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 #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

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 #30297163 for sale located at 5 BEER LANE

$899,000

3 beds 3 baths 1800 sqft

5 BEER LANE

Markham (Wismer), Ontario MLS® #30297163

Courtesy of LISA LAI YI FUNG/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #30297132 for sale located at 107 - 20 ST GEORGE STREET

$199,900

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

107 - 20 ST GEORGE STREET

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297132

Courtesy of HAROLD LEE/HomeLife Power Realty Inc

$415,000

4 beds 4 baths 1312 sqft

204 Summerstone LN

Sherwood Park, Alberta MLS® #30297550

Courtesy of Kristin Te Raa/Exp Realty

$659,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

1431 GLASPELL CRESCENT

Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30297485

Courtesy of REGAN HUTCHISON/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.

$588,000

3 beds 3 baths 1720 sqft

612 Montgomery Close SE

High River, Alberta MLS® #30297389

Courtesy of Gene Yamada/Royal LePage Solutions

MLS® listing #30297423 for sale located at 306 515 Chatham St

$419,900

1 beds 1 baths 481 sqft

306 515 Chatham St

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30297423

Courtesy of Lucas Hammond/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island

MLS® listing #30297435 for sale located at 652 JACOB Lane Unit# A

$2,950

3 beds 2 baths 1700 sqft

652 JACOB Lane Unit# A

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297435

Courtesy of Souparnika Aravindh Babu/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30297365 for sale located at 212 Edgefield Bay

$649,900

3 beds 3 baths 1774 sqft

212 Edgefield Bay

Strathmore, Alberta MLS® #30297365

Courtesy of Meghan Stang/RE/MAX Realty Professionals

MLS® listing #30297322 for sale located at 32 NORTHEY DRIVE

$849,800

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

32 NORTHEY DRIVE

Toronto (St. Andrew-Windfields), Ontario MLS® #30297322

Courtesy of KAREN MILLAR/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30297081 for sale located at 546 SANDBROOKE Court

$1,499,900

4 beds 4 baths 3231 sqft

546 SANDBROOKE Court

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30297081

Courtesy of JENNIFER BROWN/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

MLS® listing #30297121 for sale located at 75 RIDEAU DRIVE

$999,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

75 RIDEAU DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Langstaff), Ontario MLS® #30297121

Courtesy of FEI LIU/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #30297157 for sale located at 28 BRADFORD COURT

$988,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

28 BRADFORD COURT

Whitby (Blue Grass Meadows), Ontario MLS® #30297157

Courtesy of BLAKE DERMOTT/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30297436 for sale located at 25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 3204

$1,875

1 beds 1 baths 512 sqft

25 WELLINGTON Street S Unit# 3204

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30297436

Courtesy of ROBERT ALEXANDER MCFEE/CONDO CULTURE INC. - BROKERAGE 2

MLS® listing #30297424 for sale located at 305 515 Chatham St

$419,900

1 beds 1 baths 481 sqft

305 515 Chatham St

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30297424

Courtesy of Lucas Hammond/Engel & Volkers Vancouver Island

MLS® listing #30297227 for sale located at 3610 - 100 QUEEN STREET E

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths

3610 - 100 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30297227

Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

$205,000

3 beds 2 baths 1034 sqft

#115 11620 9A AV NW NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30297525

Courtesy of Heather McLellan/Exp Realty

$509,000

2 beds 2 baths 1068 sqft

3 WALNUT WAY PVT Street

Puslinch, Ontario MLS® #30297520

Courtesy of Angela Konialian/Right at Home Realty

$699,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

290 CITIPLACE DRIVE N

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30297467

Courtesy of Silvana Sicoli/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

$769,900

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

74 HERRIOTT STREET

Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30297462

Courtesy of Kevin Cosgrove/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

$749,900

4 beds 4 baths 1869 sqft

12 Cantrell Bay SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297289

Courtesy of Christopher Marshall/RE/MAX House of Real Estate

$799,000

2 beds 2 baths 1481 sqft

2386 Poplar Dr

Sooke, British Columbia MLS® #30297556

Courtesy of Danny Vales/Newport Realty Ltd.

