Cabbagetown

Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture

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Cabbagetown is home to many artists, musicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, management consultants, and many other professionals.

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$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

4000 sqft

7210 144 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29357892

Courtesy of Taleb Choucair/REMAX River City

1320 sqft

1234 Not disclosed

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29232876

Courtesy of Pankaj Dua/MaxWell Polaris

$2,600

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

S1205 - 120 BAYVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29449511

Courtesy of LINDA ING-GILBERT/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

$619,900

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

3302 - 30 GIBBS ROAD

Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29449523

Courtesy of Ena Kim/RETREND REALTY LTD

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

318 - 101 CHARLES STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29449509

Courtesy of NATHAN ZHOU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

$595,000

3 beds 3 baths 2350 sqft

62 NAVAJO Lane

Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta MLS® #29449732

Courtesy of Ian Elliott/Exp Realty

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

506 GRAVITY PRIVATE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29449528

Courtesy of SJ Singh Suri/EXP REALTY

$2,000

1 baths

1002 - 7 CARLTON STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29449530

Courtesy of CHRISTALYN ARULNANGAI SANGARY/RE/MAX METROPOLIS REALTY

$489,999

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1705 - 41 MARKBROOK LANE

Toronto (Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown), Ontario MLS® #29449542

Courtesy of MORRES CHELEBI/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

$259,000

2 beds 1 baths

107 38 Duck's Landing

Stratford, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29449566

Courtesy of Steve Nabuurs/ROYAL LEPAGE PRINCE EDWARD REALTY

$974,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

161 SELLERS AVENUE

Toronto (Caledonia-Fairbank), Ontario MLS® #29449744

Courtesy of CHRIS KELOS/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

$500,000

3 beds 2 baths 1329 sqft

151 HIGHLAND Crescent

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29449749

Courtesy of KEVIN REITZEL/Keller Williams Innovation Realty

$1,750

1 baths

3 - 68 FOXLEY STREET

Toronto (Trinity-Bellwoods), Ontario MLS® #29449698

Courtesy of JOHN FRANCIS BELL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$849,000

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

2332 FOXMEAD ROAD

Oro-Medonte, Ontario MLS® #29449888

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

$699,000

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

LPH11 - 9015 LESLIE STREET

Richmond Hill (Beaver Creek Business Park), Ontario MLS® #29449612

Courtesy of TERESA GU/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

$799,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

107 LEMIEUX COURT

Milton (FO Ford), Ontario MLS® #29449624

Courtesy of CHRISTIAN ADAM MORETUZZO/EXP REALTY

$719,900

2 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

27 - 3476 WIDDICOMBE WAY W

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29449629

Courtesy of ABIR HLAL/REALTY ONE GROUP FLAGSHIP

$749,900

5 beds 4 baths 2316 sqft

7 Redstone Park NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29449662

Courtesy of Raj K. Sewak/URBAN-REALTY.ca

$1,049,000

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

6492 WADDION DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29449674

Courtesy of Catherine Joyce/LOCKE REAL ESTATE INC.

$720,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

27 SILVERSANDS CRESCENT

Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29449679

Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage

$850,000

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

45 40TH STREET N

Wasaga Beach, Ontario MLS® #29449681

Courtesy of ANDREW MCKAY/RE/MAX By The Bay Brokerage

$779,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

153 WARD LANE

Alnwick/Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29449592

Courtesy of RYAN HUFFMAN/EXP REALTY

$559,900

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

66 HUMMINGBIRD CRESCENT

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29449585

Courtesy of Dial Singh/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

$829,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

40 EASTWOOD CRESCENT

Kincardine, Ontario MLS® #29449561

Courtesy of DAVID PATTERSON/RE/MAX Land Exchange Ltd.

$599,900

4 beds 2 baths 2941 sqft

115 COURTNEY Street

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29449573

Courtesy of DERICK WATKINS/MAKEY REAL ESTATE INC.

