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 #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, 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 #30154902 for sale located at 37 BOWLER STREET

$828,880

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

37 BOWLER STREET

Aurora (Bayview Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30154902

Courtesy of KRISTA HALL/KELLER WILLIAMS REALTY CENTRES

MLS® listing #30154882 for sale located at 14 APPLE COURT

$639,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

14 APPLE COURT

Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30154882

Courtesy of Anthony Feor/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30154945 for sale located at 641 ROYAL FERN STREET

$3,700

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

641 ROYAL FERN STREET

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #30154945

Courtesy of Ishmeet Singh Malhotra/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30154933 for sale located at 60 JAMES PARK SQUARE

$890,000

3 beds 3 baths

60 JAMES PARK SQUARE

Toronto (Milliken), Ontario MLS® #30154933

Courtesy of SUSANNA ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154743 for sale located at 1453 FLETT ROAD

$510,000

3 beds 3 baths 2550 sqft

1453 FLETT ROAD

Williams Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30154743

Courtesy of Lisa Robinson/RE/MAX Williams Lake Realty

MLS® listing #30154938 for sale located at 304 CHARLTON AVENUE

$1,049,990

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

304 CHARLTON AVENUE

Vaughan (Brownridge), Ontario MLS® #30154938

Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154890 for sale located at 5008 - 180 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

$2,880,000

2 beds 3 baths 1400 sqft

5008 - 180 UNIVERSITY AVENUE

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30154890

Courtesy of HYMAN ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154915 for sale located at 7 - 2983 WESTOAK TRAILS BOULEVARD

$93,900

7 - 2983 WESTOAK TRAILS BOULEVARD

Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30154915

Courtesy of DANIEL GUO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154883 for sale located at 552 BUNTING ROAD

$539,900

3 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

552 BUNTING ROAD

St. Catharines (Bunting/Linwell), Ontario MLS® #30154883

Courtesy of Kara Speth/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30154910 for sale located at 407 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W

$399,000

2 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

407 - 55 EGLINTON AVENUE W

Mississauga (Hurontario), Ontario MLS® #30154910

Courtesy of JUN QIN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154953 for sale located at #317 5005 165 AV NW NW

$169,900

2 beds 2 baths 809 sqft

#317 5005 165 AV NW NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154953

Courtesy of . Joga Singh/Nationwide Realty Corp

MLS® listing #30154934 for sale located at 8 SUNSET STREET

$1,288,000

4 beds 2 baths 2000 sqft

8 SUNSET STREET

East Gwillimbury (Holland Landing), Ontario MLS® #30154934

Courtesy of EKUA BAMFO/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30154895 for sale located at 337 HORSHAM AVENUE

$2,200,000

6 beds 6 baths 3500 sqft

337 HORSHAM AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30154895

Courtesy of SASAN GHOLIOF/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154927 for sale located at 414 - 711 BAY STREET

$3,200

2 beds 1 baths 800 sqft

414 - 711 BAY STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30154927

Courtesy of PHILIP HU/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154941 for sale located at 407 - 235 GRANDRAVINE DRIVE

$1,999

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

407 - 235 GRANDRAVINE DRIVE

Toronto (Glenfield-Jane Heights), Ontario MLS® #30154941

Courtesy of TANYA PODOLSKAIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30154960 for sale located at 5727 KEEPING CR SW

$719,000

3 beds 3 baths 2312 sqft

5727 KEEPING CR SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154960

Courtesy of Yoon Kim/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #30154911 for sale located at 12 ARIA LANE

$1,299,813

7 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

12 ARIA LANE

Brampton (Bramalea North Industrial), Ontario MLS® #30154911

Courtesy of SUNIL SAINI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.

MLS® listing #30154625 for sale located at 10312 154 ST NW

$349,900

10312 154 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154625

Courtesy of Alvaro Soto/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited

MLS® listing #30154896 for sale located at 502 - 128 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE

$2,900

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

502 - 128 FAIRVIEW MALL DRIVE

Toronto (Don Valley Village), Ontario MLS® #30154896

Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154884 for sale located at 440 - 23 FOUR MILE CREEK ROAD

$374,900

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

440 - 23 FOUR MILE CREEK ROAD

Niagara-on-the-Lake (St. Davids), Ontario MLS® #30154884

Courtesy of Brian Toye/RE/MAX GARDEN CITY REALTY INC, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30154928 for sale located at 2126 - 500 DORIS AVENUE

$847,800

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

2126 - 500 DORIS AVENUE

Toronto (Willowdale East), Ontario MLS® #30154928

Courtesy of JOLLY WENMIN CHEN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154935 for sale located at 2212 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY

$2,400

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

2212 - 8 INTERCHANGE WAY

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30154935

Courtesy of MATTHEW HE/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154866 for sale located at #114 1238 Windermere WY SW

$235,000

2 beds 2 baths 858 sqft

#114 1238 Windermere WY SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154866

Courtesy of Daisy H. Aw/Century 21 Masters

MLS® listing #30154917 for sale located at 122 KING STREET W

$299,900

122 KING STREET W

Kawartha Lakes (Emily), Ontario MLS® #30154917

Courtesy of MOHAMMED SAKIL/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30154448 for sale located at LOWER A 45945 LEWIS AVENUE|Chilliwack Proper West

