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

$999,999

6 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

4 PELMAR PLACE

Toronto (Woburn), Ontario MLS® #29887153

Courtesy of TANBIR CHOWDHURY/AIMHOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29887747 for sale located at 35 VIEWMARK DRIVE

$1,299,000

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

35 VIEWMARK DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Devonsleigh), Ontario MLS® #29887747

Courtesy of SIMPSON W.P. CHAN/HOMELIFE/BAYVIEW REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29888909 for sale located at 2778 Canoe Point RD

$999,900

4 beds 3 baths 1757 sqft

2778 Canoe Point RD

Hilton Beach, Ontario MLS® #29888909

Courtesy of Cathy Whitlock/Royal LePage® Northern Advantage

MLS® listing #29890156 for sale located at 85 WILSON Street Unit# 3

$2,250

2 beds 1 baths 550 sqft

85 WILSON Street Unit# 3

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29890156

Courtesy of Mirella Adelina Agro/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29890480 for sale located at 1907 - 40 NEPEAN STREET

$655,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1907 - 40 NEPEAN STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29890480

Courtesy of Ruby Xue/KELLER WILLIAMS ICON REALTY

MLS® listing #29890459 for sale located at 58 ROUTLEY STREET

$879,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

58 ROUTLEY STREET

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29890459

Courtesy of DARRYL WATTY/CHESTNUT PARK REALTY(SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO) LTD

MLS® listing #29890497 for sale located at 40509 Range Road 234

$679,900

4 beds 2 baths 1336 sqft

40509 Range Road 234

Rural Lacombe County, Alberta MLS® #29890497

Courtesy of Asha Chimiuk/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

MLS® listing #29890536 for sale located at 3304 29th Street S

$292,000

3 beds 2 baths 1520 sqft

3304 29th Street S

Lethbridge, Alberta MLS® #29890536

Courtesy of CARY RONSPIES/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE - LETHBRIDGE

MLS® listing #29890620 for sale located at 172 Spritsail Road

$239,900

2 beds 2 baths 750 sqft

172 Spritsail Road

Cornwallis, Nova Scotia MLS® #29890620

Courtesy of Lindsay Leavitt/Royal LePage Atlantic (Greenwood)

MLS® listing #29890632 for sale located at 197 Peters Lake Road

$349,000

197 Peters Lake Road

Hatchet Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29890632

Courtesy of Jeremy Snider/Domus Realty Limited

MLS® listing #29889712 for sale located at 2123 BLUE JAY CRESCENT

$699,000

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

2123 BLUE JAY CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29889712

Courtesy of Zoe Van Wyck/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

MLS® listing #29889926 for sale located at 9 AUSTIN STREET

$509,000

5 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

9 AUSTIN STREET

Quinte West (Trenton Ward), Ontario MLS® #29889926

Courtesy of Michael Cowan/Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty

MLS® listing #29889969 for sale located at 3435 King George's Park Dr.

$899,900

4 beds 3 baths 2100 sqft

3435 King George's Park Dr.

Thunder Bay, Ontario MLS® #29889969

Courtesy of JOHNNY AVELLA/ROYAL LEPAGE LANNON REALTY

MLS® listing #29890113 for sale located at 403 7445 120 STREET

$399,000

1 beds 1 baths 636 sqft

403 7445 120 STREET

Delta, British Columbia MLS® #29890113

Courtesy of Stephanie Wong/Luxmore Realty

MLS® listing #29887665 for sale located at 752 GORHAM ROAD

$819,000

2 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

752 GORHAM ROAD

Fort Erie (Ridgeway), Ontario MLS® #29887665

Courtesy of Robert Lalonde/REVEL Realty Inc., Brokerage

MLS® listing #29888029 for sale located at 67 - 2273 TURNBERRY ROAD

$5,650

4 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

67 - 2273 TURNBERRY ROAD

Burlington (Rose), Ontario MLS® #29888029

Courtesy of GREG KUCHMA/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29888435 for sale located at 1749 CREEK WAY

$870,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

1749 CREEK WAY

Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29888435

Courtesy of SARAH KIANI/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY

MLS® listing #29888423 for sale located at 35 SHADWICK DRIVE

$1,499,000

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

35 SHADWICK DRIVE

Toronto (Willowridge-Martingrove-Richview), Ontario MLS® #29888423

Courtesy of KAYLA SCOTT/SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY CANADA

MLS® listing #29888663 for sale located at 883 WILLIAM MOONEY ROAD

$395,000

883 WILLIAM MOONEY ROAD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29888663

Courtesy of Michelle Donaldson-Rouleau/ROYAL LEPAGE TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #29889786 for sale located at 7411 TOOMBS DRIVE

$849,000

5 beds 3 baths 2966 sqft

7411 TOOMBS DRIVE

Prince George, British Columbia MLS® #29889786

Courtesy of Celine Kolody/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29889957 for sale located at 2333 COTTERS CRESCENT

$629,900

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

2333 COTTERS CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29889957

Courtesy of Kevin Feely/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29889976 for sale located at 3168 Via Centrale Road Unit# 1407

$495,000

3 beds 2 baths 1283 sqft

3168 Via Centrale Road Unit# 1407

Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29889976

Courtesy of Anne Wolfe/Century 21 Assurance Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #29889990 for sale located at 94 Elk Hill SE

