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

2712 sqft

PRO LIQUOR STORE

Vegreville, Alberta MLS® #30006458

Courtesy of Kuljeet Dhaliwal/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #30074100 for sale located at 76 MAPLE FIELDS CIRCLE

$1,599,000

6 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

76 MAPLE FIELDS CIRCLE

Aurora (Aurora Estates), Ontario MLS® #30074100

Courtesy of LYNDON LIU/AVION REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30074101 for sale located at 144 BYERS POND WAY

$1,480,000

8 beds 5 baths 2500 sqft

144 BYERS POND WAY

Whitchurch-Stouffville (Stouffville), Ontario MLS® #30074101

Courtesy of ANGEL YU/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30074119 for sale located at #87 53509 RGE ROAD 60

$144,900

#87 53509 RGE ROAD 60

Rural Parkland County, Alberta MLS® #30074119

Courtesy of Clayton Kostuik/Century 21 Leading

MLS® listing #30074069 for sale located at 27 - 15 EATON PARK LANE

$599,000

2 beds 3 baths 1200 sqft

27 - 15 EATON PARK LANE

Toronto (L'Amoreaux), Ontario MLS® #30074069

Courtesy of WENDY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #30074057 for sale located at 252 RAPLEY STREET

$549,900

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

252 RAPLEY STREET

Strathroy-Caradoc (NW), Ontario MLS® #30074057

Courtesy of TIM CANN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN CORP

MLS® listing #30074011 for sale located at 664 CUMMINGS AVENUE

$669,900

5 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

664 CUMMINGS AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30074011

Courtesy of Katherine Scott/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY GROUP

$369,000

1 beds 1 baths 449 sqft

304 555 Franklyn St

Nanaimo, British Columbia MLS® #30074078

Courtesy of Chris Carter/Royal LePage Nanaimo Realty (NanIsHwyN)

$114,900

2 beds 2 baths 1251 sqft

910, 201 Arabian Drive

Fort McMurray, Alberta MLS® #30074059

Courtesy of TAM NGUYEN/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #30069269 for sale located at 3866 DIXON ROAD

$799,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

3866 DIXON ROAD

Innisfil, Ontario MLS® #30069269

Courtesy of MATTEO CANCIAN/CV Real Estate

MLS® listing #30069276 for sale located at 2307 STONE GLEN CRESCENT

$975,000

3 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

2307 STONE GLEN CRESCENT

Oakville (WM Westmount), Ontario MLS® #30069276

Courtesy of HAFSAT OHUNENE BELLO/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #30069283 for sale located at 270 MORRISON Road Unit# 2A

$549,900

2 beds 3 baths 1874 sqft

270 MORRISON Road Unit# 2A

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30069283

Courtesy of YOGI BEDNJICKI/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30069295 for sale located at PART OF LOT 2 CON 5 HIGHWAY 65 HIGHWAY E

$99,900

PART OF LOT 2 CON 5 HIGHWAY 65 HIGHWAY E

Timiskaming (TIM - Outside - Rural), Ontario MLS® #30069295

Courtesy of Jim Huff/HUFF REALTY LTD

MLS® listing #30069346 for sale located at C - 5870 KING KING ROAD

$5,750

1 baths 3950 sqft

C - 5870 KING KING ROAD

King (Nobleton), Ontario MLS® #30069346

Courtesy of ANNE ELIZABETH HILLIARD/COLDWELL BANKER RONAN REALTY

MLS® listing #30069358 for sale located at 232 WILLARD AVENUE

$9,000

4 beds 5 baths 1500 sqft

232 WILLARD AVENUE

Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #30069358

Courtesy of PAUL JOHNSTON/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30069360 for sale located at 1007 - 300 WEBB DRIVE

$398,000

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

1007 - 300 WEBB DRIVE

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069360

Courtesy of STEPHANIE ZACCHIGNA/RE/MAX WEST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30069365 for sale located at 127 TRAGINA AVENUE S

