Real Estate Guide › West
Elms - Old Rexdale
- Average 2008 sale price:
- $264,153
- Property crime:
- average
- Crime against people:
- average
- Neighbourhood map:
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Almost a quarter of the land here is zoned green, though the nearby airport interrupts any bucolic reveries. The Elms is named after the former Elms Golf Club, which sat on the stretch of land between Albion Road and Islington Avenue, north of Hadrian Drive. On the other side of Hadrian was the Pine Point Golf Course. The Humber Valley Golf Course remains at the eastern edge, bordered by the Humber River, and marks the outer limit of the area, which is almost entirely residential with a few commercial pockets. Still, this is one of the nicer areas in Rexdale, and many of the region’s original families remain, joined by a host of first-time buyers attracted by the lower prices.
HOUSING STOCK: The one-and-a-half-storey brick homes, bungalows and backsplits are predominantly from the 1950s and 1960s, constructed during the region’s golf heyday.
BARGAIN ZONES: Prices are lower east of Albion Road, near a series of housing projects.
THE VERDICT: For the budget-conscious buyer who doesn’t mind being 25 kilometres from downtown, it’s a great location, with shopping nearby and plenty of schools, such as Braeburn Junior School, The Elms Junior Middle School and the independent Timothy Christian School.
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOT SPOTS:
M&B Tropical Groceries Curious cooks stop in for imported produce, spices, sauces and drinks to jazz up dinner. 351 Albion Rd., 416-740-4558.
Commuting
- 401 and 400:
- 2.6 km
- Gardiner and 427:
- 12.6 km
- King and Bay:
- 16.0 km
- Subways:
- Downsview Station 7.2 km
- Yorkdale Station 7.5 km
- Wilson Station 7.8 km
Commuting and subway distances measured from neighbourhood centre.
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