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 #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 #30309975 for sale located at 205 - 70 FOREST MANOR ROAD

$2,350

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

205 - 70 FOREST MANOR ROAD

Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30309975

Courtesy of JAMIE KINCH/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY

MLS® listing #30309982 for sale located at 240 SCOTTSDALE DRIVE

$699,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

240 SCOTTSDALE DRIVE

Clarington (Bowmanville), Ontario MLS® #30309982

Courtesy of MOHMED SALIM MALEK/ACHIEVERS REALTY

MLS® listing #30310009 for sale located at 1110 - 36 FOREST MANOR ROAD

$2,850

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1110 - 36 FOREST MANOR ROAD

Toronto (Henry Farm), Ontario MLS® #30310009

Courtesy of Michelle Wang/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30310023 for sale located at 118 LEANDER STREET

$939,900

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

118 LEANDER STREET

Brampton (Westgate), Ontario MLS® #30310023

Courtesy of JOHN TOKATLIDIS/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30310011 for sale located at ABU - 381 RICHMOND STREET E

$47/sqft

10300 sqft

ABU - 381 RICHMOND STREET E

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30310011

Courtesy of DANI HABBAL/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates

MLS® listing #30309987 for sale located at 4 LEGENDS WAY

$899,900

3 beds 3 baths 1600 sqft

4 LEGENDS WAY

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30309987

Courtesy of MONICA WEI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30309968 for sale located at 210 - 158 FRONT STREET E

$590,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

210 - 158 FRONT STREET E

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30309968

Courtesy of ROY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30310403 for sale located at 1576 KERNS Road Unit# 7

$699,900

3 beds 2 baths 1294 sqft

1576 KERNS Road Unit# 7

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30310403

Courtesy of Barbara Beers/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services

MLS® listing #30310472 for sale located at 3501 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE

$628,000

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

3501 - 5 BUTTERMILL AVENUE

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30310472

Courtesy of JINHYUN KIM/REMAX YC REALTY

MLS® listing #30310458 for sale located at 32 WIGAN CRESCENT

$1,175,000

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

32 WIGAN CRESCENT

Toronto (Clanton Park), Ontario MLS® #30310458

Courtesy of NICOLE BEINERT/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30310080 for sale located at 79 HAZELTON AVENUE

$5,995,000

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

79 HAZELTON AVENUE

Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #30310080

Courtesy of JIMMY MOLLOY/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #30310092 for sale located at 1084 SILK STREET

$694,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

1084 SILK STREET

Pickering, Ontario MLS® #30310092

Courtesy of MIKE DHILLON/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30310100 for sale located at 57 TUPLING STREET

$1,288,000

4 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

57 TUPLING STREET

Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford), Ontario MLS® #30310100

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

MLS® listing #30310294 for sale located at 0 BOUNDARY ROAD

$249,000

0 BOUNDARY ROAD

Frontenac (Frontenac South), Ontario MLS® #30310294

Courtesy of SARAH ROULEAU/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30310299 for sale located at 16 PENINSULA COURT

$349,000

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

16 PENINSULA COURT

Trent Lakes, Ontario MLS® #30310299

Courtesy of Desiree Clark/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30310302 for sale located at A4 - 4838 SWITZER DRIVE

$299,900

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

A4 - 4838 SWITZER DRIVE

Southwest Middlesex, Ontario MLS® #30310302

Courtesy of AMANDA MOREIRA/THRIVE REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30310307 for sale located at 523 DE MAZENOD AVENUE

$969,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

523 DE MAZENOD AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30310307

Courtesy of Daria Kark/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

MLS® listing #30310338 for sale located at 205 VAUXHALL DRIVE

$699,000

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

205 VAUXHALL DRIVE

Toronto (Dorset Park), Ontario MLS® #30310338

Courtesy of KAYVAN ZEBARJADIAN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30310345 for sale located at 200 - 172 KING STREET E

$11/sqft

1346 sqft

200 - 172 KING STREET E

Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #30310345

Courtesy of DAVID BERTOLO/ROYAL LEPAGE MAXIMUM REALTY

MLS® listing #30310357 for sale located at 40 ROSEMARY LANE

$819,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

40 ROSEMARY LANE

Georgina (Pefferlaw), Ontario MLS® #30310357

Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY

MLS® listing #30310369 for sale located at LOT 13 5TH STREET

$199,000

LOT 13 5TH STREET

South Bruce Peninsula, Ontario MLS® #30310369

Courtesy of SHANNON MCCOMB/Sutton-Sound Realty

MLS® listing #30310124 for sale located at 82 CHALMERS Street N

$1,188,900

5 beds 5 baths 3338 sqft

82 CHALMERS Street N

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30310124

Courtesy of RIINA JESSEL/GRAND WEST REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30310162 for sale located at 11 SIDE Road

$679,000

3 beds 2 baths 1300 sqft

11 SIDE Road

Kinmount, Ontario MLS® #30310162

Courtesy of Lori Dietrich/LPT Realty

MLS® listing #30310193 for sale located at 706 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E

$899,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

706 - 400 ADELAIDE STREET E

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #30310193

Courtesy of GRACE GAO/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30310198 for sale located at 86 DUNROBIN LANE

