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

$620,000

43560 sqft

3303 70 Avenue

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687

Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc

MLS® listing #29441052 for sale located at 73  SUPERIOR Street

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #29210474 for sale located at 4807  44 Ave

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29357892 for sale located at 7210  144 Avenue

4000 sqft

7210 144 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29357892

Courtesy of Taleb Choucair/REMAX River City

MLS® listing #29661678 for sale located at 1003-1087  Parsons Road SW

$2,500,000

2665 sqft

1003-1087 Parsons Road SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678

Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29530364 for sale located at 34  Hwy 28

$3,300,000

20473200 sqft

34 Hwy 28

Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530364

Courtesy of Aron T. Scraba/Latitude Real Estate Group

MLS® listing #29700280 for sale located at 2486 Highway 1 Highway

$460,000

4 beds 3 baths 2400 sqft

2486 Highway 1 Highway

Aylesford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29700280

Courtesy of Vanessa Duprey/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)

MLS® listing #29700292 for sale located at 3319 TACC DRIVE

$998,000

4 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

3319 TACC DRIVE

Mississauga (Churchill Meadows), Ontario MLS® #29700292

Courtesy of IMRAN ALAM/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29700300 for sale located at 23 5th AVENUE N

$499,900

9 beds 3 baths 1728 sqft

23 5th AVENUE N

Martensville, Saskatchewan MLS® #29700300

Courtesy of Sharon Wingate/Century 21 Fusion

MLS® listing #29700317 for sale located at 20 VILLELLA Road

$399,000

4 beds 1 baths 1685 sqft

20 VILLELLA Road

Lowbanks, Ontario MLS® #29700317

Courtesy of Ryan Campbell/Real Broker Ontario Ltd

MLS® listing #29700312 for sale located at 29 ROSE GLEN CRESCENT

$849,900

2 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

29 ROSE GLEN CRESCENT

Niagara-on-the-Lake (Virgil), Ontario MLS® #29700312

Courtesy of RALPH SPITTAL/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY

MLS® listing #29699762 for sale located at 7 CHARTERHOUSE ROAD

$1,179,000

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

7 CHARTERHOUSE ROAD

Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #29699762

Courtesy of MASON CHIU/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29700533 for sale located at 7515 173 AV NW

$699,900

4 beds 3 baths 1512 sqft

7515 173 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29700533

Courtesy of Abe M. Othman/RE/MAX Elite

MLS® listing #29700475 for sale located at 81 ROADMASTER LANE

$829,900

5 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

81 ROADMASTER LANE

Brampton (Northwest Brampton), Ontario MLS® #29700475

Courtesy of SANIMER SINGH/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #29700482 for sale located at 50 LAWLOR COURT

$809,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

50 LAWLOR COURT

Brampton (Snelgrove), Ontario MLS® #29700482

Courtesy of MATTI SARAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REALTY CENTRE

MLS® listing #29700519 for sale located at 264 HIGHLAND SPRINGS

$255,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

264 HIGHLAND SPRINGS

South Huron (Stephen), Ontario MLS® #29700519

Courtesy of JASON LEATHWOOD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29700521 for sale located at 50 SUNRISE DRIVE

$139,900

50 SUNRISE DRIVE

Kearney, Ontario MLS® #29700521

Courtesy of MELISSA CARON/RE/MAX RIGHT MOVE

MLS® listing #29700451 for sale located at 7 50TH STREET S

$769,000

4 beds 3 baths 700 sqft

7 50TH STREET S

Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29700451

Courtesy of STACEY SCHEIRER/KELLER WILLIAMS EXPERIENCE REALTY

MLS® listing #29700449 for sale located at 387 FERNDALE DRIVE S

$569,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

387 FERNDALE DRIVE S

Barrie (Ardagh), Ontario MLS® #29700449

Courtesy of ALEX ELIEFF/CENTURY 21 B.J. ROTH REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29700153 for sale located at 121 GRENFELL CRESCENT

$1,125,000

6 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

121 GRENFELL CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29700153

Courtesy of Jacen Matthews/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

MLS® listing #29700305 for sale located at 46 SENECA DRIVE

$499,000

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

46 SENECA DRIVE

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29700305

Courtesy of HERCULES MINA/HOUSESIGMA INC.

MLS® listing #29700331 for sale located at 4640 CONCESSION 5 ROAD

$990,000

4640 CONCESSION 5 ROAD

Clarington, Ontario MLS® #29700331

Courtesy of JASMINE SEARCH/HOMESMITHS REAL ESTATE LTD.

MLS® listing #29700297 for sale located at 2138 BURBANK DRIVE

$1,299,000

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

2138 BURBANK DRIVE

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29700297

Courtesy of SAM ALLAN MCDADI/SAM MCDADI REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29700261 for sale located at #153 603 WATT BV SW

$368,888

3 beds 3 baths 1597 sqft

#153 603 WATT BV SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29700261

Courtesy of Che Taylor/MaxWell Challenge Realty

MLS® listing #29700191 for sale located at 3366 McIver Road

$599,000

3 beds 1 baths 877 sqft

3366 McIver Road

West Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29700191

Courtesy of Anthony Shephard/2 Percent Realty Interior Inc.

