High Park Real Estate & Houses for Sale
High Park offers a variety of experiences for home buyers who enjoy a vibrant atmosphere and spending time outdoors. Even though this area is not known for its lively ambience, its main streets can still be quite dynamic, and finding one of the a few bars is easy since they are generally located a short distance away. On the other hand, this neighbourhood features a very large amount of greenery as many streets have wonderful tree coverage. Access to public green spaces, like Sir Casimir Gzowski Park and Budapest Park, is very easy from the majority of locations within the neighbourhood since there are about 40 of them close by for residents to discover.
Transportation
This area will attract house buyers that use different modes of transportation. High Park is very conducive to pedestrians; most day-to-day errands can be run without a vehicle, and there are also a fair number of businesses close by. This neighbourhood will also draw active home buyers as it is very suited for cycling. More specifically, bike-share stations are never more than a few blocks away, this neighbourhood features good bicycling infrastructure, and the topography is mainly flat. Owing to many nearby rapid transit stations with access to the Line 2 (Bloor - Danforth), and around 20 nearby bus lines, the public transit in High Park is excellent. Commuting by car is also convenient in High Park. The majority of properties for sale are a rather short car ride from the nearest highway.
Housing
Most housing in High Park was built following the year 2000, during its main construction boom. In this neighbourhood, many buildings are large apartment buildings, and the rest are mainly single detached homes. Around 80% of the dwellings in the neighbourhood are occupied by homeowners and the remainder are rented. This area has a good variety of housing size options, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms.
Services
It is straightforward to get to both a general and a specialty grocery store without the need for a vehicle from any home in High Park. Additionally, there are over 50 restaurants and about 10 cafes to experience in High Park. It is also a short trip to a very good choice of clothing stores. Concerning education, daycares and schools are very easy to reach without the use of a vehicle from most houses for sale in High Park.