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

$620,000

43560 sqft

3303 70 Avenue

Leduc, Alberta MLS® #29465687

Courtesy of Michelle A. Plach/HonestDoor Inc

MLS® listing #29441052 for sale located at 73  SUPERIOR Street

$2,175,000

2900 sqft

73 SUPERIOR Street

Devon, Alberta MLS® #29441052

Courtesy of Erin Holowach/ComFree

MLS® listing #29210474 for sale located at 4807  44 Ave

1400 sqft

4807 44 Ave

Stony Plain, Alberta MLS® #29210474

Courtesy of Rohin Geis/Royal LePage Noralta Real Estate

MLS® listing #29749159 for sale located at 12854 BENS ROAD

$989,000

4 beds 2 baths 2604 sqft

12854 BENS ROAD

Charlie Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749159

Courtesy of Kimberley Schwarz/Izon Realty

MLS® listing #29357892 for sale located at 7210  144 Avenue

4000 sqft

7210 144 Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29357892

Courtesy of Taleb Choucair/REMAX River City

MLS® listing #29661678 for sale located at 1003-1087  Parsons Road SW

$2,500,000

2665 sqft

1003-1087 Parsons Road SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29661678

Courtesy of Ricky Aujla/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29530364 for sale located at 34  Hwy 28

$3,300,000

20473200 sqft

34 Hwy 28

Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530364

Courtesy of Aron T. Scraba/Latitude Real Estate Group

MLS® listing #29750127 for sale located at 1111 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE

$3,100

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

1111 - 15 GREENVIEW AVENUE

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29750127

Courtesy of WENDY WANG/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29750134 for sale located at 278 LASALLE AVENUE

$735,000

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

278 LASALLE AVENUE

Oshawa (Central), Ontario MLS® #29750134

Courtesy of SORRELLE A. GOLOMB/CHESTNUT PARK REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #29750141 for sale located at 30 KAITLIN DRIVE

$1,549,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

30 KAITLIN DRIVE

Richmond Hill (Oak Ridges Lake Wilcox), Ontario MLS® #29750141

Courtesy of YAYA CYNTHIA CHEN/FIRST CLASS REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29750146 for sale located at 4106 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD

$2,200

1 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

4106 - 3883 QUARTZ ROAD

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29750146

Courtesy of NIRAV GANDHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29750153 for sale located at 976 6TH AVENUE E

$799,900

5 beds 4 baths 3000 sqft

976 6TH AVENUE E

Owen Sound, Ontario MLS® #29750153

Courtesy of KEVIN JOHN/Royal Lepage Integrity Realty

MLS® listing #29750259 for sale located at 70 GARVEY COURT

$894,900

4 beds 4 baths 2810 sqft

70 GARVEY COURT

Bedford West, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750259

Courtesy of Amer Haidar/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #29750564 for sale located at 5308, 522 Cranford Drive SE

$321,000

2 beds 2 baths 830 sqft

5308, 522 Cranford Drive SE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29750564

Courtesy of Kenton Ryan/RE/MAX First

MLS® listing #29750329 for sale located at 95 SARRACINI CRESCENT

$3,288,888

6 beds 7 baths 5000 sqft

95 SARRACINI CRESCENT

Vaughan (Islington Woods), Ontario MLS® #29750329

Courtesy of MINA FILARDO/RE/MAX PREMIER INC.

MLS® listing #29750456 for sale located at 48 Jeep Crescent

$459,900

3 beds 2 baths 1585 sqft

48 Jeep Crescent

Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750456

Courtesy of Teddy Dexter/Parachute Realty

MLS® listing #29750538 for sale located at 444 STONECHURCH Road W Unit# P5

$559,900

3 beds 1 baths 1700 sqft

444 STONECHURCH Road W Unit# P5

Hamilton, Ontario MLS® #29750538

Courtesy of Brittany Quay/Revel Realty Inc.

