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 #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

$169,999

PRO LIQUOR STORE

Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458

Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #30029181 for sale located at 3710 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET

$2,280

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

3710 - 609 SHERBOURNE STREET

Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #30029181

Courtesy of RICHAEL XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029201 for sale located at 1355 GREEN LAKE ROAD

$1,700

1 beds 1 baths

1355 GREEN LAKE ROAD

Dysart et al (Guilford), Ontario MLS® #30029201

Courtesy of BRITTNEY MARINO/RE/MAX ULTIMATE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029186 for sale located at 94 MOYNAHAN CRESCENT

$879,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

94 MOYNAHAN CRESCENT

Ajax (South East), Ontario MLS® #30029186

Courtesy of ARIA SHAHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30029206 for sale located at 1169 CLYDE AVENUE

$719,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

1169 CLYDE AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30029206

Courtesy of Eugine Wong/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029213 for sale located at 2712 - 38 LEE CENTRE DRIVE

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

2712 - 38 LEE CENTRE DRIVE

Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #30029213

Courtesy of DONNA LI/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30029225 for sale located at 411 - 690 KING STREET

$2,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

411 - 690 KING STREET

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30029225

Courtesy of MILLI PAJPANI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30029182 for sale located at 607 - 126 SIMCOE STREET

$668,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

607 - 126 SIMCOE STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029182

Courtesy of OKSANA ILIOUKEVITCH/UPPERSIDE REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #30029187 for sale located at 30 GARRARDVIEW STREET

$1,038,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

30 GARRARDVIEW STREET

Ajax (Northeast Ajax), Ontario MLS® #30029187

Courtesy of APRIL YANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029194 for sale located at 3432 EGLINTON AVENUE W

$999,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

3432 EGLINTON AVENUE W

Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30029194

Courtesy of PETER ZHAO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029221 for sale located at 174 ROSETHORN AVENUE

$949,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

174 ROSETHORN AVENUE

Toronto (Keelesdale-Eglinton West), Ontario MLS® #30029221

Courtesy of SLAVICA SUKA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30029219 for sale located at UPPER - 274 TIMOTHY COURT

$3,100

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

UPPER - 274 TIMOTHY COURT

Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30029219

Courtesy of SHERRY LIU/REAL LAND REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029226 for sale located at #502 9710 105 ST NW

$94,800

1 beds 1 baths 560 sqft

#502 9710 105 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30029226

Courtesy of Jason F. Biagi/Real Broker

MLS® listing #30028818 for sale located at 13271 47 ST NW

$249,900

3 beds 3 baths 1068 sqft

13271 47 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30028818

Courtesy of Nicole U. McLennon/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #30028604 for sale located at 3 1121 Bridge Street

$2,750

3 1121 Bridge Street

Greenwood, Nova Scotia MLS® #30028604

Courtesy of David Marriage/Royal LePage Atlantic (New Minas)

MLS® listing #30028717 for sale located at 1929 BEACH CRESCENT

$389,900

2 beds 2 baths 1136 sqft

1929 BEACH CRESCENT

Quesnel, British Columbia MLS® #30028717

Courtesy of April Cameron/Royal LePage Aspire Realty (Qsnl)

MLS® listing #30029176 for sale located at 1811 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W

$3,100

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

1811 - 8 WELLESLEY STREET W

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029176

Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30029183 for sale located at 1611 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E

$2,250

1 beds 1 baths

1611 - 50 WELLESLEY STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029183

Courtesy of JUN AMY CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029195 for sale located at 60 CHIPWOOD CRESCENT

$599,999

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

60 CHIPWOOD CRESCENT

Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #30029195

Courtesy of Wahab Khan/EXECUTIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30029210 for sale located at SECOND FLOOR & LOFT - 48 NASSAU STREET

$4,400

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

SECOND FLOOR & LOFT - 48 NASSAU STREET

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30029210

Courtesy of AFARIN RADJAEI-BOKHARAI/AFARIN & CO. REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029222 for sale located at 5848-5850 FERRY STREET

$1,138,888

3 baths 2700 sqft

5848-5850 FERRY STREET

Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029222

Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30029196 for sale located at 614 - 1050 MAIN STREET E

$2,350

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

614 - 1050 MAIN STREET E

Milton (DE Dempsey), Ontario MLS® #30029196

Courtesy of UMAR ANJUM/HOME CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029209 for sale located at 1909 - 251 JARVIS STREET

$1,850

1 baths

1909 - 251 JARVIS STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30029209

Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #30029216 for sale located at 5212 142 ST NW

$750,000

4 beds 3 baths 2142 sqft

5212 142 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30029216

Courtesy of Krystal Balogh/MaxWell Challenge Realty

MLS® listing #30029223 for sale located at 5856-5860 FERRY STREET

$1,299,888

3264 sqft

5856-5860 FERRY STREET

Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029223

Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30029177 for sale located at 151 SILAS HILL DRIVE

