Cabbagetown

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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

$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 #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

$449,990

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

322 OLIVENITE PRIVATE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29644813

Courtesy of Hussein Mansour/EXP REALTY

$129,000

1 baths

28 - 174 COLONNADE ROAD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29644818

Courtesy of Yufeng Pan/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29644820 for sale located at 40 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE

$839,000

5 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

40 SOUTH SHIELDS AVENUE

Toronto (Agincourt North), Ontario MLS® #29644820

Courtesy of CAROLINE HOU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29644293 for sale located at 3808 DEJONG CRESCENT

$659,900

3 beds 3 baths 1674 sqft

3808 DEJONG CRESCENT

Terrace, British Columbia MLS® #29644293

Courtesy of Dawn Monsen/RE/MAX Coast Mountains

MLS® listing #29644700 for sale located at #48 2503 24 ST NW

$325,000

4 beds 3 baths 1171 sqft

#48 2503 24 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29644700

Courtesy of Tim Taneja/Century 21 Smart Realty

MLS® listing #29644712 for sale located at 1625 Euclid Ave

$10,000

1625 Euclid Ave

Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29644712

Courtesy of BARBARA MCEWEN/AVISTA REALTY GROUP LTD.

MLS® listing #29646559 for sale located at 593 & 595 E KING Street E

$1,125,000

5656 sqft

593 & 595 E KING Street E

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29646559

Courtesy of Chris Maynard/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29646302 for sale located at 67 GREY OAK DRIVE

$1,049,900

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

67 GREY OAK DRIVE

Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29646302

Courtesy of SEAN MURPHY/Royal LePage Royal City Realty

MLS® listing #29646352 for sale located at 10715 135 ST NW

$399,000

4 beds 2 baths 786 sqft

10715 135 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29646352

Courtesy of Yue Wang/Century 21 Leading

MLS® listing #29646561 for sale located at 3505 - 83 BOROUGH DRIVE

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

3505 - 83 BOROUGH DRIVE

Toronto (Bendale), Ontario MLS® #29646561

Courtesy of IRINA ROUDENKO/RE/MAX JAZZ INC.

MLS® listing #29646566 for sale located at 223 CLARK LAKE ROAD

$575,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

223 CLARK LAKE ROAD

Bancroft (Dungannon Ward), Ontario MLS® #29646566

Courtesy of BEN VANVEEN/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29646573 for sale located at 4503 48 AV

$435,000

4 beds 3 baths 1273 sqft

4503 48 AV

Onoway, Alberta MLS® #29646573

Courtesy of Mackenzie Bilokraly/RE/MAX PREFERRED CHOICE

$1,499,900

6 beds 4 baths 3404 sqft

19654 69A AVENUE

Langley, British Columbia MLS® #29646592

Courtesy of Tony Pontaletta/RE/MAX Treeland Realty

MLS® listing #29646585 for sale located at 59316 Range Rd 54

$250,000

3 beds 2 baths 1221 sqft

59316 Range Rd 54

Rural Barrhead County, Alberta MLS® #29646585

Courtesy of Gino Daniele/RE/MAX Elite

MLS® listing #29644851 for sale located at 116 EAGLE Avenue

$739,900

4 beds 3 baths 1832 sqft

116 EAGLE Avenue

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29644851

Courtesy of Melanie Mackay/Re/Max Twin City Realty Inc

MLS® listing #29644844 for sale located at 802 - 2663 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

802 - 2663 LAKE SHORE BOULEVARD W

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29644844

Courtesy of LYNN JANE TRIBBLING/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29644832 for sale located at 36 JOHN W TAYLOR AVENUE

$3,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

36 JOHN W TAYLOR AVENUE

New Tecumseth (Alliston), Ontario MLS® #29644832

Courtesy of DINARA VLASOV/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29645126 for sale located at 4677 Highway 215

$499,000

4 beds 2 baths 2259 sqft

4677 Highway 215

Noel, Nova Scotia MLS® #29645126

Courtesy of Ken Sullivan/Exit Realty Metro

MLS® listing #29645474 for sale located at 204 5th STREET

$89,900

204 5th STREET

Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan MLS® #29645474

Courtesy of Tim Lipp/Royal LePage Next Level

$2,499,888

11 beds 9 baths 5928 sqft

14115 76 AVENUE

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29645392

Courtesy of Ravinder Sooch/Century 21 Coastal Realty Ltd.

MLS® listing #29645309 for sale located at 7A BISHOP STREET

$449,900

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

7A BISHOP STREET

Kingston (City SouthWest), Ontario MLS® #29645309

Courtesy of JEN JOHNSTON/SUTTON GROUP-MASTERS REALTY INC., BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29645234 for sale located at 17808 109 ST NW NW

$649,900

6 beds 4 baths 2399 sqft

17808 109 ST NW NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29645234

Courtesy of Lamia M. Alakra/Century 21 Leading

MLS® listing #29645359 for sale located at 80 LISTER Avenue

$1,199,777

3 beds 2 baths 2580 sqft

80 LISTER Avenue

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29645359

Courtesy of Matthew Adeh/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29645361 for sale located at 356 SHOREACRES Road

$2,750,000

4 beds 4 baths 4727 sqft

356 SHOREACRES Road

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29645361

Courtesy of STACY PEEREBOOM/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.

