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

$449,900

1 beds 2 baths 1060 sqft

3739 Casorso Road Unit# 101

Kelowna, British Columbia MLS® #29454225

Courtesy of Mike Mychalyshyn/Unison Jane Hoffman Realty

$499,999

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

7202 - 55 COOPER STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29460719

Courtesy of JAMES LI/SMART SOLD REALTY

$2,150

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

2622 - 20 EDWARD STREET

Toronto (Bay Street Corridor), Ontario MLS® #29460721

Courtesy of DANIEL TANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY

$7,800

5 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

605 UNSWORTH AVENUE

Oakville (WO West), Ontario MLS® #29460740

Courtesy of KAREN YUAN/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

$1,999,000

4 beds 5 baths 1500 sqft

397 MAPLE LEAF DRIVE

Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #29460769

Courtesy of SONIA WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$1,150,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

234 MAPLE LEAF DRIVE

Toronto (Rustic), Ontario MLS® #29460771

Courtesy of SONIA WANG/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$725,000

4 beds 3 baths 2756 sqft

125 DONEGAN Street W

Listowel, Ontario MLS® #29461185

Courtesy of Ellen Bakker/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY

$1,350,000

3 beds 3 baths 3225 sqft

812 Woodcreek Dr

North Saanich, British Columbia MLS® #29461217

Courtesy of Michelle Martin/RE/MAX Camosun

$329,900

5 beds 2 baths 3686 sqft

19 Torbay Road

St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29461022

Courtesy of JILL MASON/3% Realty East Coast

$1,049,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

7 CONDIE STREET W

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29460992

Courtesy of Eric Perron/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

$1,398,000

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

186 ROSLIN AVENUE

Toronto (Lawrence Park North), Ontario MLS® #29461135

Courtesy of BELINDA MARIE LELLI/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

$999,900

3 beds 2 baths 1136 sqft

83 SUNVALE Drive

Etobicoke, Ontario MLS® #29461250

Courtesy of Dave Cole/Royal LePage Burloak Real Estate Services

$675,000

4 beds 4 baths 2070 sqft

112 West Creek Close

Chestermere, Alberta MLS® #29461236

Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty

$1,885,000

5 beds 4 baths 4621 sqft

819 COPPER RIDGE Drive

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29461313

Courtesy of Maria Bushey/RE/MAX TWIN CITY REALTY INC.

$1,960,000

7 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

15142 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29461318

Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY

$569,000

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

120 STONEBROOK WAY

Grey Highlands, Ontario MLS® #29461349

Courtesy of PAUL KAMINSKI/iCloud Realty Ltd.

$1,288,000

3 beds 37500 sqft

2492 UPPER JAMES STREET

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29461351

Courtesy of JOHN PAUL PERRUZZA/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

$399,900

2 beds 1 baths 679 sqft

2030 CLEAVER Avenue Unit# 222

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29461255

Courtesy of Tobias Richard Smulders/RE/MAX Escarpment Realty Inc.

$799,900

3 beds 3 baths 1800 sqft

32 - 50 NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD

London North (North L), Ontario MLS® #29461274

Courtesy of JEN PORTER/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

$274,900

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

303 - 158A MCARTHUR AVENUE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29461286

Courtesy of Sydney Moke/ENGEL & VOLKERS OTTAWA

$3,350

4 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

5 WILCLIFF COURT

Markham (Greensborough), Ontario MLS® #29461293

Courtesy of PAUL LEE/ROYAL LEPAGE TERREQUITY REALTY

$765,000

3 beds 2 baths 1353 sqft

911 DEVERELL Place

Milton, Ontario MLS® #29461572

Courtesy of STACY PEEREBOOM/RE/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp.

$3,850

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

100 SALINA STREET

Mississauga (Streetsville), Ontario MLS® #29461589

Courtesy of JARED KELLY GARDNER/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.

