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 #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

$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 #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 #29232876 for sale located at 1234  Not disclosed

1320 sqft

1234 Not disclosed

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29232876

Courtesy of Pankaj Dua/MaxWell Polaris

20473200 sqft

34 Hwy 28

Cold Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530364

Courtesy of Aron T. Scraba/Latitude Real Estate Group

MLS® listing #29530012 for sale located at 3206 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W

$2,050

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3206 - 448 BURNHAMTHORPE ROAD W

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530012

Courtesy of DANNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530000 for sale located at 1511 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT

$2,300

2 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

1511 - 60 HONEYCRISP CRESCENT

Vaughan (Vaughan Corporate Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530000

Courtesy of JOE TU/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530175 for sale located at 23 ACADIAN HEIGHTS W

$769,900

4 beds 4 baths 1100 sqft

23 ACADIAN HEIGHTS W

Brampton (Fletcher's Creek South), Ontario MLS® #29530175

Courtesy of SURJIT KHAROD/RE/MAX REAL ESTATE CENTRE INC.

MLS® listing #29530074 for sale located at 2721 GRAND VISTA CIRCLE

$878,000

4 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

2721 GRAND VISTA CIRCLE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530074

Courtesy of Yan Ren/HOME RUN REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530202 for sale located at 19 5 AV

$35,500

19 5 AV

Faust, Alberta MLS® #29530202

Courtesy of Kelly Burk/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #29530303 for sale located at 251 Longspoon Drive

$1,250,000

3 beds 3 baths 2426 sqft

251 Longspoon Drive

Vernon, British Columbia MLS® #29530303

Courtesy of Bob Dohnalek/Rockridge Real Estate Company

MLS® listing #29530682 for sale located at 2016 - 158 FRONT STREET E

$2,900

2 beds 1 baths 600 sqft

2016 - 158 FRONT STREET E

Toronto (Moss Park), Ontario MLS® #29530682

Courtesy of MAZHAR KAIF/CAPITAL HILL REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530550 for sale located at 13 Emerson Crescent

$994,900

3 beds 3 baths 1325 sqft

13 Emerson Crescent

Okotoks, Alberta MLS® #29530550

Courtesy of Anna Kaufman/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29530586 for sale located at 298034 218 Street W

$1,649,900

5 beds 6 baths 3208 sqft

298034 218 Street W

Rural Foothills County, Alberta MLS® #29530586

Courtesy of Dustin Dansereau/Coldwell Banker Mountain Central

MLS® listing #29530017 for sale located at #312 40 ALPINE PL

$154,900

2 beds 1 baths 879 sqft

#312 40 ALPINE PL

St. Albert, Alberta MLS® #29530017

Courtesy of Johnny A. Marano/Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited

MLS® listing #29530524 for sale located at 2 - 18 EWING STREET

$2,250

2 beds 1 baths

2 - 18 EWING STREET

Halton Hills (Georgetown), Ontario MLS® #29530524

Courtesy of MOHAMED MEDHAT MOAWAD/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

MLS® listing #29530252 for sale located at 511 7 Street NE

$1,800,000

4 beds 4 baths 2667 sqft

511 7 Street NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530252

Courtesy of Heather Cleveland/Royal LePage Solutions

MLS® listing #29530548 for sale located at 215 SPECKLED ALDER ROW

$2,550

3 beds 3 baths 1100 sqft

215 SPECKLED ALDER ROW

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530548

Courtesy of VISHAL SAXENA/EXP REALTY

$1,899,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

3365 CIDER MILL PLACE

Mississauga (Erin Mills), Ontario MLS® #29530726

Courtesy of MARCO OTTINO/RE/MAX PROFESSIONALS INC.

MLS® listing #29530176 for sale located at 125 BIGHORN CRESCENT

$819,900

4 beds 4 baths 1500 sqft

125 BIGHORN CRESCENT

Brampton (Sandringham-Wellington), Ontario MLS® #29530176

Courtesy of IQBAL SINGH KACHHYARA/HOMELIFE SUPERSTARS REAL ESTATE LIMITED

MLS® listing #29530171 for sale located at 115 MARY STREET

$519,900

3 beds 2 baths 1500 sqft

115 MARY STREET

Orillia, Ontario MLS® #29530171

Courtesy of HARLEY COOPER/SUTTON GROUP INCENTIVE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530203 for sale located at 20 5 AV

$35,500

20 5 AV

Faust, Alberta MLS® #29530203

Courtesy of Kelly Burk/Royal Lepage Arteam Realty

MLS® listing #29530082 for sale located at 418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

$1,150

192 sqft

418 - 3660 HURONTARIO STREET

Mississauga (City Centre), Ontario MLS® #29530082

Courtesy of FRANCIS D'ATRI-GUIRAN/ADVISORS REALTY

MLS® listing #29530145 for sale located at 415 SHOREWAY DRIVE

$1,695,000

5 beds 4 baths 2500 sqft

415 SHOREWAY DRIVE

Ottawa, Ontario MLS® #29530145

Courtesy of Joanne Gauthier/EQUITY ONE REAL ESTATE INC.

MLS® listing #29530013 for sale located at 1208 - 1 JARVIS STREET

$2,600

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

1208 - 1 JARVIS STREET

Hamilton (Beasley), Ontario MLS® #29530013

Courtesy of SAM VERMA/FUTURE GROUP REALTY SERVICES LTD.