$439,900

4 beds 2 baths 1227 sqft

94 Elk Hill SE

Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29889990

Courtesy of Veronika Badzgon/Century 21 Masters

MLS® listing #29890017 for sale located at 5-C Pleasant Point Road

$150,000

5-C Pleasant Point Road

Lockeport, Nova Scotia MLS® #29890017

Courtesy of Anne Swim/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)

MLS® listing #29890365 for sale located at 4312 40 Street NW

$669,900

3 beds 2 baths 1183 sqft

4312 40 Street NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29890365

Courtesy of Brad Falk/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

MLS® listing #29887514 for sale located at 6119 Blackthorn Crescent NE

$599,900

4 beds 2 baths 1050 sqft

6119 Blackthorn Crescent NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29887514

Courtesy of Paul Moyer/Real Broker

MLS® listing #29887696 for sale located at 1957 LONE PINE DRIVE S

$899,900

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

1957 LONE PINE DRIVE S

Huntsville (Stephenson), Ontario MLS® #29887696

Courtesy of SUE BURKE/Royal LePage Lakes Of Muskoka Realty

MLS® listing #29887780 for sale located at 1986 ROY IVOR CRESCENT

$1,678,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

1986 ROY IVOR CRESCENT

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29887780

Courtesy of JULIA ZELNINA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29887742 for sale located at 1502 - 1865 PICKERING PARKWAY

$697,000

4 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

1502 - 1865 PICKERING PARKWAY

Pickering (Village East), Ontario MLS® #29887742

Courtesy of IBRAHIM FAROOQUI/ZOWN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29887901 for sale located at 121 Alberta Street

$150,000

2 beds 2 baths 1606 sqft

121 Alberta Street

Kingman, Alberta MLS® #29887901

Courtesy of Lyssana Damron/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.

MLS® listing #29887906 for sale located at 647 CEDAR Avenue

$2,799,000

4 beds 4 baths 3770 sqft

647 CEDAR Avenue

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29887906

Courtesy of Jackie Noble/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services

MLS® listing #29887925 for sale located at 6156 Genoa Bay Rd

$1,247,888

4 beds 3 baths 2832 sqft

6156 Genoa Bay Rd

Duncan, British Columbia MLS® #29887925

Courtesy of Mike Eddy/Sutton Group-West Coast Realty (Dunc)

MLS® listing #29887487 for sale located at 303 627 Brookside Rd

$539,900

2 beds 2 baths 874 sqft

303 627 Brookside Rd

Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29887487

Courtesy of Adam Gibson/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay

MLS® listing #29887898 for sale located at 8599 Highway 1

$115,000

5 beds 1 baths 1844 sqft

8599 Highway 1

Meteghan Centre, Nova Scotia MLS® #29887898

Courtesy of Suzanne Amirault/Engel & Volkers (Yarmouth)

MLS® listing #29887165 for sale located at 2839 151A AV NW

$529,900

5 beds 3 baths 2237 sqft

2839 151A AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29887165

Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29887874 for sale located at 15302 76 AV NW

$595,000

5 beds 3 baths 1307 sqft

15302 76 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29887874

Courtesy of Mauricio Niemeyer/Liv Real Estate

MLS® listing #29887139 for sale located at 11 HUMPHREY GATE

$1,168,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

11 HUMPHREY GATE

Toronto (Banbury-Don Mills), Ontario MLS® #29887139

Courtesy of JASON GAO/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #29887158 for sale located at 10 - 8900 BATHURST STREET

$1,338,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

10 - 8900 BATHURST STREET

Vaughan (Patterson), Ontario MLS® #29887158

Courtesy of IRINA BYSTROV/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29887184 for sale located at 312 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD

$525,000

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

312 - 85 QUEENS WHARF ROAD

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29887184

Courtesy of YURI KVYETKO/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY

MLS® listing #29887172 for sale located at 66 ARLINGTON CRESCENT

$645,000

3 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

66 ARLINGTON CRESCENT

Guelph (Pineridge/Westminster Woods), Ontario MLS® #29887172

Courtesy of MONICA EL-KHOLI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29887177 for sale located at 64 BARN SWALLOW PRIVATE

$2,450

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

64 BARN SWALLOW PRIVATE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29887177

Courtesy of Eugine Wong/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29887189 for sale located at 911 - 18 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD

$2,300

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

911 - 18 HARRISON GARDEN BOULEVARD

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #29887189

Courtesy of DANIEL HAN/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

MLS® listing #29887557 for sale located at 62 Topsail Boulevard

$399,900

3 beds 1 baths 1090 sqft

62 Topsail Boulevard

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29887557

Courtesy of Jessica Corkum/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #29887886 for sale located at 106 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

$729,900

5 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

106 RIVERSIDE DRIVE

Bonfield, Ontario MLS® #29887886

Courtesy of DEBBIE FORREST/Royal LePage Northern Life Realty, Brokerage

MLS® listing #29887312 for sale located at 107 - 150 HOMEWOOD AVENUE

$859,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

107 - 150 HOMEWOOD AVENUE

Toronto (North St. James Town), Ontario MLS® #29887312

Courtesy of MACALLUM TEPSICH/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #29888543 for sale located at 135 MARLEE Avenue Unit# 1504

$3,200

2 beds 2 baths 960 sqft

135 MARLEE Avenue Unit# 1504

York, Ontario MLS® #29888543

Courtesy of Scott Benson/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.

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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