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, 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

$169,999

PRO LIQUOR STORE

Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458

Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

$3,500

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

2259 HIGHCROFT ROAD

Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30022875

Courtesy of ALEX NEZAMINIA/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$1,875

1 beds 1 baths

1003 - 10 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30022870

Courtesy of EDWARD XIN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

$747,000

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

4505 - 8 WATER WALK DRIVE

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30022868

Courtesy of PUI YEE SHIRLEY CHENG/RE/MAX EXCEL REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30023378 for sale located at 23 CHEMIN VENETTE ROAD

$299,000

2 beds 2 baths 856 sqft

23 CHEMIN VENETTE ROAD

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia MLS® #30023378

Courtesy of Gilles Belliveau/Red Door Realty

MLS® listing #30023140 for sale located at 649 Douglas CRESCENT

$410,000

5 beds 2 baths 853 sqft

649 Douglas CRESCENT

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30023140

Courtesy of Rowena Gambito/Realty ONE Group Dynamic

MLS® listing #30023405 for sale located at 38 SOUTHSHORE CRESCENT

$2,650

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

38 SOUTHSHORE CRESCENT

Hamilton (Stoney Creek), Ontario MLS® #30023405

Courtesy of NOSHEEN BASHIR/CENTURY 21 HERITAGE GROUP LTD.

MLS® listing #30023400 for sale located at (LOWER) - 1292 GODWICK DRIVE

$1,600

2 beds 1 baths 1500 sqft

(LOWER) - 1292 GODWICK DRIVE

Mississauga (Meadowvale Village), Ontario MLS® #30023400

Courtesy of DANIAL ARIF/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023265 for sale located at 3245 CAMBOURNE CRESCENT

$3,700

3 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

3245 CAMBOURNE CRESCENT

Mississauga (Meadowvale), Ontario MLS® #30023265

Courtesy of CHERRY YANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023260 for sale located at 1328 CAWTHRA ROAD

$4,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

1328 CAWTHRA ROAD

Mississauga (Mineola), Ontario MLS® #30023260

Courtesy of AVTAR SINGH JANDU/KIGO REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023272 for sale located at #112 340 WINDERMERE RD NW

$199,500

2 beds 2 baths 786 sqft

#112 340 WINDERMERE RD NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30023272

Courtesy of Joseph Yisak/MaxWell Devonshire Realty

MLS® listing #30023227 for sale located at 97 ZOKOL DRIVE

$799,000

6 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

97 ZOKOL DRIVE

Aurora, Ontario MLS® #30023227

Courtesy of GLORIA JIANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30023289 for sale located at 22 BENTON ROAD

$13.99/sqft

1 baths 8800 sqft

22 BENTON ROAD

Toronto (Brookhaven-Amesbury), Ontario MLS® #30023289

Courtesy of NELSON OLUWOLE AKINKUGBE/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023347 for sale located at 1202 - 2495 EGLINTON AVENUE W

$2,175

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1202 - 2495 EGLINTON AVENUE W

Mississauga (Central Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30023347

Courtesy of BISHOY TAWADROS/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY, BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #30023563 for sale located at 7279 PARKSIDE ROAD

$1,089,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

7279 PARKSIDE ROAD

Niagara Falls (Forestview), Ontario MLS® #30023563

Courtesy of SHERIE SUKRAM/KING REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023001 for sale located at 91 WOLFE TRAIL

$949,900

5 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

91 WOLFE TRAIL

Tiny, Ontario MLS® #30023001

Courtesy of SCOTT K.T. ASTAPHAN/RE/MAX ESCARPMENT REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023049 for sale located at 1811 - 5162 YONGE STREET

$2,550

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1811 - 5162 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30023049

Courtesy of JULIA VERLINT/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.

MLS® listing #30023121 for sale located at 2707 - 2033 KENNEDY ROAD

$2,750

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

2707 - 2033 KENNEDY ROAD

Toronto (Agincourt South-Malvern West), Ontario MLS® #30023121

Courtesy of GEORGE MA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023133 for sale located at 215 - 10 ESPLANADE LANE

$359,900

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

215 - 10 ESPLANADE LANE

Grimsby (Grimsby Beach), Ontario MLS® #30023133

Courtesy of TERRY ROGERS/ROYAL LEPAGE BURLOAK REAL ESTATE SERVICES

MLS® listing #30023436 for sale located at 116 PASSAGEWAY PRIVATE

$840,000

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

116 PASSAGEWAY PRIVATE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30023436

Courtesy of Len Goosen/REMAX BOARDWALK REALTY

MLS® listing #30023602 for sale located at 225, 200 Richard Street

$180,000

3 beds 2 baths 1184 sqft

225, 200 Richard Street

Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30023602

Courtesy of Asad Hidayat/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30023657 for sale located at 622 Glacial Shores WAY

$719,900

6 beds 3 baths 1365 sqft

622 Glacial Shores WAY

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #30023657

Courtesy of Shawn Johnson/RE/MAX Saskatoon

MLS® listing #30023645 for sale located at 80 Gordons Point Road

$234,900

1 beds 1 baths 990 sqft

80 Gordons Point Road

West Green Harbour, Nova Scotia MLS® #30023645

Courtesy of John Foss/Keller Williams Select Realty (Shelburne)

$2,750

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

2205 - 1000 PORTAGE PARKWAY

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #30022869

Courtesy of PAUL PECA/WEST-100 METRO VIEW REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30023052 for sale located at 36 - 1742 JOHN STREET

$738,000

4 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

36 - 1742 JOHN STREET

Markham (Bayview Fairway-Bayview Country Club Estates), Ontario MLS® #30023052

Courtesy of KITTY YANG/HC REALTY GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30023045 for sale located at 2111 - 5162 YONGE STREET

$2,595

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2111 - 5162 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #30023045

Courtesy of JULIA VERLINT/INTERNATIONAL REALTY FIRM, INC.

