Redevelopment in the East End

Toronto’s “east end” is comprised of a number of neighbourhoods – each very different from the others.  Down closer to Lake Ontario you’ll find Leslieville with its “working class” history and hundreds of closely packed semi-detached and row houses mixed in among older, single use dwellings.  Further east along Lakeshore are the “Beach” communities featuring many different types of single family and semi-detached dwellings.  Take a short drive up Woodbine and you’re on the Danforth with the shops and restaurants drawing local residents from the tree lined streets running north and south of this main thoroughfare.  Each east-end neighbourhood is home to a wide range of housing styles, parks, shops and services.  And, you’ll find that loyalty runs deep in the east end.  Residents - long-term and those who are new to each area – do not hesitate to declare the merits of their own neighbourhood over the others on either side of their borders.

 Over the past ten to fifteen years the south east side of the city has undergone some really impressive restoration and growth.  Formerly industrial lands covered with factories, parking lots and warehouses, much of the lands east of Jarvis and west of Woodbine Avenue have been reclaimed or are in the process of restoration.  Between the Don Valley and Parliament there is a relatively unknown area where older homes sit on tree lined streets.  Local shops, restaurants and cafes have sprung up on the main streets in this area but many are still only known to the “locals”.  The restored Distillery District area has really led the restoration and reclamation movement in this part of town.  With its restaurants, shops, theatres, bars, galleries and restored public spaces this area is now also home to hundreds of people living in the new condominium developments – Pure Spirits, Clear Spirits and the Gooderham Condominiums (to name a few) that sit in or near the Distillery District’s boundaries.   Just a short trip west along Eastern Avenue and you’ll soon come to the St. Lawrence Market Condominium complex.

Just east of the Distillery District is the West Donlands development. This fifteen to twenty year development project sits on acres of reclaimed space and will feature multi use public spaces, single family, semi-detached and condominium living as well as shops, restaurants, galleries and access to a newly restored lakefront. 

 All along Toronto’s east end, hugging the shore of Lake Ontario, older communities are being revitalized while previously un-used or under-utilized lands are being transformed into communities.  The area will provide people searching for a home with an excellent selection of more affordable housing (thanks to the 2015 Pan Am Games), more exclusive living options in some of the city’s most exciting condominium complexes as well as a single and semi-detached homes in a wide range of styles.

Affordability is not the only feature in this new, up and coming district.  Sustainability is now key to all developments in the city of Toronto and developers are working hard to adhere to sustainable building practices as well as ensuring ample green space and parkland throughout the newly revitalized south east end of the city.

These new areas will each be well serviced by the TTC and some of the citys’ most popular attractions are within walking distance – from the Distillery District west to St. Lawrence Market, the Corktown district and some of Toronto’s newest “beaches” – Sugar Beach near the foot of Jarvis over to Harbourfront’s HTO beach.

I am experienced an “East End” Toronto Realtor. Let me show you the possibilities for home ownership in one of Toronto’s most exciting, and affordable new neighbourhoods.