$3,150

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

86 DUNROBIN LANE

Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30310198

Courtesy of ANDREA MCDONALD/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #30310213 for sale located at 217 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

217 - 555 WILLIAM GRAHAM DRIVE

Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30310213

Courtesy of FADY DAOUD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30310186 for sale located at 6 - 400 WEST FRONT STREET

$549,900

2 baths 4616 sqft

6 - 400 WEST FRONT STREET

Stirling-Rawdon (Stirling Ward), Ontario MLS® #30310186

Courtesy of Trish Clarke/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty

MLS® listing #30310097 for sale located at 602 - 7730 KIPLING AVENUE

$585,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

602 - 7730 KIPLING AVENUE

Vaughan (West Woodbridge), Ontario MLS® #30310097

Courtesy of FAY TSATSKINA/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30310105 for sale located at 402 WEST STREET

$499,900

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

402 WEST STREET

Tay (Victoria Harbour), Ontario MLS® #30310105

Courtesy of CATHERINE SAUNDERS/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30310112 for sale located at LOWER - 2769 WILLOWMORE WAY

$1,450

1 beds 1 baths

LOWER - 2769 WILLOWMORE WAY

Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30310112

Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #30310395 for sale located at 137 EAST 16TH STREET

$599,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

137 EAST 16TH STREET

Hamilton (Inch Park), Ontario MLS® #30310395

Courtesy of Daniel Ciccone/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30310718 for sale located at 26 ALBERY CRESCENT

$1,589,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

26 ALBERY CRESCENT

Aurora (Aurora Highlands), Ontario MLS® #30310718

Courtesy of CHARLES RUOCCO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30310713 for sale located at 515 LONDON ROAD

$1,099,999

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

515 LONDON ROAD

Newmarket (Bristol-London), Ontario MLS® #30310713

Courtesy of FRANK POLSINELLO/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30311468 for sale located at 422 GRANGEWOOD Drive

$699,999

3 beds 2 baths 2442 sqft

422 GRANGEWOOD Drive

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30311468

Courtesy of NATHAN STEFFLER/COLDWELL BANKER PETER BENNINGER REALTY

MLS® listing #30311557 for sale located at 307 Cochrane Crescent

$445,000

5 beds 3 baths 1231 sqft

307 Cochrane Crescent

Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30311557

Courtesy of MEGAN DALEY/ROYAL LEPAGE BENCHMARK

MLS® listing #30310439 for sale located at 756 CAIRN CRESCENT

$650,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

756 CAIRN CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30310439

Courtesy of Elie Jibrine/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP

MLS® listing #30310066 for sale located at 302 - 318 LORRY GREENBERG DRIVE

$269,900

2 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

302 - 318 LORRY GREENBERG DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30310066

Courtesy of Mike Devonish/DIGI BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30310491 for sale located at 112 MARGARET Avenue N

$899,999

4 beds 3 baths 3128 sqft

112 MARGARET Avenue N

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30310491

Courtesy of DAVID GRIGG/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

MLS® listing #30311538 for sale located at 10 ISHERWOOD Avenue Unit# 1

$699,900

3 beds 3 baths 2519 sqft

10 ISHERWOOD Avenue Unit# 1

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #30311538

Courtesy of Christine Caparello/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30311533 for sale located at 26973 33 AVENUE

$1,390,000

4 beds 3 baths 2420 sqft

26973 33 AVENUE

Langley, British Columbia MLS® #30311533

Courtesy of Jodi Steeves/RE/MAX Aldercenter Realty

MLS® listing #30311499 for sale located at 141 CHISHOLM DRIVE

$4,000,000

4 sqft

141 CHISHOLM DRIVE

Milton (MN Milton North), Ontario MLS® #30311499

Courtesy of KHALID NAEEM SIDDIQUI/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30311235 for sale located at 101 - 1606 CHARLES STREET

$2,350

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

101 - 1606 CHARLES STREET

Whitby (Port Whitby), Ontario MLS® #30311235

Courtesy of SHARAN SHANMUGATHASAN/ROYAL LEPAGE IGNITE REALTY

MLS® listing #30311259 for sale located at 26 MERDOCK COURT

$1,115,000

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

26 MERDOCK COURT

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30311259

Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30311343 for sale located at 1054 UNION Street

$699,900

3 beds 1 baths 1480 sqft

1054 UNION Street

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30311343

Courtesy of KEN CAMERON/RE/MAX SOLID GOLD REALTY (II) LTD.

MLS® listing #30311398 for sale located at 1 CHANTILLY GATE

$629,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1 CHANTILLY GATE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30311398

Courtesy of Caroline Risi/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30311413 for sale located at 516 - 470 DUNDAS STREET E

$2,400

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

516 - 470 DUNDAS STREET E

Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #30311413

Courtesy of MARIO GLUMPAK/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

MLS® listing #30311583 for sale located at 4305 Senecal DRIVE

$459,900

4 beds 4 baths 1408 sqft

4305 Senecal DRIVE

Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30311583

Courtesy of Stacy Dreger/Boyes Group Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30310333 for sale located at 1004 - 2 COVINGTON ROAD

$625,000

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

1004 - 2 COVINGTON ROAD

Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #30310333

Courtesy of MELISSA BERGMANN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL 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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