Buying a home in East York,
Toronto is a great idea for a
family. There is a wealth of
small
Toronto homes, each with their own
front and back gardens.
If you are a sports fanatic,
even better as East York is home
to two hockey teams, the
Bulldogs and Victoria Village
and their respective arenas East
York and Victoria Village.
Soccer and baseball at all
levels is also readily
available. For the lesser known
sports you can find a skating
club, lawn bowling club, a
gymnastics club and a curling
club.
Boaters are also looked after in
East York as most of its
neighbourhoods sprawl along Lake
Ontario where many water sport
activities can also be found.
There are many other interesting
communities for you to reside in
East York, from the Beaches,
eastwardly to the Bluffs and
West Hill.
Thorncliffe Park is a densely
populated, multicultural
neighbourhood in the center of
East York which is both an
industrial and residential area.
The latter consists chiefly of
34 high rise and low rise
apartment buildings. So if
apartment and condo living is
for you, this is the area to
search for your new home.
Leaside is a growing Toronto
suburb which has far more family
homes. It was originally a 1,000
acres area planned by Frederick
Todd. The neighbourhood is a
community which is highly sought
after by young families with
good schools, quiet streets and
good recreational facilities. It
tends to attract upper middle
income families and is one of
the most sought after real
estate districts in Toronto. It
has easy access to the public
transit and city center so is
also popular with city
commuters. If you want a front
and rear garden and a more
family based community then
living in the Leaside
neighbourhood in East York.
If you are seeking the bungalow
lifestyle then living in Old
East York is for you. The area
is mostly made up on single
detached homes, with bungalows
predominating. Some of the
bungalows are now being torn
down and replaced by larger
homes as the seniors move out
and the younger families move
in. Old East York is an
affordable area fairly close to
the city centre so younger city
workers are moving in to the
area.
Whichever area you decide to
live in you will need the
services of a good Toronto
Realtor.
