Cabbagetown

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Featured Cabbagetown Listings

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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

2712 sqft

PRO LIQUOR STORE

Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458

Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #30034363 for sale located at Lot Dentremont Road

$15,000

Lot Dentremont Road

Meteghan Station, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034363

Courtesy of Mathieu Theriault/EXP Realty of Canada Inc.

MLS® listing #30034452 for sale located at 4 VISTA DRIVE

$829,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

4 VISTA DRIVE

Pelham (Fonthill), Ontario MLS® #30034452

Courtesy of Jamie Szeibert/RE/MAX NIAGARA REALTY LTD, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30034813 for sale located at 10005 Highway 201

$597,000

5 beds 3 baths 2646 sqft

10005 Highway 201

South Farmington, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034813

Courtesy of Colin Crowell/RE/MAX Banner Real Estate(Greenwood)

MLS® listing #30034899 for sale located at 3 119 McKendry AVENUE W

$279,000

2 beds 2 baths 1342 sqft

3 119 McKendry AVENUE W

Melfort, Saskatchewan MLS® #30034899

Courtesy of Robyn Luthi/Prairie Skies Realty

MLS® listing #30034731 for sale located at 92 - 495856 10TH LINE

$189,900

2 beds 1 baths

92 - 495856 10TH LINE

East Zorra-Tavistock (Braemar), Ontario MLS® #30034731

Courtesy of Tovah Hommes/Gale Group Realty Brokerage Ltd

MLS® listing #30034952 for sale located at 33 Foundry Street

$25,000

4 beds 1 baths 842 sqft

33 Foundry Street

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034952

Courtesy of Johannes Dombrowski/iLand Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30035025 for sale located at 38 Greenside Lane

$524,900

3 beds 4 baths 2151 sqft

38 Greenside Lane

Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #30035025

Courtesy of Nassim Klayme/RE/MAX Nova

MLS® listing #30035032 for sale located at 1503, 225 11 Avenue SE

$279,500

1 beds 1 baths 543 sqft

1503, 225 11 Avenue SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30035032

Courtesy of Craig Rushton/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

MLS® listing #30035169 for sale located at 1201 - 320 MILL STREET S

$2,500

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

1201 - 320 MILL STREET S

Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30035169

Courtesy of HARRY K.P. KANDHAI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.

MLS® listing #30035171 for sale located at 2503 - 2230 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W

$2,400

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2503 - 2230 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #30035171

Courtesy of SUNIL SAINI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.

MLS® listing #30035183 for sale located at 510 City View Drive

$1,790,000

4 beds 5 baths

510 City View Drive

Mermaid, Prince Edward Island MLS® #30035183

Courtesy of Leigh Jenkins/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC

MLS® listing #30035203 for sale located at 33 RUSKVIEW ROAD

$699,900

5 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

33 RUSKVIEW ROAD

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30035203

Courtesy of SANDRA MILOVANOVIC/ROCK STAR REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #30034914 for sale located at 484 Spring Avenue

$420,000

3 beds 3 baths 1187 sqft

484 Spring Avenue

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #30034914

Courtesy of Hayley Thomas/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #30035342 for sale located at 4510 - 108 PETER STREET

$3,150

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

4510 - 108 PETER STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30035342

Courtesy of AMY LIU/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30035520 for sale located at 406 - 1 WELLINGTON STREET

$1,900

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

406 - 1 WELLINGTON STREET

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30035520

Courtesy of ALKESH PATEL/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30035652 for sale located at #4 320 Spruce Ridge RD

$245,000

3 beds 2 baths 1012 sqft

#4 320 Spruce Ridge RD

Spruce Grove, Alberta MLS® #30035652

Courtesy of Viktoriya V. Finkbeiner/Century 21 Leading

MLS® listing #30035722 for sale located at #407 3610 43 AV NW

$134,900

2 beds 1 baths 847 sqft

#407 3610 43 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30035722

Courtesy of Thomas B. Scott/REMAX River City

MLS® listing #30035241 for sale located at 71 WILDWOOD ROAD

$539,900

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

71 WILDWOOD ROAD

St. Catharines (Port Weller), Ontario MLS® #30035241

Courtesy of Amy Layton/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30035563 for sale located at 155 WESTCOTT STREET

$199,000

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

155 WESTCOTT STREET

Peterborough (Town Ward 3), Ontario MLS® #30035563

Courtesy of Mitchell Cleary/Century 21 United Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30035664 for sale located at 3 - 4120 STEELES AVENUE

$17/sqft

1 baths 1625 sqft

3 - 4120 STEELES AVENUE

Vaughan (Steeles West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30035664

Courtesy of EUGENIO (GINO) BRUNO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.

MLS® listing #30035676 for sale located at 48 COURTLAND STREET

$689,000

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

48 COURTLAND STREET

Orillia, Ontario MLS® #30035676

Courtesy of Anastasia Langiano/ROYAL LEPAGE QUEST

MLS® listing #30035683 for sale located at 4 FERN STREET

$1,099,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

4 FERN STREET

Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30035683

Courtesy of NINA ASUSA/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30035688 for sale located at 902 - 3100 KEELE STREET S

$1,950

1 beds 1 baths

902 - 3100 KEELE STREET S

Toronto (Downsview-Roding-CFB), Ontario MLS® #30035688

Courtesy of BHAJI BATRA/HOMELIFE/CHAMPIONS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30035690 for sale located at BASEMENT - 866 MCNAIR CIRCLE

$1,850

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

BASEMENT - 866 MCNAIR CIRCLE

Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30035690

Courtesy of RITA SINGH/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30035695 for sale located at 109 - 4950 WINSTON CHURCHILL BOULEVARD