$649,000

2 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

127 TRAGINA AVENUE S

Hamilton (Bartonville), Ontario MLS® #30069365

Courtesy of NICK DAYMOND/KELLER WILLIAMS EDGE REALTY

MLS® listing #30069372 for sale located at 1630 Pinewood Ave

$1,399,000

4 beds 2 baths 1748 sqft

1630 Pinewood Ave

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #30069372

Courtesy of Audra Poole/The Agency

MLS® listing #30069377 for sale located at 101 230 Lister Kaye CRESCENT

$329,900

2 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

101 230 Lister Kaye CRESCENT

Swift Current, Saskatchewan MLS® #30069377

Courtesy of Erin Christopher/Real Broker SK Ltd.

MLS® listing #30069384 for sale located at 165 Spring Dale Circle SE

$310,000

2 beds 2 baths 1335 sqft

165 Spring Dale Circle SE

Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #30069384

Courtesy of Erin Pilsner/RE/MAX Complete Realty

MLS® listing #30069389 for sale located at 39 MARTINET AVENUE

$615,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

39 MARTINET AVENUE

London East (East I), Ontario MLS® #30069389

Courtesy of STEVE KLEIMAN/CENTURY 21 FIRST CANADIAN STEVE KLEIMAN INC.

MLS® listing #30069391 for sale located at 17 - 2635 BATEMAN TRAIL

$499,900

3 beds 3 baths 1000 sqft

17 - 2635 BATEMAN TRAIL

London South (South W), Ontario MLS® #30069391

Courtesy of SHANE HARRISON/THE REALTY FIRM INC.

MLS® listing #30069411 for sale located at 342 MILL Street Unit# 70

$719,900

3 beds 4 baths 1587 sqft

342 MILL Street Unit# 70

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #30069411

Courtesy of ALEJANDRA IVIC/RE/MAX Twin City Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30069416 for sale located at 976 SHADELAND Avenue Unit# 3

$4,950

5 beds 4 baths 2438 sqft

976 SHADELAND Avenue Unit# 3

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #30069416

Courtesy of Greg Kuchma/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #30069430 for sale located at 59 Chippewa ST

$369,900

4 beds 2 baths

59 Chippewa ST

Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario MLS® #30069430

Courtesy of Kyle Schneider/Exit Realty True North

MLS® listing #30072539 for sale located at 37015 FINGAL LINE

$1,099,000

7 beds 2 baths 5000 sqft

37015 FINGAL LINE

Southwold, Ontario MLS® #30072539

Courtesy of RICHARD HADDOW/RE/MAX CENTRE CITY REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30072565 for sale located at 2102 CLYDE LAKE LANE

$309,900

1 beds 1 baths

2102 CLYDE LAKE LANE

Lanark Highlands, Ontario MLS® #30072565

Courtesy of Kerri Bradley/HOMES & COTTAGES UNLIMITED REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30072577 for sale located at 28 HERITAGE LANE

$849,900

2 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

28 HERITAGE LANE

Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30072577

Courtesy of Chris Hendriks/RE/MAX HENDRIKS TEAM REALTY

MLS® listing #30072818 for sale located at 6283 GREEN LAKE NORTH ROAD

$589,000

3 beds 2 baths 1094 sqft

6283 GREEN LAKE NORTH ROAD

70 Mile House, British Columbia MLS® #30072818

Courtesy of Arlene Jongbloets/REMAX 100

MLS® listing #30072887 for sale located at 42 6568 193B STREET

$845,000

3 beds 3 baths 1700 sqft

42 6568 193B STREET

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30072887

Courtesy of Carole Ball/RE/MAX Treeland Realty

MLS® listing #30073215 for sale located at LOT #22 - 87 ALLISTER DRIVE

$1,189,900

4 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

LOT #22 - 87 ALLISTER DRIVE

Middlesex Centre (Kilworth), Ontario MLS® #30073215

Courtesy of RANDY DEAN PAWLOWSKI/SUTTON GROUP PAWLOWSKI & COMPANY REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE INC.

