Cabbagetown

Preserving Victorian Housing Architechture


Featured Cabbagetown Listings

Cabbagetown is home to many artists, musicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, management consultants, and many other professionals.


$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

$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.

$450,000

3 beds 1 baths 1000 sqft

107 - 45 HANSEN ROAD N

Brampton (Madoc), Ontario MLS® #29460745

Courtesy of SHEETAL VYAS/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES 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

$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.

$1,800

2 beds 1 baths 2000 sqft

BSMT - 6 NOTMAN WAY

Brampton (Fletcher's Meadow), Ontario MLS® #29461046

Courtesy of Brian Higgs/WALLACE TAYLOR REALTY INC.

$3,100

3 beds 2 baths 1600 sqft

606 - 480 CALLAWAY ROAD

London North (North R), Ontario MLS® #29461058

Courtesy of BEN WEI SU/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

$829,900

4 beds 3 baths 1612 sqft

Osler East Acreage

Corman Park Rm No. 344, Saskatchewan MLS® #29461065

Courtesy of Emma Armstrong/eXp Realty

$975,000

7 beds 5 baths 1500 sqft

6 RANSON PLACE

London North (North J), Ontario MLS® #29460904

Courtesy of LAURICE GHOBRIAL/REMAX CONNECT REALTY

$1,999,000

4 beds 6 baths 2500 sqft

63 BROOKHAVEN CRESCENT

East Garafraxa, Ontario MLS® #29461212

Courtesy of JIM RUSSELL WALLACE/SUTTON-HEADWATERS REALTY INC.

$289,900

3 beds 2 baths 1080 sqft

328 Toronto STREET N

Regina, Saskatchewan MLS® #29461205

Courtesy of Taylor Roadhouse/Coldwell Banker Local Realty

$799,000

4 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

45 GRANGE DRIVE

Brampton (Northwood Park), Ontario MLS® #29461200

Courtesy of AMAN DHALIWAL/NEWGEN REALTY EXPERTS

$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

$394,900

2 beds 1 baths 1060 sqft

551 lower harmony Road

Harmony, Nova Scotia MLS® #29460923

Courtesy of Matthew Ward/Hants Realty Ltd.

$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

$725,000

4 beds 3 baths 2756 sqft

125 DONEGAN Street W

Listowel, Ontario MLS® #29461185

Courtesy of Ellen Bakker/KELLER WILLIAMS INNOVATION REALTY

$3,900

4 beds 2 baths 2000 sqft

12 PRATT CIRCLE

Markham (Unionville), Ontario MLS® #29460734

Courtesy of WILLIAM WENQIANG LI/HOMELIFE LANDMARK REALTY INC.

$1,494,000

7 beds 6 baths 3000 sqft

25 SELSDON STREET

Brampton (Credit Valley), Ontario MLS® #29460739

Courtesy of SEEMA KUMAR/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

$2,800

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

503 - 155 LEGION ROAD N

Toronto (Mimico), Ontario MLS® #29460741

Courtesy of OLENA KUKURUDZA/SKYBOUND REALTY

$5,500

16A - 25 LOWER SIMCOE STREET

Toronto (Waterfront Communities), Ontario MLS® #29460722

Courtesy of JOSHUA CHAIT/SUTTON GROUP-ADMIRAL REALTY INC.

$924,900

5 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

78 MASSEY STREET

Brampton (Central Park), Ontario MLS® #29461042

Courtesy of SANDY KENNEDY/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

$569,990

3 beds 3 baths 1729 sqft

15 STAUFFER WOODS Trail Unit# A4

Kitchener, Ontario MLS® #29461030

Courtesy of TRACEY APPLETON/Royal LePage Wolle Realty

$799,900

3 beds 3 baths 1748 sqft

4165 UPPER MIDDLE Road Unit# 17

Burlington, Ontario MLS® #29461009

Courtesy of Henryk Iwicki/Sutton Group Realty Systems

$575,000

4 beds 3 baths 1224 sqft

38 Canoe Circle SW

Airdrie, Alberta MLS® #29461028

Courtesy of Justin Havre/eXp Realty

$499,000

2 beds 2 baths 1007 sqft

207 360 Goldstream Ave

Colwood, British Columbia MLS® #29461218

Courtesy of Tracey Dawn/eXp Realty

$345,700

3 beds 3 baths 1683 sqft

#48 1391 STARLING DR NW

Edmonton, Alberta MLS® #29461206

Courtesy of Marlise Alves/Real Broker

$1,180,000

38 Victoria Road

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia MLS® #29461085

Courtesy of Sheila Banser/Royal LePage Atlantic

$1,129,900

5 beds 4 baths 3581 sqft

456 Magenta Drive

Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia MLS® #29460804

Courtesy of Don Ranni/Royal LePage Atlantic

$1,960,000

6 baths 7 sqft

15142 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD

Caledon, Ontario MLS® #29461198

Courtesy of JENNIFER JONES/LPT REALTY

$3,500

2 beds 2 baths 1100 sqft

9740 KEELE STREET

Vaughan (Maple), Ontario MLS® #29460735

Courtesy of DANIEL TANG/RE/MAX ATRIUM HOME REALTY

$1,398,000

6 beds 4 baths 2000 sqft

110 THATCHER CRESCENT

East Gwillimbury, Ontario MLS® #29460728

Courtesy of SAEED NEZAMI-TAFRESHI/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$588,000

3 beds 2 baths 900 sqft

92 - 37 FOUR WINDS DRIVE

Toronto (York University Heights), Ontario MLS® #29460742

Courtesy of BEN TSIRLIN/REAL BROKER ONTARIO LTD.

$339,900

2 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

101 - 285 QUEENS AVENUE

London East (East F), Ontario MLS® #29460711

Courtesy of LINDSAY REID/ROYAL LEPAGE TRILAND REALTY

$370,000

2 beds 1 baths 900 sqft

1201 - 5949 YONGE STREET S

Toronto (Newtonbrook East), Ontario MLS® #29460716

Courtesy of SHANA MIRSHAHI/CANADA GEM REALTY INC.

$648,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

9 - 11 ELDORA AVENUE

Toronto (Newtonbrook West), Ontario MLS® #29460723

Courtesy of KATHY HOSSEINALI SAMIEI/HOMELIFE CLASSIC REALTY INC.

$399,000

2 beds 2 baths 700 sqft

2231 GLEN BROOK DRIVE

Cornwall, Ontario MLS® #29460709

Courtesy of KATIE BELLSMITH/RE/MAX AFFILIATES MARQUIS LTD.

$2,600

3 beds 2 baths 800 sqft

216 - 1010 SANDY BEACH ROAD

Pickering (Bay Ridges), Ontario MLS® #29460761

Courtesy of REY DE GUZMAN/RIGHT AT HOME REALTY

$799,900

4 beds 2 baths 2116 sqft

9 SIDARE Court

Grimsby, Ontario MLS® #29461031

Courtesy of Renee Jacobs/Royal LePage State Realty Inc.

$619,000

4 beds 2 baths 1000 sqft

49 - 44 FRANKLIN COURT

Brampton (Bramalea West Industrial), Ontario MLS® #29461043

Courtesy of SANDY KENNEDY/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

$2,549

3 beds 3 baths 1500 sqft

95 GRANVILLE CRESCENT

Haldimand, Ontario MLS® #29461207

Courtesy of ASHISH GROVER/RE/MAX REALTY SERVICES INC.

$759,000

4 beds 3 baths 1600 sqft

41 - 1095 COOKE BOULEVARD

Burlington (LaSalle), Ontario MLS® #29461199

Courtesy of GRACE ZHANG/REAL ONE REALTY INC.

$1,900

1 beds 1 baths

1414 - 60 CENTRAL PARK ROADWAY

Toronto (Islington-City Centre West), Ontario MLS® #29461194

Courtesy of ALEX NOLIS/ROYAL LEPAGE VISION REALTY

$299,000

1 beds 1 baths 753 sqft

401, 3316 Rideau Place SW

Calgary, Alberta MLS® #29461055

Courtesy of Derrick Newman/CIR Realty


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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