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This district’s boundaries are Bloor West, Roncesvalles, the CNR rail line just below the Queensway and the Humber River.
In a few neighbourhoods, a single major civic asset overshadows all others and adds incalculable value to houses and apartments for at least a half a dozen blocks in every direction. The asset here is, of course, the city’s largest cultivated and organized public green space, High Park, which covers nearly 400 acres and boasts every possible asset, from a historic museum to a fish pond called Grenadier.
The magnificent view of the lake from the northern end of the property inspired John Howard, an English-born architect, painter and city surveyor, to call his vast estate High Park. He became the greatest single benefactor in Toronto history when he gave the city both his park and his home, Colborne Lodge, in 1873.
The telltale renovation-signalling Dumpsters have long been ensconced in Swansea, which occupies the western half of this district. After years as one of the sleepier sections of this city, Swansea has become extremely popular, especially with young families. Houses go from storybook cottages to the high-end homes on Brule Gardens in the northwest and on the edge of Grenadier Pond in the east.
Today, the streets focused around High Park display some excellent old housing stock, much of it dating back to the period when Howard’s gift inspired developers to build residential roads near the parkland. Many houses have been enhanced in recent years by large investments in renovation. Public transportation is within close reach—and access to green spaces and water is about as good as it gets in the city, with Lake Ontario, Humber River and High Park’s Grenadier Pond within easy reach.
Call Anna Tulman at 416.909.2662 today!
Anna speaks English, Hebrew, and Russian. |
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