Regent Park

Your Typical Neighbour

There is no typical neighbour in Regent Park, and that is by design. This is one of the most diverse pockets in the city, with dozens of first languages spoken and a deliberate mix of incomes living side by side: long-time residents in rent-geared-to-income and affordable housing, new Canadians, young families, and first-time buyers and young professionals in the market condos. It is younger than the city overall, denser than almost anywhere, and still shifting as each phase of construction adds new residents. Expect community, not uniformity.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile, Regent Park

What We Love

The amenities. Few downtown neighbourhoods give you a competition-grade pool, a real athletic complex, an arts centre and a six-acre park, all public and all walkable. The location is excellent, with Corktown, the Distillery and the core all within easy reach. And for buyers, the value proposition still holds: prices here have not fully caught up to neighbouring pockets, so there is room for the area to grow into itself. If you are buying your first place, our first-time buyer guide is a good place to start.

What We Don’t Love

It is not finished. The revitalization is now into its later phases, and construction will be a fact of life here for years yet… dust, hoarding, cranes and changing sightlines come with the territory. The market is also condo-heavy, so if you want a house with a yard, this is the wrong neighbourhood and you should look north into Cabbagetown. And because the community is still maturing, the retail and restaurant scene is thinner than in established areas, with some turnover as the neighbourhood settles. Buy here believing in where it is going, not only where it is today.

Real Estate

Regent Park exists because of the redevelopment, so the real estate story is the revitalization story. The plan, launched in 2005 by Toronto Community Housing with the Daniels Corporation as the lead developer, rebuilds the entire community in phases, blending market condos and townhomes with replacement RGI and affordable rental housing on a one-for-one basis. As of 2026 the build is well advanced: the earlier phases have delivered thousands of homes across market and rental buildings, and the later phases are now underway, with Tridel selected as developer partner for the remaining phases and work expected to play out over the next 10 to 15 years. Translation for buyers: there is still meaningful new supply and meaningful change ahead. 

What you will not find is a deep stock of houses. The neighbourhood is built around condos and townhomes by design, with retail deliberately worked into the ground floors of new buildings. For detached and semi-detached options you have to drift north of Gerrard into Cabbagetown. To see what is currently for sale in Regent Park, browse our live listings.

Schools

The above average percentage of school age residents equate to school options in both the separate and public school boards, though the separate schools are bit further away.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Regent Park/Duke of York Junior Public School
Nelson Mandela Park Public School
Lord Dufferin Jr. & Sr. Public School

SENIOR SCHOOLS

Jarvis Collegiate Institute

CATHOLIC & PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Momentum Montessori
St.Paul Catholic School
Liberty Prep
Richland Academy

For school rankings and Fraser Institute scores, see our interactive Toronto school map.

Transit

Regent Park is a streetcar neighbourhood. The 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton lines run along its northern edges, the 504 King is a short walk south, and Parliament Street buses connect you north to the subway. The financial district is a 10 to 15 minute ride, and the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner are both close for drivers. It is not on a subway line, but for downtown-east living the surface transit is more than workable.