Condos For Sale in Kensington-Chinatown, Toronto

Kensington-Chinatown is an excellent part of Toronto for environmentally friendly transportation options. Owing to a multitude of nearby rapid transit stations on the Line 1 (Yonge-University), and a few nearby bus lines, the public transit service in this neighbourhood is excellent. Kensington-Chinatown is also an extremely pleasant part of Toronto for pedestrians; running day-to-day errands is very convenient, and innumerable businesses of different types can be found as well. Active house buyers will be pleased with the very cycling-friendly character of Kensington-Chinatown. For example, bike-share stations are seldomly more than a short distance away, and there are a fair number of bike lanes.

Parents and their children will appreciate that no matter where their property is located in this part of Toronto, daycares and schools are nearby. Families can choose between public and private schools at both the elementary and secondary school level. Regarding eating, a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a very short walk away in Kensington-Chinatown. Baldwin Street is among the best streets for food stores. Additionally, there are over 200 restaurants and about 40 coffee shops to enjoy in Kensington-Chinatown.

Kensington-Chinatown has a character that caters to a fairly diverse group of people. Kensington-Chinatown is quiet, as there tend to be low levels of noise from traffic. There is a small amount of greenery in this neighbourhood; to be more precise, residents will find that the tree canopy coverage for a large number of streets is sub-par. However, there are approximately 10 parks nearby for residents to visit and they are especially well-distributed, which makes it very easy to access them. Finally, there are a very large number of things to do in this area for those looking for a dynamic vibe. There are numerous nearby entertainment venues, the streets are almost always busy with people, and finding one of the approximately 20 bars is very easy because they are generally situated in very convenient locations.

In Kensington-Chinatown, about 60% of buildings are large apartment buildings, while small apartment buildings are the main alternative in the housing stock. This part of Toronto is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes. Roughly 70% of the properties in the neighbourhood are occupied by renters whereas owners occupy the remainder. This part of the city did not experience a single building boom; the construction of new homes in Kensington-Chinatown was spread throughout multiple decades in the twentieth and twenty-first century.