MLS® listing #29750468 for sale located at 407 BAYVIEW PARKWAY

$549,900

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

407 BAYVIEW PARKWAY

Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29750468

Courtesy of MARK FARIS/FARIS TEAM REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE

MLS® listing #29750540 for sale located at 4109 ROAD 164

$1,199,995

4 beds 5 baths 3000 sqft

4109 ROAD 164

West Perth (Mitchell), Ontario MLS® #29750540

Courtesy of SHAUN PICKERING/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29750557 for sale located at 12 Princes Walk

$724,900

4 beds 3 baths 2171 sqft

12 Princes Walk

Halifax, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750557

Courtesy of Johnathon Benedict/Royal LePage Atlantic - Valley(Windsor)

MLS® listing #29750552 for sale located at 2 - 40 PRESTIGE CIRCLE

$369,900

2 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

2 - 40 PRESTIGE CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29750552

Courtesy of Maureen Yates/ROYAL LEPAGE PERFORMANCE REALTY

$287,000

2 beds 1 baths 930 sqft

23, 420 Grier Avenue NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29750507

Courtesy of Natosha Wareham-Bakker/Royal LePage Benchmark

MLS® listing #29750116 for sale located at 512 SNOWDROP Court

$865,000

3 beds 3 baths 2378 sqft

512 SNOWDROP Court

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29750116

Courtesy of CAHIT TUTAK/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29750130 for sale located at 307 - 181 BEDFORD ROAD

$1,055,000

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

307 - 181 BEDFORD ROAD

Toronto (Annex), Ontario MLS® #29750130

Courtesy of Sherry Jiang/NU STREAM REALTY (TORONTO) INC.

MLS® listing #29750128 for sale located at 4 KNOLLVIEW CRESCENT

$1,999,000

5 beds 5 baths 2000 sqft

4 KNOLLVIEW CRESCENT

Toronto (Bayview Village), Ontario MLS® #29750128

Courtesy of SUE ZHANG/SMART SOLD REALTY

MLS® listing #29750135 for sale located at 523 - 7167 YONGE STREET

$2,500

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

523 - 7167 YONGE STREET

Markham (Grandview), Ontario MLS® #29750135

Courtesy of LILY TANG/EXP REALTY

MLS® listing #29750142 for sale located at 15 JAGGES DRIVE

$850,000

5 beds 6 baths 1500 sqft

15 JAGGES DRIVE

Barrie (Edgehill Drive), Ontario MLS® #29750142

Courtesy of CLIFFORD D'SOUZA/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29750147 for sale located at 19290 HURONTARIO STREET

$1,199,000

5 beds 3 baths 2000 sqft

19290 HURONTARIO STREET

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29750147

Courtesy of NIL CHINOY/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #29750154 for sale located at UPPER - 30 WILLIAM STREET

$2,800

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

UPPER - 30 WILLIAM STREET

Guelph (St. George's), Ontario MLS® #29750154

Courtesy of DENNIS XU/MASTER'S TRUST REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29749657 for sale located at 8989 S MAHOOD LAKE ROAD

$999,900

3 beds 3 baths 2340 sqft

8989 S MAHOOD LAKE ROAD

Canim Lake, British Columbia MLS® #29749657

Courtesy of Jenni Guimond/eXp Realty (100 Mile)

$409,900

4 beds 3 baths 1224 sqft

68 235 Rosewood BOULEVARD E

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan MLS® #29750527

Courtesy of Sudendhu (Sid) Rai/L&T Realty Ltd.