$1,039,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

3 SPOTTED OWL CRESCENT

Brampton (Northwest Sandalwood Parkway), Ontario MLS® #29461616

Courtesy of GARRY THIND/RE/MAX GOLD REALTY INC.

$299,900

1 beds 1 baths 516 sqft

#405 11503 76 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29461630

Courtesy of Carson K. Beier/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

$550,000

2 beds 2 baths 939 sqft

4824 Andy Rd

Campbell River, British Columbia MLS® #29461628

Courtesy of Rob Shaw/eXp Realty (CR)

$809,900

3 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

55 LILYWOOD DRIVE

Cambridge, Ontario MLS® #29461642

Courtesy of ANDREW NOGUEIRA/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

$498,000

3 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

901 - 80 INVERLOCHY BOULEVARD

Markham (Royal Orchard), Ontario MLS® #29461539

Courtesy of DAVID ELFASSY/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 1201 sqft

39 FOXBOROUGH Drive

Ancaster, Ontario MLS® #29461414

Courtesy of Carly Weir/CASORA REALTY INC.

$975,000

3 beds 5 baths 2056 sqft

999 Hilltop Road

Sutherland Lake, Nova Scotia MLS® #29461382

Courtesy of Jeremy Cowan/Exit Realty Metro

$889,000

4 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

21 POOLES ROAD

Springwater (Midhurst), Ontario MLS® #29461558

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

$2,350,000

6 beds 6 baths 3500 sqft

137 OLD SURREY LANE

Richmond Hill (South Richvale), Ontario MLS® #29461534

Courtesy of HELEN LIU/RE/MAX PRIME PROPERTIES

$799,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

45 GRANGE DRIVE

Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29461200

Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS

$6,388,000

5 beds 5 baths 3500 sqft

1504 WARREN DRIVE

Oakville (MO Morrison), Ontario MLS® #29462385

Courtesy of Peter J Brown/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

$1,399,900

3 beds 3 baths 2052 sqft

332 Varsity Close NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29461109

Courtesy of Colin Ongyerth/RE/MAX Real Estate (Mountain View)

$2,100

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

714 - 2522 KEELE STREET

Toronto (Maple Leaf), Ontario MLS® #29462378

Courtesy of NANCY FERREIRA/ROYAL LEPAGE SUPREME REALTY

$465,000

2 beds 3 baths 1118 sqft

322 Cranford Park SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29461685

Courtesy of Donna M. Delaney/CIR Realty

$709,900

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

110 LARIMAR CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29460827

Courtesy of Andrew Latty/ROYAL LEPAGE INTEGRITY REALTY

$505,000

2 beds 2 baths 1084 sqft

111 3010 Washington Ave

Victoria, British Columbia MLS® #29461394

Courtesy of Brock Webber/Pemberton Holmes Ltd. - Oak Bay

$847,900

3 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

358 MEADOWBREEZE DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29461510

Courtesy of Yan Ren/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

$369,900

2 beds 2 baths 937 sqft

#29 11518 76 AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29461483

Courtesy of Thomas Buchanan/Real Broker

$1,099,900

3 beds 2 baths 2056 sqft

227 Suzanne Pl

View Royal, British Columbia MLS® #29461659

Courtesy of Brad Sawyer/Royal LePage Coast Capital - Chatterton

$798,500

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

5632 PENETANGUISHENE ROAD

Springwater (Elmvale), Ontario MLS® #29461178

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

$624,900

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

1113 ARMSTRONG ROAD

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29462006

Courtesy of Eric Fournier/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

$1,700,000

7 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

5022 6TH LINE

Erin, Ontario MLS® #29461635

Courtesy of JAMES MICALLEF/ROYAL LEPAGE SIGNATURE REALTY

$3,500

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

520 - 1 OLD MILL DRIVE

Toronto (High Park-Swansea), Ontario MLS® #29461041

Courtesy of JAMES TASCA/ICI SOURCE REAL ASSET SERVICES 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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