MLS® listing #30073222 for sale located at 1 KINCARDINE DRIVE

$2,700

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

1 KINCARDINE DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #30073222

Courtesy of Marta B. Restrepo/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #30073227 for sale located at 13 NADINA CRESCENT

$309,900

4 beds 2 baths 2256 sqft

13 NADINA CRESCENT

Fraser Lake, British Columbia MLS® #30073227

Courtesy of Jody Pedersen/RE/MAX Vanderhoof

MLS® listing #30073260 for sale located at 22 3500 144 STREET

$1,289,900

3 beds 3 baths 2209 sqft

22 3500 144 STREET

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #30073260

Courtesy of Demitri Zambus/The Agency White Rock

MLS® listing #30073272 for sale located at 1010 - 9090 YONGE STREET

$3,228

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1010 - 9090 YONGE STREET

Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #30073272

Courtesy of Christopher Chung/HOMELIFE/CIMERMAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #30073380 for sale located at 14 - 300 SANDRINGHAM CRESCENT

$389,900

3 beds 2 baths 1600 sqft

14 - 300 SANDRINGHAM CRESCENT

London South (South R), Ontario MLS® #30073380

Courtesy of MATT ROWSWELL/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

MLS® listing #30073455 for sale located at 3550 - 97 Street

$2,199,000

4640 sqft

3550 - 97 Street

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #30073455

Courtesy of Tanner Wormald/NAI Commercial Real Estate Inc

MLS® listing #30073513 for sale located at 37 GEMINI DRIVE

$3,299

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

37 GEMINI DRIVE

Barrie, Ontario MLS® #30073513

Courtesy of KHUSH MULTANI/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #30069822 for sale located at 15 DIREZZE COURT S

$1,538,000

4 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

15 DIREZZE COURT S

Richmond Hill (Mill Pond), Ontario MLS® #30069822

Courtesy of DARYL KING/RE/MAX HALLMARK REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #30069827 for sale located at 16 - 121 GREEN BRIAR ROAD

$499,900

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

16 - 121 GREEN BRIAR ROAD

New Tecumseth, Ontario MLS® #30069827

Courtesy of GEORGEINA HELEN BLYTH/ROYAL LEPAGE RCR REALTY

MLS® listing #30069834 for sale located at 51 BRIARSDALE CRESCENT

$724,900

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

51 BRIARSDALE CRESCENT

Welland (N. Welland), Ontario MLS® #30069834

Courtesy of Ben Lockyer/ROYAL LEPAGE NRC REALTY

MLS® listing #30069858 for sale located at 1834 JANE STREET

$2,549,000

2620 sqft

1834 JANE STREET

Toronto (Weston), Ontario MLS® #30069858

Courtesy of PARAS. P. BHATIA/PROPERTY.CA INC.

MLS® listing #30069860 for sale located at 1019 DONNELLY STREET

$1,289,000

7 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

1019 DONNELLY STREET

Milton (BE Beaty), Ontario MLS® #30069860

Courtesy of INGY DOSS/RE/MAX SUCCESS REALTY

MLS® listing #30069865 for sale located at 703 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE E

$2,700

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

703 - 70 ABSOLUTE AVENUE E

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #30069865

Courtesy of ANWAR MAJEED/GLOBAL BRICKS EXECUTIVE HOMES REALTY

MLS® listing #30069872 for sale located at 4413 LEE DRIVE

$978,000

4 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

4413 LEE DRIVE

Mississauga (Rathwood), Ontario MLS® #30069872

Courtesy of ANGELA ZEZZA/SUTTON GROUP QUANTUM REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #30069889 for sale located at 506 - 55 DE BOERS DRIVE

$538,888

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

506 - 55 DE BOERS DRIVE

Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #30069889

Courtesy of PAOLA CALAMIA/RE/MAX NOBLECORP REAL ESTATE

MLS® listing #30069891 for sale located at 16/17 - 37 VICTORIA AVENUE

$995,000

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

16/17 - 37 VICTORIA AVENUE

Halton Hills (AC Acton), Ontario MLS® #30069891

Courtesy of RYAN FRANCIS HAYDAR/REVEL 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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