$1,495,000

3 beds 4 baths 5211 sqft

160 Stone Hedges Lane

Waverley, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750515

Courtesy of Sandra Pike/Royal LePage Atlantic

$1,165,000

6 beds 4 baths 2510 sqft

273 Everglade Circle SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29750399

Courtesy of Suha Kordi/Century 21 Bravo Realty

MLS® listing #29750231 for sale located at 785 OLD MILL ROAD

$1,699,900

5 beds 3 baths 2500 sqft

785 OLD MILL ROAD

Kawartha Lakes (Ops), Ontario MLS® #29750231

Courtesy of TRISH LEIGH TODD/REVEL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29750286 for sale located at 54 RIVERBANK ROAD

$699,000

3 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

54 RIVERBANK ROAD

Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls), Ontario MLS® #29750286

Courtesy of JASON RICHARD/ROYAL LEPAGE KAWARTHA LAKES REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29750541 for sale located at 22 - 1052 LONGHURST ROAD

$5,950,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

22 - 1052 LONGHURST ROAD

Muskoka Lakes (Watt), Ontario MLS® #29750541

Courtesy of RICHARD SCULLY/Harvey Kalles Real Estate Ltd.

MLS® listing #29750558 for sale located at 73 Lakefront Drive

$849,900

5 beds 3 baths 2607 sqft

73 Lakefront Drive

Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750558

Courtesy of Rob Ogilvie/RE/MAX Nova

$89,000

2 beds 1 baths 724 sqft

31 Woods Road

Catalina, Newfoundland & Labrador MLS® #29750546

Courtesy of Neil Norcott/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29750553 for sale located at 42 - 3435 OLD HIGHWAY 17 ROAD

$574,900

3 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

42 - 3435 OLD HIGHWAY 17 ROAD

Clarence-Rockland, Ontario MLS® #29750553

Courtesy of Lise Picard/RE/MAX DELTA REALTY

MLS® listing #29750560 for sale located at Acreage Big Pond Road

$200,000

Acreage Big Pond Road

Rock Barra, Prince Edward Island MLS® #29750560

Courtesy of Joe Lisi/CENTURY 21 COLONIAL REALTY INC

$1,088,000

2 beds 2 baths 1800 sqft

1601 - 2180 MARINE DRIVE

Oakville (BR Bronte), Ontario MLS® #29750584

Courtesy of ANITA SULLIVAN/ROYAL LEPAGE REAL ESTATE SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #29750159 for sale located at 146 TRUEDELL CIRCLE

$699,900

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

146 TRUEDELL CIRCLE

Hamilton (Waterdown), Ontario MLS® #29750159

Courtesy of MICHAEL COPE/Engel & Volkers Oakville

MLS® listing #29750363 for sale located at 1860 CREEK WAY

$889,900

3 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

1860 CREEK WAY

Burlington (Uptown), Ontario MLS® #29750363

Courtesy of ROSHAN BASNET/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

MLS® listing #29750522 for sale located at 2884 Highway 2

$499,000

2884 Highway 2

Fall River, Nova Scotia MLS® #29750522

Courtesy of Hayley Thomas/Royal LePage Atlantic

MLS® listing #29750148 for sale located at 2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY

$1,690,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

2422 HERTFORDSHIRE WAY

Oakville (JC Joshua Creek), Ontario MLS® #29750148

Courtesy of BRUCE ZHAO/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29750129 for sale located at 1306 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE

$2,100

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1306 - 185 ROEHAMPTON AVENUE

Toronto (Mount Pleasant West), Ontario MLS® #29750129

Courtesy of CANDICE PAN/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29750131 for sale located at 76 DORAN ROAD

$399,900

4 beds 1 baths 700 sqft

76 DORAN ROAD

Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29750131

Courtesy of Jackie Durnford/CENTURY 21 ASPIRE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29750136 for sale located at 1813 - 292 VERDALE CROSS ROAD

$2,200

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1813 - 292 VERDALE CROSS ROAD

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29750136

Courtesy of SIMON SHEN/BAY STREET GROUP INC.

MLS® listing #29750143 for sale located at 6 WHITE CRESCENT

$1,099,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

6 WHITE CRESCENT

Barrie (Holly), Ontario MLS® #29750143

Courtesy of VICTORIA MAKHNIN/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL 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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