MLS® listing #29645366 for sale located at 727 AYLMER CRESCENT

$798,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

727 AYLMER CRESCENT

Kingston (South of Taylor-Kidd Blvd), Ontario MLS® #29645366

Courtesy of ADAM KOVEN/ROYAL LEPAGE PROALLIANCE REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29645373 for sale located at 207 - 550 FRONT STREET W

$818,000

2 beds 1 baths 1000 sqft

207 - 550 FRONT STREET W

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29645373

Courtesy of STEFAN LUPUL/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29645378 for sale located at 509 - 2 NEPTUNE DRIVE

$2,900

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

509 - 2 NEPTUNE DRIVE

Toronto (Englemount-Lawrence), Ontario MLS® #29645378

Courtesy of RICHARD SHERMAN/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #29645347 for sale located at 976 Lands End Rd

$2,645,000

5 beds 2 baths 2429 sqft

976 Lands End Rd

North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29645347

Courtesy of Debra Bartlett/Coldwell Banker Oceanside Real Estate

MLS® listing #29645380 for sale located at 1904 - 101 ERSKINE AVENUE

$2,200

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1904 - 101 ERSKINE AVENUE

Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29645380

Courtesy of SHERIF NATHOO/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #29645397 for sale located at 7 - 2500 MAIN STREET

$598,800

3 beds 4 baths 1800 sqft

7 - 2500 MAIN STREET

London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #29645397

Courtesy of SYLVIA ZAWISLAN/STREETCITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29645746 for sale located at 46 WILEY STREET

$569,900

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

46 WILEY STREET

Kingston (Rideau), Ontario MLS® #29645746

Courtesy of KENDRA HODGSON/EXP REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29646097 for sale located at 5319 49 AV

$349,000

3 beds 2 baths 1529 sqft

5319 49 AV

Onoway, Alberta MLS® #29646097

Courtesy of Jeff Edmondson/RE/MAX Real Estate

MLS® listing #29645190 for sale located at 204 Auburn Bay Circle SE

$395,000

2 beds 3 baths 1276 sqft

204 Auburn Bay Circle SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645190

Courtesy of Sheri-Lee Presenger/Real Estate Professionals Inc.

MLS® listing #29645513 for sale located at 6409, 11811 Lake Fraser Drive SE

$229,990

1 beds 1 baths 576 sqft

6409, 11811 Lake Fraser Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645513

Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29645892 for sale located at 4104, 6 Merganser Drive W

$450,000

3 beds 2 baths 840 sqft

4104, 6 Merganser Drive W

Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29645892

Courtesy of Jennifer Duarte-Ruiz/Unison Realty Group Ltd.

MLS® listing #29645025 for sale located at 4 PURPLE HILL LANE

$2,159,900

4 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

4 PURPLE HILL LANE

Clearview (Creemore), Ontario MLS® #29645025

Courtesy of JENNY BEATTIE/Royal LePage Locations North

MLS® listing #29645431 for sale located at 109 MAJOR BUTTONS DRIVE

$1,088,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

109 MAJOR BUTTONS DRIVE

Markham (Sherwood-Amberglen), Ontario MLS® #29645431

Courtesy of CATHY COKER/CENTURY 21 LEADING EDGE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29645328 for sale located at 3, 101 Grier Terrace NE

$349,900

3 beds 2 baths 1413 sqft

3, 101 Grier Terrace NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645328

Courtesy of Lesley Birkkjaer/RE/MAX Realty Professionals

MLS® listing #29645544 for sale located at 13015 Coventry Hills Way NE

$399,900

2 beds 2 baths 1338 sqft

13015 Coventry Hills Way NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29645544

Courtesy of Greg A. Kennedy/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29645575 for sale located at 758 BETHUNE STREET

$489,000

4 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

758 BETHUNE STREET

Peterborough (Northcrest Ward 5), Ontario MLS® #29645575

Courtesy of Jessie Nickle/CENTURY 21 UNITED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29645859 for sale located at 3502 - 38 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE

$3,500

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

3502 - 38 ANNIE CRAIG DRIVE

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29645859

Courtesy of SINA AZIMI/RE/MAX EXPERTS

MLS® listing #29646004 for sale located at 31108 Swift Creek Terrace

$950,000

31108 Swift Creek Terrace

Rural Rocky View County, Alberta MLS® #29646004

Courtesy of Jonathan Popowich/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29646011 for sale located at 89 SONOMA VALLEY Crescent

$3,000

3 beds 3 baths 1479 sqft

89 SONOMA VALLEY Crescent

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29646011

Courtesy of Hady Amin/eXp Realty, Brokerage

MLS® listing #29646009 for sale located at 12403 10 COUNTY ROAD

$2,690,000

10000 sqft

12403 10 COUNTY ROAD

Clearview, Ontario MLS® #29646009

Courtesy of EVAN WEEL/RE/MAX Four Seasons Realty Limited

MLS® listing #29646023 for sale located at 668 CHESTNUT Place

$999,000

4 beds 2 baths 2094 sqft

668 CHESTNUT Place

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29646023

Courtesy of Kelsi Cumberland/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.


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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