St. Lawrence Market Guide

St. Lawrence Market

Snapshot

Spectacular Sky by Ian Muttoo

City Place Guide

CityPlace

Snapshot

CityPlace condos with CN tower

King West Guide

King West

Toronto King Street West Condos

King West Village by Payton Chung

I imagine Spiderman web-swinging along Toronto's King Street West district where powerful, trend-setting mountains of glistening gold, semi-precious stone, dark steel and tinted glass form an urban canyon in this northern El Dorado. When he finished, the hip Peter Parker - if he had enough money in his pocket - would have plenty to do in this neighborhood.

Avenue Road Guide

Avenue Road

Snapshot

This broad street runs north from Bloor to Metropolitan Toronto's bifurcating highway, the Trans-Canada or 401. South of Bloor, Avenue Rd is renamed University Avenue. There, it sways past the quarry stone exterior of the Royal Ontario Museum and around leafy Queen's Park with its life-size equestrian statue of King Edward VII (originally from India), the grounds and Philosopher's Walk of the University of Toronto, and Ontario's Parliament buildings.

Bay Street Guide

Bay Street

Bay Street Condos

Bay Street, Toronto: Always busy

Bay Street has the same cache as Wall Street to a New Yorker. But staring down the avenue from its north end at Bloor Street, the vision is one of upright solid stone buildings set like standing grey dominos against the faded blue scalp of the sky.

But like Torontonians, the street changes as you get to know it.

Waterfront Guide

Waterfront

Waterfront Toronto Condos: Where History Meets Style

Waterfront condos by Alec Kinnear

Moore Park Guide

Moore Park

A very lush part of the city, surrounded by the Park Drive, Moore Park and Vale of Avoca Ravines, Moore Park was primarily developed between 1900 and the 1930's. The houses, characteristically built in English Cottage, Georgian and Tudor-style, tend to have large lots that often back onto one of the ravines.

For people who enjoy the outdoors the Moore Park Ravine foot path, an 8 kilometre trail, is an excellent draw. It winds through the Rosedale Ravine, Mt. Pleasant cemetery and the old Don Valley brickworks. Also in the area, Moorevale Park features five tennis courts a baseball diamond.

Shopping centres at Yonge/St. Clair or Davisville are a short distance away and offer fine foods and small boutique shopping. Public schools are located in the neighbourhood. The Bayview Extension and the Don Valley Parkway are both close by, and subway lines can be reached by one of the busses that have routes through Moore Park.

Lytton Park Guide

Lytton Park

Lytton Park began to develop in 1886 when a single horse car line run by The Metropolitan Street Railway helped connect it to the City of Toronto. In 1912 it became part of the city, and over the next dozen years the bulk of the neighbourhood's homes, schools, churches and parks were built.

Houses in this area are detached, lushly landscaped and typically built Tudor and Georgian style.

An abundant variety of upscale shopping is close at hand along Yonge Street, Avenue Road and Eglinton Avenue West. The actual Lytton Park is hidden away in a valley, has three public tennis courts and is also home to the North Toronto Lawn Bowling Club.

As well as public schools the highly regarded private school, Havergal College, is situated in the neighbourhood. Both Eglinton and Lawrence subway stations are a short walk to many Lytton Park homes, and the Yonge Street and Avenue Road on-ramps to Highway 401 can be reached in about 5 minutes.

Hillcrest Guide

Hillcrest

Part of the Hillcrest Village mural by Jamie

Hillcrest is a well established neighbourhood, built along the Davenport escarpment, whose irregular terrain has created some of Toronto's most attractive streets. A wide variety of house styles, sizes and prices are found here, though there is an enclave of larger, detached homes located near Hillcrest Park.