$1,100

2 baths 400 sqft

201 - 1977 AVENUE ROAD

Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29449597

Courtesy of VINCENT W HUANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$570,000

12436 ST ALBERT TR NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29449580

Courtesy of Ibrahim Algendy/Exp Realty

$1,250,000

4 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

28 TIVOLI COURT

Toronto (Guildwood), Ontario MLS® #29449535

Courtesy of ROSS MACDONALD/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

$2,500

2 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

C-51 - 525 ERINBROOK DRIVE

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29449713

Courtesy of RAJIV JAYKUMAR MEHTA/CENTURY 21 PROPERTY ZONE REALTY INC.

$674,900

2 beds 2 baths 743 sqft

908 1650 Granville St

Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29449775

Courtesy of Jerry Lynds/Keller Williams Select Realty

$595,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

312 BROOKHAVEN PLACE

London East (East A), Ontario MLS® #29449794

Courtesy of LESTARI RUPERT/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

$398,000

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

1306 - 40 NEPEAN STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29449807

Courtesy of Jessica Li/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

$959,875

5 beds 4 baths 2605 sqft

38 SCARLETWOOD Street

Stoney Creek, Ontario MLS® #29449840

Courtesy of Nelia Lo Russo/Right at Home Realty

$399,900

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

618 LINCOLN STREET

Welland (Lincoln/Crowland), Ontario MLS® #29449819

Courtesy of Braden Kyle/MOVERIGHT REAL ESTATE, BROKERAGE

$824,900

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

43 HARPIN WAY W

Centre Wellington (Fergus), Ontario MLS® #29449845

Courtesy of MITCH MYERS/M1 Real Estate Brokerage Ltd

$1,195

525 sqft

871 VICTORIA Street N Unit# 219

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29449869

Courtesy of TERRY H. KUENZIE/ROYAL LEPAGE WOLLE REALTY

$889,900

1 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

405 - 761 QUEEN STREET E

Toronto (South Riverdale), Ontario MLS® #29449864

Courtesy of PAUL JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$2,500

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2805 - 110 CHARLES STREET E

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29449852

Courtesy of LIYA ZID/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED

$2,000

4 beds 1 baths 1068 sqft

64 LOCKS Road

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #29449871

Courtesy of Cheryl Buis/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services

$2,888,000

4 beds 5 baths 3500 sqft

127 CARMELA AVENUE

Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29449883

Courtesy of STEFANO PALERMO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.

$649,000

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

232 - 7 BELLCASTLE GATE

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #29449876

Courtesy of DOLORES TRENTADUE/RE/MAX ALL-STARS REALTY INC.

$1,675,000

8 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

4538 PENHALLOW ROAD

Mississauga (East Credit), Ontario MLS® #29449895

Courtesy of BONG PYO/HOME STANDARDS BRICKSTONE REALTY

$819,900

4 beds 4 baths 3030 sqft

20 Fleet Court

Bedford, Nova Scotia MLS® #29449965

Courtesy of Andy Sawler/RE/MAX Nova

$929,000

3 beds 3 baths 1740 sqft

115 HOLLOWAY Terrace

Milton, Ontario MLS® #29449977

Courtesy of MIRANDA DREXLER/eXp Realty

$775,000

3 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

1716 - 268 RIDLEY BOULEVARD

Toronto (Bedford Park-Nortown), Ontario MLS® #29449989

Courtesy of MARY CARSON/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

$2,800

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

114 KENNARD AVENUE

Toronto (Bathurst Manor), Ontario MLS® #29450001

Courtesy of IRENA LANZ/FOREST HILL REAL ESTATE INC.

$629,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

372 CAMELOT DRIVE

North Bay (Birchaven), Ontario MLS® #29449910

Courtesy of ANTHONY FALCIONI/Century 21 Blue Sky Region Realty Inc., Brokerage

$655,000

2 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

2592 TRULLS ROAD

Clarington (Courtice), Ontario MLS® #29450006

Courtesy of GRACE CARDONA/SUTTON GROUP-HERITAGE REALTY INC.

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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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