Toronto Real Estate & Houses for Sale

Toronto is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to the feel of this city. Even though this city is not known for its lively ambience, its busier streets are still quite dynamic, and with its over 400 bars, it is very easy to find a place to grab a drink since they are generally located around the corner. Toronto is reasonably quiet overall, as the streets tend to be quite calm, however noise can be an issue closer to one of the 6 airports (Toronto (Hospital For Sick Children) Heliport,Downsview Airport,Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport,Wilson`s Heliport,Toronto / City Centre Water Aerodrome,Toronto (Sunnybrook Medical Centre) Heliport), one of the railway lines, Highway 404 or Highway 427. There is a good amount of greenery in this city; parks, including Fleetwood Park and Curran Hall Ravine, are very well-located and there are over 2800 of them close by for residents to relax in, making it very easy to access them. Residents will also find that most streets have good tree coverage.

Transportation

Regardless of the mode of transportation, it is fairly easy to travel in Toronto. Toronto benefits from very good transit infrastructure as a result of plenty of rapid transit stations with access to the Line 2 (Bloor - Danforth), Meadowvale Express, Line 1 (Yonge-University), Line 4 (Sheppard) and Viva Blue, and over 200 nearby bus lines. Toronto will also attract house buyers who value residing in a compact area because it is fairly suited to walking; running daily errands is convenient without a vehicle, and a variety of businesses are reasonably close by. Moving around by bicycle is easy in this city.

Housing

In Toronto, around 45% of dwellings are large apartment buildings, and the remaining houses are mainly small apartment buildings and single detached homes. This city has a good choice of housing size options, ranging from lofts to four or more bedrooms. There are equal parts renters and owners living in this city. About 30% of homes in this city were constructed prior to the 1960s, while the majority of the remaining buildings were built in the 1960s and the 2000s.

Services

In Toronto, parents and their kids will almost always be able to access schools and daycares by walking. In terms of food, it is very convenient to get to the closest grocery store on foot in Toronto. Furthermore, there is generally a restaurant or cafe just around the corner. It is also very easy to access a selection of clothing stores without needing a car.