East York is the pocket between the Don Valley and Victoria Park where Toronto still feels like a small town. Streets of 1940s bungalows and semis around Pape Village, Woodbine Gardens and Parkview Hills draw first-time buyers and young families who want a yard and a ten-minute walk to Line 2 on the Danforth.
Leaside, the northern part of the former borough, is a different market: larger detached homes, Bayview Avenue shops and a school catchment that keeps demand steady. Throughout East York the ravines of Taylor Creek and the Don give you trails, and the DVP puts the core a few minutes away by car.
Why people choose East York
- Bungalows, semis and small two-storeys; Leaside's larger detached homes to the north
- Taylor Creek Park, the Don Valley trails, Todmorden Mills
- Danforth Avenue for Greektown restaurants and Line 2
- Fast Don Valley Parkway access to downtown
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Where exactly is East York?
Roughly between the Don Valley to the west, Victoria Park to the east, the Danforth to the south and Eglinton to the north, including Leaside and Thorncliffe Park.
What do first-time buyers look at here?
Bungalows with finished basements, semis near Pape and Donlands, and townhomes in newer developments along Eglinton and Laird.
Is there a hospital nearby?
Michael Garron Hospital on Coxwell Avenue serves the area.