Open Houses in Garden District, Toronto

Home buyers in Garden District are provided with various choices to move around without the need for a car. This area is especially well-suited for those who travel by foot; running daily errands is especially convenient, and many businesses are very nearby. Garden District is also a very pleasant part of Toronto for cyclists. For example, there are a fair number of bike lanes, and there is always a bike-share station nearby. Thanks to various nearby rapid transit stations on the Line 1 (Yonge-University), and a few nearby bus lines, the public transit network in this part of Toronto is great. However, driving is a somewhat poor transportation option in Garden District. Nonetheless, the majority of real estate listings are a reasonably short drive from the closest highway.

It is very easy to access both a general and a specialty grocery store on foot from most properties for sale in this area. Dundas Street is among the best streets for food stores. Likewise, there are over 50 restaurants and around 10 cafes to benefit from in Garden District. Concerning education, families will find that wherever their property is situated in this neighbourhood, schools and daycares are nearby. In addition to public schools, there are private primary and secondary schools.

Garden District is a 'jack-of-all-trades' when it comes to the feel of this area. Finding things to do is especially easy in this part of Toronto. There are many nearby entertainment venues, there are crowds of people around most of the time, and finding one of the about 10 bars is very easy because they are generally situated in very convenient locations. Garden District is reasonably quiet, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. The greenery in this neighbourhood is not especially prominent; to be more specific, residents will find that the tree canopy coverage for the majority of streets is below average. However, access to green spaces in the neighbourhood, including Allan Gardens, is very easy since there are a few of them close by for residents to unwind in.

Roughly three quarters of the population of this neighbourhood rent their home while owners make up the remainder. Roughly 85% of dwellings are large apartment buildings, making it easy to find apartments in this part of the city, and the remaining properties are mainly small apartment buildings. This neighbourhood experienced its biggest construction boom after the year 2000, so most of the available properties are from this era. This part of Toronto is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes.