Richard Silver

Toronto Real Estate: Cabbagetown

It was Cabbagetown Festival, 30 years ago when I spent a Saturday touring around Parliament Street and the area to the East. At the end of the day, I bought my first house for $90,000. It was a great location and has just recently re-sold for over $700,000. Of course, in the interim, like a good REALTOR, I have moved a few times…it is a hazard of the business…you think you have found the perfect home and then you see the next perfect home…I like to think of myself as keeping the economy and the construction business alive and well.

The “Thing” about Cabbagetown is it’s a small town in a big City. It has its own Shopping Area, Park, Schools and everyone knows their neighbor. The Riverdale Park is the centre of everything with a Market each Tuesday during the warmer months, the Forsythia Festival in early Spring, a Craft Festival at the time of the Cabbagetown Festival in September and a year-round working/teaching farm. One must, of course, have children or dogs to become a true Cabbagetowner, either will suffice but are mandatory accessories these days.

Cabbagetowners try to be supportive of the shops on Parliament Street but with the exception of a few there is a strong turnover. Restaurants are plentiful as well as ethnic diversity in food. Some of my local favorites are the HOP (House on Parliament), a great Pub, Gingers for Vietnamese Pho and few can compare to Devil Chicken at Raashna on Wellesley at Parliament.

Coffee abounds but a favourite place to be abused is the Jet Fuel Cafe’. Daniel et Daniel in the neighborhood means you will never have to cook again…but if you do, you can grab a slice of real life at the “No Frills Grocery Store” at the corner of Spruce and Parliament Street.

Schools have always been an issue to young Cabbagetown parents but with the involvement of more parents in the School activities the levels seem to be improving. What better way to educate your children then to school them in a diverse classroom made up of new Canadians from all over the World? What better way to prepare a child for the future.

The sense of Community, its’ proximity to Downtown Toronto, its’ walk-ability, its’ diversity and downright friendliness make Cabbagetown one of the top places in Toronto to live. Check it out or contact me and I will be proud to show you around.

This entry was posted on Monday, December 15th, 2008 at 7:34 pm and is filed under Cabbagetown, Neighborhoods. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

1. Doug Fisher said at December 16th, 2008 at 8:20 am

   Hi Richard -

   This is a very nice warm description of our community. Thanks,

   Doug

2. Richard Silver said at December 16th, 2008 at 1:50 pm

   Thanks Doug, I have been very lucky to have had such a long history and association with Cabbagetown. It has been very good to me and it is a very special place to live and work.

   Cheers,

   Richard

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