MLS® listing #29529996 for sale located at 2 - 260 FINCH AVENUE E

$2,750

2 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

2 - 260 FINCH AVENUE E

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29529996

Courtesy of SUNNY ZHANG/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530210 for sale located at 1107, 730 2 Avenue SW

$439,900

1 beds 1 baths 515 sqft

1107, 730 2 Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530210

Courtesy of Erica Zhang/eXp Realty

MLS® listing #29530587 for sale located at 825 21 Avenue NW

$2,088,800

5 beds 5 baths 2863 sqft

825 21 Avenue NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530587

Courtesy of Lisa Johnson/RE/MAX House of Real Estate

MLS® listing #29530373 for sale located at 11716 11A AV NW

$660,000

4 beds 4 baths 2035 sqft

11716 11A AV NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29530373

Courtesy of Larry J. Kennedy/RE/MAX Real Estate

$510,000

3 beds 2 baths 1200 sqft

2014 - 320 DIXON ROAD

Toronto (Kingsview Village-The Westway), Ontario MLS® #29530727

Courtesy of ALYZZA CHUA TAK/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$750,000

4 beds 3 baths 1738 sqft

MLS® #29530722

Courtesy of Peter O. Omorogbe/Century 21 All Stars Realty Ltd

MLS® listing #29530607 for sale located at 623 Madison Avenue SW

$3,900,000

6 beds 8 baths 4904 sqft

623 Madison Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530607

Courtesy of Kellie D. Young/Charles

MLS® listing #29530002 for sale located at BSMT - 4260 WAKEFIELD CRESCENT

$1,900

3 beds 1 baths 2000 sqft

BSMT - 4260 WAKEFIELD CRESCENT

Mississauga (Creditview), Ontario MLS® #29530002

Courtesy of HUNG TAT TERRY CHAN/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530007 for sale located at 2708 - 5180 YONGE STREET

$2,750

2 beds 2 baths 600 sqft

2708 - 5180 YONGE STREET

Toronto (Willowdale West), Ontario MLS® #29530007

Courtesy of SUKI LIU/HOMELIFE NEW WORLD REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530141 for sale located at 1121 59A ST SW

$589,000

3 beds 3 baths 2246 sqft

1121 59A ST SW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29530141

Courtesy of Koogan S. Moodliar/Logic Realty

MLS® listing #29530064 for sale located at 395 6th AVENUE SE

$375,000

395 6th AVENUE SE

Swift Current, Saskatchewan MLS® #29530064

Courtesy of Erin Fuchs/Royal LePage Formula 1

MLS® listing #29530177 for sale located at 39 MEADOWLAND DRIVE

$3,400

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

39 MEADOWLAND DRIVE

Brampton (Brampton East), Ontario MLS® #29530177

Courtesy of MANOJ JOSHI/CENTURY 21 PEOPLE'S CHOICE REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530083 for sale located at 6 West Aarsby Road

$425,000

3 beds 2 baths 922 sqft

6 West Aarsby Road

Cochrane, Alberta MLS® #29530083

Courtesy of Cheryl Bottomley/Century 21 Bamber Realty LTD.

MLS® listing #29530425 for sale located at 2520, 395 Skyview Parkway NE

$310,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

2520, 395 Skyview Parkway NE

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530425

Courtesy of Yogi Jagdev/Greater Calgary Real Estate

MLS® listing #29530552 for sale located at 2412 1 Avenue NW

$1,495,000

5 beds 5 baths 2189 sqft

2412 1 Avenue NW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29530552

Courtesy of Lisa Johnson/RE/MAX House of Real Estate

MLS® listing #29530204 for sale located at 403 120 Jensen Ave W

$575,000

2 beds 2 baths 943 sqft

403 120 Jensen Ave W

Parksville, British Columbia MLS® #29530204

Courtesy of Sherry Bernes/RE/MAX Anchor Realty (QU)

MLS® listing #29530622 for sale located at 208 - 10 ARMSTRONG DRIVE

$359,900

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

208 - 10 ARMSTRONG DRIVE

Smiths Falls, Ontario MLS® #29530622

Courtesy of Rob Garvin/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS

MLS® listing #29530305 for sale located at 6107 Enevold Drive

$399,000

4 beds 3 baths 1169 sqft

6107 Enevold Drive

Camrose, Alberta MLS® #29530305

Courtesy of Tracy Brandingen/RE/MAX Real Estate (Edmonton) Ltd.

MLS® listing #29530639 for sale located at 3202 13745 GEORGE JUNCTION

$1,800

1 beds 1 baths 500 sqft

3202 13745 GEORGE JUNCTION

Surrey, British Columbia MLS® #29530639

Courtesy of Ken Huang/Nu Stream Realty Inc.

$620,000

4 beds 3 baths 2154 sqft

6510 50 Ave

Rural Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta MLS® #29530723

Courtesy of Melissa N. Botha/Century 21 Masters

MLS® listing #29530139 for sale located at 4713 46 Street

$405,000

5 beds 3 baths 1107 sqft

4713 46 Street

Sylvan Lake, Alberta MLS® #29530139

Courtesy of Tammy Polley/RE/MAX real estate central alberta

MLS® listing #29530010 for sale

$3,980

4 beds 3 baths

MLS® #29530010

Courtesy of CECILIA GUO/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

MLS® listing #29530077 for sale located at 2095 SANDSTONE CRESCENT

$444,900

3 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

2095 SANDSTONE CRESCENT

Petawawa, Ontario MLS® #29530077

Courtesy of Chrissie McMillan/RE/MAX PEMBROKE REALTY LTD.

MLS® listing #29530015 for sale located at 519 YORKSHIRE Drive

$1,379,000

7 beds 4 baths 3310 sqft

519 YORKSHIRE Drive

Waterloo, Ontario MLS® #29530015

Courtesy of SHARON MARY DANIEL/SMART FROM HOME REALTY LIMITED


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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