$743,000

5 beds 3 baths 1994 sqft

540 Dundas St

Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30297551

Courtesy of Frank Liu/Real Broker

$599,900

4 beds 2 baths 925 sqft

471 78 Avenue NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297448

Courtesy of Allen Mehri/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #30297373 for sale located at 2711 - 10 YORK STREET

$629,000

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

2711 - 10 YORK STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30297373

Courtesy of RAY KWOK WAI CHEUNG/HOMELIFE FRONTIER REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30297108 for sale located at 703 - 18 HARBOUR STREET

$478,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

703 - 18 HARBOUR STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30297108

Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30297110 for sale located at 1612 - 19 SINGER COURT

$398,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1612 - 19 SINGER COURT

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #30297110

Courtesy of EDMOND TONG/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30297115 for sale located at 36 KENNETH WOOD CRESCENT

$1,090,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

36 KENNETH WOOD CRESCENT

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #30297115

Courtesy of TRACY DAI/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

$1,374,900

5 beds 3 baths 1507 sqft

695 CONCESSION 1 Road S

Cayuga, Ontario MLS® #30297545

Courtesy of Chuck Hogeterp/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

$3,000

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

201 INVENTION BOULEVARD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30297463

Courtesy of Meghan Edwards/TRU REALTY

$689,900

4 beds 3 baths 3000 sqft

1931 SHERBROOKE STREET W

Cavan Monaghan (Cavan-Monaghan), Ontario MLS® #30297449

Courtesy of Brian Schofield/Realty Guys Inc.

MLS® listing #30297285 for sale located at 2203, 15 Sunset Square

$370,000

2 beds 2 baths 1020 sqft

2203, 15 Sunset Square

Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #30297285

Courtesy of Jessica Greenhow/CIR Realty

$949,000

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

33 RANGELEY DRIVE

Toronto (Rouge), Ontario MLS® #30297242

Courtesy of LORI ROBERTS/RE/MAX ROUGE RIVER REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30297180 for sale located at #2 1804 70 ST SW

$308,000

2 beds 3 baths 1250 sqft

#2 1804 70 ST SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30297180

Courtesy of Angelica M. Kobek/REMAX River City

MLS® listing #30297123 for sale located at 1812 - 5 MEADOWDALE ROAD

$2,250

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1812 - 5 MEADOWDALE ROAD

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30297123

Courtesy of JACK LY/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30297166 for sale located at 3 PLAYER DRIVE

$789,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

3 PLAYER DRIVE

Barrie (East Bayfield), Ontario MLS® #30297166

Courtesy of GITEE ZOPYRUS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$549,900

2 beds 1 baths 875 sqft

153 WILSON Street W Unit# 105

Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #30297546

Courtesy of Mark P. Harris/Sutton Group Innovative Realty Inc.

$560,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

28 BRENTWOOD DRIVE

St. Catharines (Carlton/Bunting), Ontario MLS® #30297471

Courtesy of ANDREA MCDONALD/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.

$22/sqft

1510 sqft

305 - 22 COSTELLO DRIVE

Carleton Place, Ontario MLS® #30297464

Courtesy of Sarah Vandenbelt/PARADIGM COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE & BROKERAGE INC.

MLS® listing #30297387 for sale located at 4656 82 Street NW

$829,000

3 beds 3 baths 1970 sqft

4656 82 Street NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297387

Courtesy of Irina C. Lucardie/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30297440 for sale located at #22 150 EVERITT DR

$415,000

3 beds 3 baths 1470 sqft

#22 150 EVERITT DR

St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #30297440

Courtesy of Ashley E. Tichkowsky/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #30297179 for sale located at 130 E CONCESSION 5 Road E

$1,200,000

1048 sqft

130 E CONCESSION 5 Road E

Waterdown, Ontario MLS® #30297179

Courtesy of Joshua Bass-Meldrum U.E./RE/MAX Garden City Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30297131 for sale located at 218 GUY STREET

$289,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

218 GUY STREET

Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #30297131

Courtesy of DIEGO DELGADO/D.GLOBAL PLUS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30297129 for sale located at 3 JANE NEWLOVER DRIVE

$4,200

4 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

3 JANE NEWLOVER DRIVE

Markham, Ontario MLS® #30297129

Courtesy of HANSEL CHEUNG/REMAX YOUR COMMUNITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30297181 for sale located at 202 Starling Way

$584,900

5 beds 4 baths 1692 sqft

202 Starling Way

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #30297181

Courtesy of Michael V. Scott/Professional Realty Group

$264,900

2 beds 1 baths 928 sqft

2136, 70 Glamis Drive SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297496

Courtesy of Tamara Nellissen/CIR Realty

$325,000

2 beds 2 baths 885 sqft

4203, 11811 Lake Fraser Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297491

Courtesy of Marlene F. MacDonald/Engel & Völkers Calgary

$879,700

5 beds 3 baths 2572 sqft

75 Versant Rise SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30297287

Courtesy of Dal Dhillon/RE/MAX First


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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