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Ranch-style bungalows, such as this
one on Ambrose Road, are a staple in
Bayview Village
Real Estate Guide › Central
Bayview Village
- Average 2007 sale price:
- $1,202,500
- Property crime:
- average
- Crime against people:
- very low
- Neighbourhood map:
- See map
Nearly a quarter of the space in Bayview Village is green. That includes the children’s havens of Blue Ridge Park and Bayview Village Park. But these (and several other) parkettes pale in comparison to the green giant next door: the western edge of the magnificent East Don Parklands’ richest, widest and wildest portion. The district is nestled on the cusp of where uptown finally starts to get affordable (in Bayview Village, north of the 401). Not to be confused with the commercial strip of Bayview, which is actually in Leaside–Bennington, Bayview Village is a homey part of town, with two branches of the East Don running across it. This part of the East Don Parklands looks, from several viewpoints, like untamed wilderness, and none of the relatively affluent residents live more than six blocks away from the thick of it. The area is also full of amenities, such as IKEA, a 20,000-square-foot LCBO, and Bayview Village Shopping Centre, the toniest mall north of Hazelton Lanes. Despite its proximity to high-end communities, the area is decidedly middle class, with the occasional larger tear-down and a few social housing developments. St. Gabriel Village, the Shane Baghai development under construction now, could have a gentrifying effect. Advertised as “sustainable luxury” (complete with discrete windmills, solar panels and a hybrid generator), it comprises four towers—two of them 19 storeys.
HOUSING STOCK: Ranch-style bungalows and prototypical suburban villas—garage-fronted, two storeys, brick—dominate the area, with a large-scale tear-down or two creeping in along the river and on the odd corner lot.
BARGAIN ZONES: Watch for deals anywhere between Sheppard and Highway 401, on such streets as Greenbriar and Dervock Crescent.
THE VERDICT: Bayview Village has an active residents’ association, amenities galore, and easy access to the Sheppard subway line. The parkland makes it perfect for dogs and families, though the latest census shows the area has fewer kids and greater than average numbers of seniors.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOT SPOTS:
Jerusalem Restaurant This is where Torontonians tasted their first shawarmas back in 1971, and it remains a favourite. 4777 Leslie St., 416-490-7888.
Oliver & Bonacini Café Grill As upscale a mall restaurant as you’d expect from the consortium that brought you Auberge du Pommier and Biff’s, this relaxed resto fills up on weekends with locals and those living further afield, who come for the fine dining. 2901 Bayview Ave., 416-590-1300.
Nearby Shopping and Services
Taro's Fish
No doubt one of the best places to purchase ready-made takeout containers of beautifully cut, ... (0.50 km away)
Just White Shirts
Just White Shirts Known best as a catalogue and Internet empire, Just White Shirts also ... (1.29 km away)
Commuting
- 401 and 400:
- 13.5 km
- King and Bay:
- 13.8 km
- Gardiner and 427:
- 22.8 km
- Subways:
- Leslie Station 0.2 km
- Bessarion Station 0.9 km
- Bayview Station 1.6 km
Commuting and subway distances measured from neighbourhood centre.