MLS® listing #29700437 for sale located at 145 SILAS BOULEVARD

$629,000

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

145 SILAS BOULEVARD

Georgina (Keswick North), Ontario MLS® #29700437

Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY

MLS® listing #29700608 for sale located at 85 MORRELL Street Unit# 224A

$384,900

1 beds 1 baths 953 sqft

85 MORRELL Street Unit# 224A

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29700608

Courtesy of Matt Dickens/Pay It Forward Realty

MLS® listing #29700278 for sale located at 660 Grand Lake Road

$330,000

2 beds 1 baths 954 sqft

660 Grand Lake Road

Grand Lake Road, Nova Scotia MLS® #29700278

Courtesy of Jennifer Kyte-MacDonald/Keller Williams Select Realty(Sydney,Townsend St.)

$224,900

2 beds 3 baths 1377 sqft

#39 13825 155 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29701168

Courtesy of Steve W. Leddy/RE/MAX Elite

MLS® listing #29701012 for sale located at SMD-3B 28 Simona Drive

$639,900

3 beds 4 baths 2113 sqft

SMD-3B 28 Simona Drive

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29701012

Courtesy of Jacqui Rostek Holder/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #29701086 for sale located at 62 DUKINFIELD CRESCENT

$1,180,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

62 DUKINFIELD CRESCENT

Toronto (Parkwoods-Donalda), Ontario MLS® #29701086

Courtesy of GARY TEHARA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29701093 for sale located at 69 Daley Drive

$419,900

4 beds 3 baths 2256 sqft

69 Daley Drive

Coxheath, Nova Scotia MLS® #29701093

Courtesy of Leanne Martheleur/Coldwell Banker Boardwalk Realty

MLS® listing #29701101 for sale located at LOWER - 8 FIRST AVENUE

$1,700

1 beds 1 baths

LOWER - 8 FIRST AVENUE

Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29701101

Courtesy of ALEXANDER T EVANS/PROPERTY.CA INC.

MLS® listing #29701132 for sale located at 35 MIDHURST Heights Unit# 33

$599,900

2 beds 3 baths 1348 sqft

35 MIDHURST Heights Unit# 33

Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29701132

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

MLS® listing #29701137 for sale located at 64 SAN FERNANDO Drive

$3,500

4 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

64 SAN FERNANDO Drive

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29701137

Courtesy of Mark Nyman/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29701144 for sale located at 258B SUNVIEW Street Unit# 291

$1,999

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

258B SUNVIEW Street Unit# 291

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29701144

Courtesy of Corry Van Iersel/Vancor Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29701151 for sale located at LOWER - 26 ROCKWOOD CRESCENT

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

LOWER - 26 ROCKWOOD CRESCENT

Vaughan (Beverley Glen), Ontario MLS® #29701151

Courtesy of ROBERT GRIN/FINE HOMES REALESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29701156 for sale located at 307 - 49 JACOBS TERRACE

$2,250

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

307 - 49 JACOBS TERRACE

Barrie (Allandale), Ontario MLS® #29701156

Courtesy of PEGGY HILL/RE/MAX HALLMARK PEGGY HILL GROUP REALTY

MLS® listing #29700463 for sale located at 38 6195 168 STREET

$1,170,000

6 beds 4 baths 3146 sqft

38 6195 168 STREET

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29700463

Courtesy of Teresa Magsambol/Sutton Premier Realty

$459,800

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

608 - 120 EAGLE ROCK WAY

Vaughan, Ontario MLS® #29699952

Courtesy of AHNNA KIM/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

MLS® listing #29699988 for sale located at 38 WILTSHIRE AVENUE

$799,900

3 beds 3 baths 700 sqft

38 WILTSHIRE AVENUE

Toronto (Weston-Pellam Park), Ontario MLS® #29699988

Courtesy of NATASHA CHRISTINE PREHN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29700571 for sale located at 36 WEST LANE

$1,330,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

36 WEST LANE

Trent Hills, Ontario MLS® #29700571

Courtesy of MICHELLE CROSS/REALTY EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATES LTD.

MLS® listing #29700660 for sale located at 1607, 3820 Brentwood Road NW

$322,000

2 beds 1 baths 574 sqft

1607, 3820 Brentwood Road NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29700660

Courtesy of Jennifer Sipkens/Real Estate Professionals Inc.

MLS® listing #29700792 for sale located at 1331 - 155 MERCHANTS WHARF

$1,788,000

2 beds 3 baths 1400 sqft

1331 - 155 MERCHANTS WHARF

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29700792

Courtesy of ANDREEA PAVLOV/PROPERTY.CA INC.

MLS® listing #29700812 for sale located at 42 DINGWALL AVENUE

$1,295,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

42 DINGWALL AVENUE

Toronto (Blake-Jones), Ontario MLS® #29700812

Courtesy of SUZANNE CATHERINE LEWIS/BOSLEY REAL ESTATE LTD.

MLS® listing #29700956 for sale located at A - 80 BELGRAVIA AVENUE

$2,750

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

A - 80 BELGRAVIA AVENUE

Toronto (Briar Hill-Belgravia), Ontario MLS® #29700956

Courtesy of AMANDA MILLER/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29701081 for sale located at 73 HOCKEN AVENUE

$1,248,000

3 beds 1 baths 3000 sqft

73 HOCKEN AVENUE

Toronto (Wychwood), Ontario MLS® #29701081

Courtesy of GREGORY MICHAEL BROWN/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29700999 for sale located at 369 SOUTHAM DRIVE

$699,900

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

369 SOUTHAM DRIVE

Kawartha Lakes (Somerville), Ontario MLS® #29700999

Courtesy of MICHAEL PERKINS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29699686 for sale located at 158 E HUNTER Street E

$1,111,000

3 beds 5 baths 2385 sqft

158 E HUNTER Street E

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29699686

Courtesy of George Palios/Real Broker Ontario Ltd.


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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