$759,500

3 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

109 - 4950 WINSTON CHURCHILL BOULEVARD

Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30035695

Courtesy of RON PAGCALIWAGAN/SKYBOUND REALTY

MLS® listing #30035715 for sale located at 5262 KITCHENER STREET

$848,888

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

5262 KITCHENER STREET

Niagara Falls (Clifton Hill), Ontario MLS® #30035715

Courtesy of ZHENPO XU/REAL HOME CANADA REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30035727 for sale located at 15 E. Cantin Lane (D'Amour Lake)

$899,900

2 beds 3 baths 1716 sqft

15 E. Cantin Lane (D'Amour Lake)

D'Amour Lake, Saskatchewan MLS® #30035727

Courtesy of Mike Yerhoff/Realty Executives Saskatoon

MLS® listing #30035138 for sale located at 20A - 180 STEELES AVENUE

$399,999

4225 sqft

20A - 180 STEELES AVENUE

Vaughan (Crestwood-Springfarm-Yorkhill), Ontario MLS® #30035138

Courtesy of NAV DHALIWAL/HOMELIFE SILVERCITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30035070 for sale located at A B 84-86 Williams Lake Road

$1,169,900

A B 84-86 Williams Lake Road

Armdale, Nova Scotia MLS® #30035070

Courtesy of Mark Lummis/Sutton Group Professional Realty

MLS® listing #30034522 for sale located at 77 WESMINA AVENUE

$999,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

77 WESMINA AVENUE

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30034522

Courtesy of ELVA YIN TSING LEE/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30035068 for sale located at 98 Ocean Front Drive

$945,000

4 beds 3 baths 2160 sqft

98 Ocean Front Drive

Gulf Shore, Nova Scotia MLS® #30035068

Courtesy of Danielle Johnson/Keller Williams Select Realty (Truro)

MLS® listing #30035114 for sale located at 7400 Cottage Way

$969,900

3 beds 2 baths 1440 sqft

7400 Cottage Way

Lake Cowichan, British Columbia MLS® #30035114

Courtesy of Jason Anson/eXp Realty (NA)

MLS® listing #30035140 for sale located at 50 ACTIVE ROAD

$1,428,000

3 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

50 ACTIVE ROAD

Markham (Commerce Valley), Ontario MLS® #30035140

Courtesy of DANIEL TANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30035145 for sale located at 17 SLEEPY HOLLOW LANE

$2,449,999

6 beds 4 baths 3500 sqft

17 SLEEPY HOLLOW LANE

Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario MLS® #30035145

Courtesy of THALIA ISMINI KIRIOPOULOS/KELLER WILLIAMS REFERRED URBAN REALTY

MLS® listing #30035176 for sale located at UPPER - 231 ELIZABETH STREET S

$3,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

UPPER - 231 ELIZABETH STREET S

Brampton (Brampton South), Ontario MLS® #30035176

Courtesy of RAMANDEEP SINGH JATANA/COLDWELL BANKER DREAM CITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30035210 for sale located at 702 3rd AVENUE W

$399,000

702 3rd AVENUE W

Melville, Saskatchewan MLS® #30035210

Courtesy of Anna Liu/RE/MAX Crown Real Estate

MLS® listing #30035501 for sale located at 2212 BATTERSEA ROAD

$529,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

2212 BATTERSEA ROAD

Kingston (City North of 401), Ontario MLS® #30035501

Courtesy of LESLIE HACAULT/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30035518 for sale located at 6207 KIRKLAND DRIVE

$675,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

6207 KIRKLAND DRIVE

Niagara Falls (West Wood), Ontario MLS® #30035518

Courtesy of ANDREW BRUCE ROBERTSON/KELLER WILLIAMS COMPLETE REALTY

MLS® listing #30034849 for sale located at 21 - 254 GOSLING GARDENS

$1,100,000

3 beds 4 baths 2250 sqft

21 - 254 GOSLING GARDENS

Guelph (Clairfields/Hanlon Business Park), Ontario MLS® #30034849

Courtesy of MAT SCOTT/Coldwell Banker Neumann Real Estate

MLS® listing #30035049 for sale located at 321 HARTSON ROAD

$939,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

321 HARTSON ROAD

London North (North O), Ontario MLS® #30035049

Courtesy of JEFF GARD/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

MLS® listing #30035525 for sale located at 43 - 11 HARRISFORD STREET

$399,999

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

43 - 11 HARRISFORD STREET

Hamilton (Red Hill), Ontario MLS® #30035525

Courtesy of USAMA AMIN/ROYAL LEPAGE CERTIFIED REALTY

MLS® listing #30035753 for sale located at 529 Stewart Street

$283,000

3 beds 2 baths 1216 sqft

529 Stewart Street

Rural Grande Prairie No. 1, County of, Alberta MLS® #30035753

Courtesy of Jason Meashaw/Sutton Group Grande Prairie Professionals

MLS® listing #30035998 for sale located at 87 ST PAUL AVENUE

$599,900

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

87 ST PAUL AVENUE

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30035998

Courtesy of ERIC FARRACE/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30036004 for sale located at 4203 Green Apple DRIVE E

$279,900

2 beds 2 baths 1098 sqft

4203 Green Apple DRIVE E

Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #30036004

Courtesy of Peter Fourlas/Coldwell Banker Local Realty

MLS® listing #30036009 for sale located at #24 4470 Prowse RD SW

$349,900

3 beds 3 baths 1206 sqft

#24 4470 Prowse RD SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30036009

Courtesy of Shelly M. Shumaker/Century 21 Reward Realty

MLS® listing #30036011 for sale located at 8816 183 AV NW

$682,500

5 beds 3 baths 2241 sqft

8816 183 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30036011

Courtesy of Chris K. Karampelas/MaxWell Polaris


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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