MLS® listing #30023259 for sale located at 3306 CHARLES BIGGAR DRIVE

$5,650

5 beds 4 baths 3500 sqft

3306 CHARLES BIGGAR DRIVE

Oakville (GO Glenorchy), Ontario MLS® #30023259

Courtesy of PETER FENG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023228 for sale located at 1602 - 340 DIXON ROAD

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

1602 - 340 DIXON ROAD

Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #30023228

Courtesy of LEO VELIZ/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023127 for sale located at 1128 KELL STREET

$725,000

5 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

1128 KELL STREET

Innisfil (Alcona), Ontario MLS® #30023127

Courtesy of ADRIEN COSTABILE/Royal LePage Real Estate Associates

MLS® listing #30023139 for sale located at 21 WILLOW WOOD CO

$349,900

2 beds 2 baths 1050 sqft

21 WILLOW WOOD CO

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #30023139

Courtesy of Nathan Lorenz/Real Broker

MLS® listing #30023285 for sale located at 224 HOLLINGHAM ROAD

$1,498,000

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

224 HOLLINGHAM ROAD

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #30023285

Courtesy of TIFFANY HIU YAN TSUI/TRUSTWELL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30023209 for sale located at #1 65 MICHIGAN ST

$224,900

3 beds 2 baths 1075 sqft

#1 65 MICHIGAN ST

Devon, Alberta MLS® #30023209

Courtesy of John Anderson/MaxWell Polaris

MLS® listing #30023401 for sale located at 39 KISTLER STREET

$1,191,000

7 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

39 KISTLER STREET

Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #30023401

Courtesy of Manik Chatley/HOMELIFE/MIRACLE REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30023406 for sale located at 213 - 34 NORMAN STREET

$2,200

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

213 - 34 NORMAN STREET

Brantford, Ontario MLS® #30023406

Courtesy of MARISSA KERR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

MLS® listing #30023110 for sale located at 150 Springmere Drive

$729,900

5 beds 4 baths 2289 sqft

150 Springmere Drive

Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #30023110

Courtesy of Suman Randhawa/Town Residential

MLS® listing #30023564 for sale located at 12224 55 ST NW

$479,900

4 beds 2 baths 1039 sqft

12224 55 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30023564

Courtesy of Errol J. Scott/Exp Realty

MLS® listing #30022876 for sale located at 603 - 20 MCFARLANE DRIVE

$514,900

1 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

603 - 20 MCFARLANE DRIVE

Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #30022876

Courtesy of NASIR MANJI/REALTY EXECUTIVES PLUS LTD

MLS® listing #30023608 for sale located at 23 Templegreen Road NE

$399,999

4 beds 3 baths 1346 sqft

23 Templegreen Road NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #30023608

Courtesy of Barb Desautels/CIR Realty

MLS® listing #30023379 for sale located at 1, 12 Silver Creek Boulevard NW

$399,900

3 beds 3 baths 1349 sqft

1, 12 Silver Creek Boulevard NW

Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30023379

Courtesy of Priscilla Vitale/The Real Estate District

$330,000

3 beds 3 baths 1259 sqft

#81 9535 217 ST NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30023691

Courtesy of Kimberly Will/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

$2,790

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

4183 PHEASANT RUN ROAD

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #30022877

Courtesy of SCOTT HUA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

MLS® listing #30022973 for sale located at 55 Tori Lane

$834,900

4 beds 3 baths 2931 sqft

55 Tori Lane

Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #30022973

Courtesy of Cheradene Digdon/Parachute Realty

MLS® listing #30022911 for sale located at 789 COBBLE HILL DRIVE

$574,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

789 COBBLE HILL DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30022911

Courtesy of Shelby Hiratsuka/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

MLS® listing #30023003 for sale located at 300 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

$19.95/sqft

768 sqft

300 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30023003

Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY

MLS® listing #30023008 for sale located at 2693 HEARDCREEK TRAIL

$1,189,900

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

2693 HEARDCREEK TRAIL

London North (North S), Ontario MLS® #30023008

Courtesy of ANMOL BRAR/NU-VISTA PINNACLE REALTY BROKERAGE INC

MLS® listing #30022865 for sale located at 1296 TALL PINE AVENUE

$1,167,000

5 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

1296 TALL PINE AVENUE

Oshawa (Pinecrest), Ontario MLS® #30022865

Courtesy of NARESH DONTHUKURTHI/CENTURY 21 LEGACY LTD.

MLS® listing #30023104 for sale located at 652 Heritage Drive

$819,900

6 beds 4 baths 2405 sqft

652 Heritage Drive

Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30023104

Courtesy of JAMIE HEWAT/COLDWELL BANKER UNITED


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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