Real Estate Guide › East
Woodbine Corridor
- Average 2008 sale price:
- $427,250
- Property crime:
- average
- Crime against people:
- average
- Neighbourhood map:
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This once-working-class district—a city-decreed union of the former Danforth Village and Upper Beach—doesn’t yet have the name recognition of such booming areas as Leslieville. However, budget-conscious buyers are populating the area north of the tracks; the south picks up spillover from the Beach proper. As older lifetime owners give way to 30-something couples, plenty of fixer-uppers are hitting the market, and the neighbourhood’s relative affordability has made it a target for flippers. Plenty of parks, schools and sports fields contribute to the kid-friendly feel. Head west and you’ll find Little India (along Gerrard, near Coxwell). The retail strip on the Danforth hasn’t caught up to the prospering real estate.
HOUSING STOCK: Many two- and three-bedroom 1920s semis fit the standard east Toronto style: brick on the bottom, vinyl siding on top.
BARGAIN ZONES: Look north of the train tracks, where houses tend to be smaller and a little cheaper; anything south gets slapped with the label “Upper Beach,” instantly inflating the asking price (some wily agents have even applied the label as far north as Danforth).
THE VERDICT: Overall, it’s a safe, family-friendly area close to public transit—and a bargain compared to the Beach, Riverdale and Leslieville.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOT SPOTS:
Alliance Atlantis Beach Cinemas At $9.95 a ticket, movies here are cheaper than downtown multiplexes. Go early for a pre-show game of checkers in the lobby. 1651 Queen St. E., 416-646-0444.
East Lynn Farmers’ Market This market allows only certified local producers (no resellers here) each Thursday, 3 to 7 p.m., June to October. East Lynn Park, 1949 Danforth Ave.
Nearby Restaurants
New Town Family Restaurant
Locals reportedly fight for tables on Saturday mornings at this traditional greasy spoon, where breakfast ... (0.52 km away)
New G Ali Baba
Regulars—typically local families—come for the food (Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi dishes), not the ambience (zero). ... (0.59 km away)
Udupi Palace
Descend into this vast cafeteria-like space where large groups and extended families gather to enjoy ... (0.66 km away)
Siddhartha Fine Indian Cuisine
Siddhartha breaks the mould of so many Little India joints, eschewing tired banquet-hall decor for ... (0.69 km away)
Bar-Be-Que-Hut
Takeout is popular at this Little India hole in the wall, a small, dark room ... (0.69 km away)
Skylark
It’s slightly more upscale—think white cloth napkins fanning out of wine glasses—than many of its ... (0.76 km away)
Jody's Montreal Smoked Meat
A Beach takeout joint that takes its decor cues from Subway—including a sandwich counter, fluorescent ... (0.87 km away)
Nearby Shopping and Services
East of Eliza
Rejecting anything pretentious or overproduced, East of Eliza owner Reed Russell favours woodsy, natural designs. ... (0.62 km away)
B.J. Supermarket
It started more than 25 years ago, when B. S. Jajj opened this small supermarket with ... (0.67 km away)
Kohinoor Foods
Outside, milk crates support cardboard boxes full of exotic fruits and veggies. Inside, shelves display ... (0.72 km away)
Warmia Deli
This deli is like a small Poland in Roncesvalles Village. Shelves are crammed with imported ... (0.90 km away)
Commuting
- King and Bay:
- 6.1 km
- 401 and 400:
- 17.0 km
- Gardiner and 427:
- 20.1 km
- Subways:
- Woodbine Station 1.0 km
- Coxwell Station 1.1 km
- Greenwood Station 1.5 km
Commuting and subway distances measured from neighbourhood centre.
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