$1,500

2 beds 1 baths 902 sqft

LOWER A 45945 LEWIS AVENUE|Chilliwack Proper West

Chilliwack, British Columbia MLS® #30154448

Courtesy of Serena Laye/Pathway Executives Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30154897 for sale located at 1711 - 19 BATHURST STREET

$3,700

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

1711 - 19 BATHURST STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30154897

Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154929 for sale located at 3101 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET E

$499,900

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3101 - 20 RICHARDSON STREET E

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30154929

Courtesy of DANIEL QUACH/RE/MAX EXCEL TITAN

MLS® listing #30154880 for sale located at 8 - 314 ROYAL FERN WAY

$419,000

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

8 - 314 ROYAL FERN WAY

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30154880

Courtesy of Bimal Vyas/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30154931 for sale located at 302 - 85 SKYMARK DRIVE

$1,177,000

2 beds 2 baths 1400 sqft

302 - 85 SKYMARK DRIVE

Toronto (Hillcrest Village), Ontario MLS® #30154931

Courtesy of PARVIZ SANEI-KASHANI/CENTRAL HOME REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154936 for sale located at 4002 - 898 PORTAGE, SINGLE BEDRM PARKWAY

$1,200

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

4002 - 898 PORTAGE, SINGLE BEDRM PARKWAY

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30154936

Courtesy of RAV MURADIA/REALTY ONE GROUP DELTA

MLS® listing #30154943 for sale located at 1 ST. PAUL'S PLACE

$1,099,900

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

1 ST. PAUL'S PLACE

Orangeville, Ontario MLS® #30154943

Courtesy of BORIS DIMOVSKI/BASK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154925 for sale located at 3501 SILVERLEAF CHASE

$1,399,900

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

3501 SILVERLEAF CHASE

London South (South V), Ontario MLS® #30154925

Courtesy of HAFIZ KHAN/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC

MLS® listing #30154937 for sale located at 68 FOSHAN AVENUE

$1,688,888

4 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

68 FOSHAN AVENUE

Markham (Berczy), Ontario MLS® #30154937

Courtesy of JACK MA/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154879 for sale located at LOWER - 14202 HIGHWAY 118 HIGHWAY E

$1,650

1 beds 1 baths 1100 sqft

LOWER - 14202 HIGHWAY 118 HIGHWAY E

Dysart et al (Dysart), Ontario MLS® #30154879

Courtesy of Keeley Ward/KIC Realty

MLS® listing #30154881 for sale located at 20 REDDING WAY

$638,800

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

20 REDDING WAY

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30154881

Courtesy of Haiyun Wang/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY

MLS® listing #30154898 for sale located at 1508 - 11 BRUNEL COURT

$2,700

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

1508 - 11 BRUNEL COURT

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #30154898

Courtesy of Wilson Lee/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154913 for sale located at 940 SHELDON COURT

$829,000

940 SHELDON COURT

Burlington (Industrial Burlington), Ontario MLS® #30154913

Courtesy of DANIEL GUO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154893 for sale located at BSMT - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE

$2,400

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

BSMT - 191 PLEASANT AVENUE

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #30154893

Courtesy of LAWRENCE LIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30154786 for sale located at #2309 7343 SOUTH TERWILLEGAR DR NW

$209,800

2 beds 2 baths 960 sqft

#2309 7343 SOUTH TERWILLEGAR DR NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154786

Courtesy of Gabriela Mesta Kim Cantero/RE/MAX Real Estate

MLS® listing #30154813 for sale located at 423 - 560 RIDEAU STREET

$2,190

1 beds 1 baths

423 - 560 RIDEAU STREET

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30154813

Courtesy of Amy Verma/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30154825 for sale located at 610 - 20 MINOWAN MIIKAN LANE

$699,000

2 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

610 - 20 MINOWAN MIIKAN LANE

Toronto (Little Portugal), Ontario MLS® #30154825

Courtesy of SAM PARK/KELLER WILLIAMS ADVANTAGE REALTY

MLS® listing #30154818 for sale located at 4705 - 89 CHURCH STREET

$2,000

1 baths

4705 - 89 CHURCH STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30154818

Courtesy of CHRIS LEE/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30154781 for sale located at 2909 - 365 CHURCH STREET

$2,500

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2909 - 365 CHURCH STREET

Toronto (Church-Yonge Corridor), Ontario MLS® #30154781

Courtesy of JIAN J. QIU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30154832 for sale located at 227 Citadel Lane NW

$529,900

3 beds 3 baths 1562 sqft

227 Citadel Lane NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30154832

Courtesy of Reza Golshani Saket/Real Estate Professionals Inc.

MLS® listing #30154837 for sale located at 3732 214 ST NW

$549,980

4 beds 3 baths 1542 sqft

3732 214 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30154837

Courtesy of Wally Karout/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #30154806 for sale located at 159 Aspen Circle

$689,900

4 beds 3 baths 1702 sqft

159 Aspen Circle

Strathmore, Alberta MLS® #30154806

Courtesy of Tamara L. Desjardins/CIR Realty


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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