$1,188,000

7 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

151 SILAS HILL DRIVE

Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30029177

Courtesy of BING DONG/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #30029184 for sale located at 710 - 38 WIDMER STREET

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

710 - 38 WIDMER STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029184

Courtesy of Sophie Zhou/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029204 for sale located at WANSA ROAD

$175,000

WANSA ROAD

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30029204

Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty

MLS® listing #30029228 for sale located at 108 GARMENT Street Unit# 1510

$319,900

1 beds 1 baths 555 sqft

108 GARMENT Street Unit# 1510

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30029228

Courtesy of Idris Baig/eXp Realty, Brokerage

MLS® listing #30029180 for sale located at 708 - 10 WILLISON SQUARE

$360,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

708 - 10 WILLISON SQUARE

Toronto (Kensington-Chinatown), Ontario MLS® #30029180

Courtesy of THOMAS SUN/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.

MLS® listing #30029178 for sale located at LOWER - 48 SHAFTESBURY STREET

$1,950

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

LOWER - 48 SHAFTESBURY STREET

Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #30029178

Courtesy of MICHELLE ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029185 for sale located at 2302 - 88 HARBOUR STREET

$2,380

1 beds 1 baths

2302 - 88 HARBOUR STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30029185

Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30029205 for sale located at FOREMAN ROAD

$133,000

FOREMAN ROAD

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #30029205

Courtesy of Kristin Houghtaling/Royal LePage Aspire Realty

MLS® listing #30029217 for sale located at 224 CALEDONIA ROAD

$699,000

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

224 CALEDONIA ROAD

Toronto (Corso Italia-Davenport), Ontario MLS® #30029217

Courtesy of NASER DADGAR/REALTY EXECUTIVES PRIORITY ONE LIMITED

MLS® listing #30029224 for sale located at 5848-5860 FERRY STREET

$2,399,888

7 baths 6500 sqft

5848-5860 FERRY STREET

Niagara Falls (Dorchester), Ontario MLS® #30029224

Courtesy of IAN CARRILLO/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30029097 for sale located at 418 - 3560 ST CLAIR AVENUE E

$1,950

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

418 - 3560 ST CLAIR AVENUE E

Toronto (Kennedy Park), Ontario MLS® #30029097

Courtesy of JASON PATRICK YIP/ELITE CAPITAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30029117 for sale located at 6244 Cypress Street

$469,900

3 beds 3 baths 1121 sqft

6244 Cypress Street

Olds, Alberta MLS® #30029117

Courtesy of A.J. Barkman/REMAX ACA Realty

MLS® listing #30029167 for sale located at 1531 Richardson ROAD

$433,333

3 beds 3 baths 1224 sqft

1531 Richardson ROAD

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30029167

Courtesy of Amar Mangat/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #30024946 for sale located at 3108, 625 Glenbow Drive

$297,500

2 beds 2 baths 692 sqft

3108, 625 Glenbow Drive

Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30024946

Courtesy of Karen Elliott/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30024953 for sale located at 1018 10 Avenue SE

$625,000

3 beds 3 baths 1378 sqft

1018 10 Avenue SE

High River, Alberta MLS® #30024953

Courtesy of Melissa Juneau/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30024958 for sale located at 23 EARL STREET

$849,900

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

23 EARL STREET

Kingston (Central City East), Ontario MLS® #30024958

Courtesy of CHERI ROSE GENYK/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30024960 for sale located at 1412 HIGHWAY 7A

$724,900

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

1412 HIGHWAY 7A

Kawartha Lakes (Manvers), Ontario MLS® #30024960

Courtesy of Cathy Burningham/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

MLS® listing #30024972 for sale located at 11 CORNELL CRESCENT

$474,900

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

11 CORNELL CRESCENT

London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30024972

Courtesy of KRIS GEAR/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP

MLS® listing #30024984 for sale located at 8306 BANK STREET

$924,900

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

8306 BANK STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30024984

Courtesy of Wilson Mittelstaedt/RE/MAX ABSOLUTE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30024989 for sale located at 412 - 88 RICHMOND ROAD

$699,900

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

412 - 88 RICHMOND ROAD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30024989

Courtesy of Todd McLaughlin/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

MLS® listing #30024996 for sale located at 2 DUNTON Lane

$824,900

5 beds 2 baths 2176 sqft

2 DUNTON Lane

Paris, Ontario MLS® #30024996

Courtesy of Callum Thomas/Re/Max Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30025002 for sale located at FRONT - 339 EASTWOOD AVENUE

$1,800

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

FRONT - 339 EASTWOOD AVENUE

Fort Erie (Crystal Beach), Ontario MLS® #30025002

Courtesy of Mike Reles/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC 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.

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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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