

Courtesy of Kate Archer/Bowes & Cocks Limited

MLS® listing #29929443 for sale located at 1202 SUNNIDALE ROAD

$829,900

5 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1202 SUNNIDALE ROAD

Springwater (Centre Vespra), Ontario MLS® #29929443

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29929455 for sale located at 134-134A Gore ST

$349,900

6000 sqft

134-134A Gore ST

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #29929455

Courtesy of Jim Clemente/Remax Sault Ste. Marie Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29929462 for sale located at 11 Ells Lane

$345,000

5 beds 3 baths 2987 sqft

11 Ells Lane

Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #29929462

Courtesy of Erma Cox/Coldwell Banker Open Door Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29929481 for sale located at 3101 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

$369,900

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3101 - 50 ABSOLUTE AVENUE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29929481

Courtesy of BHOWAN PERSAUD/CENTURY 21 REGAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29929493 for sale located at 84 JAMISON Drive

$874,926

3 beds 2 baths 1887 sqft

84 JAMISON Drive

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29929493

Courtesy of John Van Doorn/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29929501 for sale located at 597 SEBURN DRIVE

$649,900

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

597 SEBURN DRIVE

Strathroy-Caradoc (Mount Brydges), Ontario MLS® #29929501

Courtesy of KEN RAMER/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

MLS® listing #29929506 for sale located at 470 DUNDAS Street E Unit# 407

$2,750

2 beds 1 baths 737 sqft

470 DUNDAS Street E Unit# 407

Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #29929506

Courtesy of Jonathan Verduyn/Keller Williams Edge Realty

MLS® listing #29929532 for sale located at 153 ENGLISH LANE

$529,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

153 ENGLISH LANE

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29929532

Courtesy of KATE BRODDICK/REVEL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29928680 for sale located at 176 Howse Crescent NE

$799,999

4 beds 3 baths 2334 sqft

176 Howse Crescent NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29928680

Courtesy of Jayesh Chaudhary/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)

MLS® listing #29928661 for sale located at 170 Silver Lode Lane Unit# 510

$775,000

2 beds 2 baths 1160 sqft

170 Silver Lode Lane Unit# 510

Silver Star, British Columbia MLS® #29928661

Courtesy of Luke Cook/Sotheby's International Realty Canada

MLS® listing #29928685 for sale located at 10 SISSON LANE

$999,000

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

10 SISSON LANE

Clarington (Newcastle), Ontario MLS® #29928685

Courtesy of Natasha Murdoch/The Nook Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29928705 for sale located at 144 CAMPBELL Avenue

$499,900

2 beds 1 baths 1218 sqft

144 CAMPBELL Avenue

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29928705

Courtesy of Ryan Urban/Keller Williams Edge Realty

MLS® listing #29928700 for sale located at 2140 TURNBERRY Road Unit# 3

$1,100,000

3 beds 3 baths 2212 sqft

2140 TURNBERRY Road Unit# 3

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29928700

Courtesy of Michael Griffith/Coldwell Banker-Burnhill Realty

MLS® listing #29928729 for sale located at 4090 PELMO PARK DRIVE E

$849,000

2 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

4090 PELMO PARK DRIVE E

Port Hope, Ontario MLS® #29928729

Courtesy of JONATHAN TROUSDALE/ROYAL HERITAGE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29928724 for sale located at 80 AMBROSIA TERRACE

$829,900

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

80 AMBROSIA TERRACE

Quinte West (Murray Ward), Ontario MLS® #29928724

Courtesy of Kyle Weir/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty

MLS® listing #29928731 for sale located at 42 WALDRON STREET

$899,990

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

42 WALDRON STREET

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29928731

Courtesy of LISA MARIE GIRARD/SPECTRUM REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29928736 for sale located at 196 GUILDWOOD DRIVE

$649,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

196 GUILDWOOD DRIVE

Hamilton (Gurnett), Ontario MLS® #29928736

Courtesy of ANIL VERMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29928748 for sale located at 2010 29 Avenue SW

$2,000,000

5 beds 6 baths 3571 sqft

2010 29 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29928748

Courtesy of Dennis J. Plintz/Century 21 Masters

MLS® listing #29928743 for sale located at 76 Hawkmount Close NW

$650,000

5 beds 3 baths 1152 sqft

76 Hawkmount Close NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29928743

Courtesy of Nathan Chen/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29928755 for sale located at 1003 PONTIAC DRIVE

$899,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

1003 PONTIAC DRIVE

Minden Hills (Minden), Ontario MLS® #29928755

Courtesy of ANDY CAMPBELL/Century 21 Granite Realty Group Inc.

MLS® listing #29927074 for sale located at 66 Everhollow Avenue SW

$749,000

4 beds 4 baths 1982 sqft

66 Everhollow Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29927074

Courtesy of Jing Gao/Homecare Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29928440 for sale located at 26 CARDWELL STREET

$745,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

26 CARDWELL STREET

Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #29928440

Courtesy of ENEZ KARABEGOVIC/ZOLO REALTY

MLS® listing #29928591 for sale located at 201 - 99 HAYDEN STREET

$625,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

201 - 99 HAYDEN STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29928591

Courtesy of HANNAH MANESH/MODERN SOLUTION REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29928596 for sale located at 720 - 438 KING STREET W

$649,900

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

720 - 438 KING STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29928596

Courtesy of TIMOTHY WAI MING HONG/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29928609 for sale located at 37 BEECHNUT CRESCENT

$715,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

37 BEECHNUT CRESCENT

Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29928609

Courtesy of KATIE PARISH/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29928539 for sale located at Lot 90 Sunset Crescent

$104,900

Lot 90 Sunset Crescent

West Covehead, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29928539

Courtesy of Janessa Wolters/ISLAND HOMES PEI REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #29928565 for sale located at #25 17319 5 ST NE

$259,998

2 beds 2 baths 880 sqft

#25 17319 5 ST NE

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29928565

Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #29928558 for sale located at 305 5664 200 STREET

$344,900

1 beds 1 baths 745 sqft

305 5664 200 STREET

Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29928558

Courtesy of Satnam Arora/eXp Realty of Canada, Inc.

MLS® listing #29928630 for sale located at 23 MAIN Street Unit# 203

$349,000

2 beds 1 baths 862 sqft

23 MAIN Street Unit# 203

Dundas, Ontario MLS® #29928630

Courtesy of Allyson VanderHarst/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc

MLS® listing #29928628 for sale located at 15 SUGARBUSH ROAD

$799,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

15 SUGARBUSH ROAD

Oro-Medonte (Sugarbush), Ontario MLS® #29928628

Courtesy of JOSEPH MADSEN/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH 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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