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Moss Park
Contains the traditional neighbourhoods of:
Moss Park, Town of York, Corktown
This area has long had a reputation as a notoriously downtrodden and dangerous neighbourhood. And yet, the streets are positively idyllic when compared with the Dickensian squalor of the workers’ cottages that existed before a massive 1960s redevelopment. Today, Moss Park is dominated by a trio of 16-storey boomerang-shaped residential towers, each containing about 300 subsidized units. The towers stand close to the John Innes Community Recreation Centre (featuring a leafy park and athletic facilities) and a hodgepodge of specialty grocers, rooming houses and pawn shops along Dundas, catering to a large population of recent immigrants. The Toronto Community Housing Corporation runs the towers as well as the Pembroke Mews—a graceful seven-storey apartment building integrated with a few townhouses. The handful of residents who own their homes are concentrated along Berkeley Street, where a row of proud gabled houses sports the area’s few professionally landscaped plots.
Nearby Restaurants
African Village Café
This cozy and colourful café—with its saffron walls and violet tablecloths—serves a small but interesting ... (0.06 km away)
The Berkeley Café
This tiny café has the cozy, rich feel of a Victorian study, with an edgy, ... (0.17 km away)
Weezie’s
All warm wood and whitewash, Weezie’s welcomes exactly as a comfy neighbourhood bistro should. It ... (0.37 km away)
Savoury Grounds Coffee Co.
A giant black roaster is the showpiece of this homey coffee house. Baked goods, sandwiches ... (0.41 km away)
Toba
With a name like Toba, assumptions lead to Japan. But this menu spins around the ... (0.59 km away)
Veritas
A main-floor lounge bar dominated by a plasma TV leads to a more sophisticated mezzanine ... (0.60 km away)
Ali Baba’s
Shawarmas twirl slowly behind the counter while an eclectic crew waits in line for cheap ... (0.72 km away)
Nearby Shopping and Services
Urban Source Creative Event Catering
In business since 1984, Urban Source covers the gamut, from chic cocktail parties to small ... (0.11 km away)
Garden’s Path
A favourite of brides on a budget, this shop has a reputation for creative designs ... (0.12 km away)
Marty Millionaire
With its pink neon sign and screaming teal blue exterior, it’s hard to miss this ... (0.15 km away)
Berkeley Church
Built in 1871, Berkeley Church did religious duties for nearly a century (it was a ... (0.15 km away)
Berkeley Gym
Given its trendy and cool loft-like decor (mirrored walls, exposed ductwork and brick), it’s no ... (0.17 km away)
Turco-Persian Rug Company
When sunlight shimmers on the hardwood floor, this 102-year-old rug shop seems more like a ... (0.27 km away)
Full Blast Personal Training
With a name like Full Blast, you expect a shiny, pumped-up gym on steroids. Instead, ... (0.31 km away)
Commuting
- King and Bay:
- 1.5 km
- 401 and 400:
- 14.1 km
- Gardiner and 427:
- 15.6 km
- Subways:
- Dundas Station 1.3 km
- Queen Station 1.3 km
- King Station 1.4 km
Commuting and subway distances measured from neighbourhood centre.
Neighbourhood Data
- Average 2006 sale price:
- $390,000
- Property crime:
- Very high
- Crime against people:
- Very high
Real estate sales information provided by Ternet and its suppliers, who are not responsible for its accuracy. Crime based on Toronto Police Services 2006 statistical report.
