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

$3,190,000

9 beds 8 baths 2000 sqft

142 BORDEN STREET

Toronto (University), Ontario MLS® #29963706

Courtesy of STEPHEN C.C. WONG/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.

$3,100

3 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

S3005 - 8 OLYMPIC GARDEN DRIVE

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29963720

Courtesy of GEORGE YUN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$2,650

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1209 - 7 GRENVILLE STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963707

Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY

$2,550

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

2709 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29963714

Courtesy of Naazy Waheedy/QUEENSWAY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.

$3,500

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

93 ALEXIE WAY

Vaughan (Vellore Village), Ontario MLS® #29963710

Courtesy of HENRY YUAN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

$2,250

1 beds 1 baths

2510 - 89 MCGILL STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29963722

Courtesy of LUCY WANG/RE/MAX EPIC REALTY

$458,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2703 - 7171 YONGE STREET

Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29963711

Courtesy of GRACE LO/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

$2,290

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

917 - 7950 BATHURST STREET

Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29963709

Courtesy of KEVIN LIU/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29963546 for sale located at 6273 MOOSE POINT DRIVE

$1,200,000

3 beds 2 baths 2253 sqft

6273 MOOSE POINT DRIVE

70 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #29963546

Courtesy of Chris Janzen/REMAX 100

MLS® listing #29963705 for sale located at 5204 159 AV NW

$480,000

4 beds 3 baths 1335 sqft

5204 159 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29963705

Courtesy of Charity L. Sagert/Century 21 Masters

$5,000

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

6330 ROTHBOURNE ROAD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29963717

Courtesy of Tao Peng/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY 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

$2,850

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.

$850,000

4 beds 3 baths 2626 sqft

286 Edgewood Cres

Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29962171

Courtesy of Kira Laing/Pemberton Holmes Ltd.

MLS® listing #29962183 for sale located at 11536 95A ST NW

$379,900

3 beds 2 baths 1270 sqft

11536 95A ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29962183

Courtesy of Lauren K. Hunt/REMAX River City

$2,950

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1617 - 4955 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29962190

Courtesy of RICHARD WANG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.

$3,550

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

409 - 5 LAKEVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29962195

Courtesy of ALANA SMITH/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.

$1,180,000

2 beds 2 baths 1600 sqft

1411 - 1 CLARK AVENUE W

Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #29962210

Courtesy of NAFISEH SEYED REZAZADEH/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

$989,900

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

107 LONBOROUGH AVENUE

Toronto (Beechborough-Greenbrook), Ontario MLS® #29962215

Courtesy of KEVIN CHAN/ONE PERCENT REALTY LTD.

$539,777

3 beds 3 baths 1435 sqft

189 Carringvue Way NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29962227

Courtesy of Tauseef Chughtai/RE/MAX Complete Realty

$3,895

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

409 - 5 LAKEVIEW (SHORT TERM) AVENUE

Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29962234

Courtesy of ALANA SMITH/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.

MLS® listing #29962241 for sale located at 11 BROADVIEW CRESCENT

$529,900

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

11 BROADVIEW CRESCENT

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29962241

Courtesy of Cindy DaCosta/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

$576,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

4354 WILDMINT SQUARE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29962260

Courtesy of Heng Yin/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29962284 for sale located at 31 Red Embers Lane NE

$599,999

4 beds 3 baths 1796 sqft

31 Red Embers Lane NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29962284

Courtesy of Harsh Mishra/eXp Realty

$375,000

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

51 MAIN STREET W

Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29962296

Courtesy of Manon Vaillancourt/COLDWELL BANKER SETTLEMENT REALTY

MLS® listing #29962304 for sale located at 27 COLERIDGE AVENUE

$4,520

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

27 COLERIDGE AVENUE

Toronto (Woodbine-Lumsden), Ontario MLS® #29962304

Courtesy of JEFF T ALEXANDER/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29962330 for sale located at 231 WELLINGTON (PIN-451060369) STREET

$1,700,000

12 sqft

231 WELLINGTON (PIN-451060369) STREET

Greater Napanee (Greater Napanee), Ontario MLS® #29962330

Courtesy of Stuart Nesbitt/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS

$3,500

4 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

3508 - 100 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29962335

Courtesy of SHASHA CHEN/LPT REALTY

MLS® listing #29962342 for sale located at #22 53213 HGHWAY 31

$119,500

#22 53213 HGHWAY 31

Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #29962342

Courtesy of Kyla M. Suder/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

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

$2,750

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1203 - 56 ELIZABETH STREET S

Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #29962121

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

$349,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

11 BLANCHARDS ROAD

Kawartha Lakes (Bexley), Ontario MLS® #29962373

Courtesy of Heather Porter/Re/Max All-Stars Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29962378 for sale located at 480 DENNISON ROAD

$725,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

480 DENNISON ROAD

North Grenville, Ontario MLS® #29962378

Courtesy of Julia Forbes/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

$249,900

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1111 - 555 BRITTANY DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29962380

Courtesy of Kenneth Liu/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

$244,900

. Dayton RD

Iron Bridge, Ontario MLS® #29962397

Courtesy of Chris Jaggarnath/Royal LePage® Mid North Realty Blind River

MLS® listing #29962417 for sale located at 1019 - 3050 ELLESMERE ROAD

$1,299

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

1019 - 3050 ELLESMERE ROAD

Toronto (Morningside), Ontario MLS® #29962417

Courtesy of DAVID XUE DONG LIU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29962436 for sale located at 907 - 8 CEDARLAND DRIVE

$2,800

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

907 - 8 CEDARLAND DRIVE

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29962436

Courtesy of ALAN WONG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY

$1,149,900

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

23 TWISTLETON STREET

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29962448

Courtesy of RANJIT NIJJAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29962450 for sale located at 1012 - 6720 GLEN ERIN DRIVE

$409,900

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

1012 - 6720 GLEN ERIN DRIVE

Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #29962450

Courtesy of MARY M. MONTGOMERY/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY PLUS

$649,900

2 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

126 ANGELINE STREET S

Kawartha Lakes (Lindsay), Ontario MLS® #29962462

Courtesy of Gordon Corneil/Royal LePage Frank Real Estate

$809,000

2 beds 3 baths 1232 sqft

47 HANNON Crescent

Hannon, Ontario MLS® #29962474

Courtesy of Giacomo Luppino/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29962479 for sale located at 21067 78A AVENUE

$5,000

6 beds 4 baths 3050 sqft

21067 78A AVENUE

Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29962479

Courtesy of Sophia Sun/RE/MAX City Realty

MLS® listing #29962481 for sale located at 404 - 30 HAYDEN STREET

$758,000

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

404 - 30 HAYDEN STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29962481

Courtesy of Jade Peng/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29962501 for sale located at #237 2520 50 ST NW

$157,500

2 beds 1 baths 914 sqft

#237 2520 50 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29962501

Courtesy of Christopher D. Greidanus/MaxWell Devonshire Realty

MLS® listing #29963439 for sale located at 6413, 155 Skyview Ranch Way NE

$289,999

2 beds 2 baths 909 sqft

6413, 155 Skyview Ranch Way NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29963439

Courtesy of Lakhandeep Dhaliwal/Prep Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29963441 for sale located at 4480 Strachan Rd

$750,000

3 beds 1 baths 1452 sqft

4480 Strachan Rd

Hornby Island, British Columbia MLS® #29963441

Courtesy of Robert Nixon/eXp Realty (NA)


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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