Cabbagetown Blog

I’ve heard from the some of the local dog owners and perish members that the church now at the corner of Bleecker and Carlton is soliciting offers and there are two offers currently in the running to get the property under contract.  The numbers thrown around for the sale price are impressive to say the least.  The main trouble they been having is with the Second Mile Club who are opposing the offer of buy because of excessive noise that will be coming from construction if the proposal goes through. The parcel of land is consist of three lots with one …

Are you an early riser?  Want to get in on some free movies? Join us on the morning of Saturday October 22 at all Cineplex Entertainment theatres for Community Day in support of Starlight Children’s Foundation. Doors open at 8:30 am with a great selection of FREE movies beginning at 9:00am. Plus, enjoy a regular popcorn, regular fountain drink and selected candy for only 2 DOLLARS each with 100% of the proceeds donated to Starlight Children’s Foundation! Click here o find a theatre near you! Enjoy!  

“Towards Recovery” is a propsed methadone clinic which would be located at the corner of Dundas Street and Ontario Street. Local residents, police from 51 Division and our City councillor, Pam McConnell are distressed by their arrival. A public meeting for all Cabbagetown residents will take place Thursday, October 13th at 7pm at the Daniels Corporation Presentation Centre (500 Dundas). This is an information session to tell you what’s happening and to plan the community’s response. THIS IS A MATTER OF COMMUNITY SAFETY.  The proposed site (corner of Dundas and Ontario) is beside a street car stop, just down the road from a day care, …

I always thought that this was a semi-detached property until I read the post i found on Urban Toronto talking about the history of 27 Sherbourne Street North.  I hope you enjoy the brief history lesson. Then: 27 Sherbourne Street North. Built 1907 by Sproatt and Rolph (U of T Hart House, Eaton’s College Park) for the Gooderham family. Said family being responsible for a distillery of some repute in Toronto’s early history in an area now known as the Distillery District. Additionally responsible as well for the Gooderham/”Flatiron” building on the triangular parcel of land at Church and Front. …

Seems that any property that gets listed in Cabbagetown sells and sells quickly.  This begs the question, why is it that properties sell quickly in Cabbagetown?  Following are a couple of items that I’ve noticed in my practice in Cabbagetown and its great impact on real estate values. Properties with multiple units are selling faster than single family and with multiple offers. (Read greater interest) We have a great pool of investors that are also working in the neighborhood that keep buying the old slum lord properties and renovating them into great homes for our future neighbors. There have been …

O2 Masionette on George, also known as Oxygen, is a new condo development that is located in South Cabbagetown at the corner of George and Shutter. This 14 story building will host 48 unit which will have square footage between 540 square feet to 2,050 square feet and prices starting from $399,900.

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Join us for our Guided Tree & Garden Walk on June 19, 2011 starting at 1:30 PM.

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Boarded up homes are an issue for any neighborhood as it takes away from the esthetics of the area and does a disservice to the neighbors.  If the neighbor causing the issue is the City of Toronto, I believe the city should sell the buildings off and let a private company come in to fix up the space. The city if projecting to fix these worn out homes with $238 dollars per unit which is laughable.  Our residents spend ten times that per year in maintaining their properties. Kudos to Globe and Mail for picking up on this issue that …