Welcome To Christie Pits

Christie Pits is one of the few Toronto neighbourhoods named after a hole in the ground, and it owns it. The “pits” were sand and gravel quarries that supplied a lot of early Toronto, then got filled in and turned into the park that gives the area its name and most of its character. Today it’s the bowl-shaped green space at Bloor and Christie, the streets of narrow Victorians and semis around it, and the stretch of Bloor that runs from Koreatown in the east into Bloorcourt in the west.

It’s a neighbourhood people get attached to. The park is the social centre of gravity… baseball on summer evenings, the outdoor pool on hot days, free movies projected onto a screen at the bottom of the slope. The housing is mostly older and tightly packed, the lots are small, and the food along Bloor is some of the best-value eating in the city. People who buy here tend to do it on purpose, and they tend to stay.

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Christie Pits FAQs

How much does it cost to live in Christie Pits?

This is an older, owner-and-renter mix where the housing leans toward semis, narrow Victorians and the occasional detached home, plus condos and lofts closer to Bloor. As a rough guide, condos and lofts generally trade in the high hundreds of thousands into the low millions depending on size, semi-detached homes typically land in the seven-figure range, and the larger detached homes sit at the top end. Detached supply is thin, so individual sales swing the averages. For current numbers, check the live TRREB statistics block further down this page and browse what’s actually for sale here.

Where is Christie Pits?

West Toronto, centred on Christie Pits Park at Bloor Street West and Christie Street, with Christie subway station right at the corner. Koreatown is immediately east along Bloor, Bloorcourt is to the west, and Wychwood and Seaton Village are a short walk north and east.

Is Christie Pits a good place to live for families?

Yes, with the usual downtown caveats. The park is a genuine asset for kids, with a pool, splash pad, rink, ball diamonds and open space, and several schools sit within walking distance. The trade-off is house size and price… families often buy a semi and grow into it rather than starting with a big detached home.

How is the commute downtown?

Quick. Christie station puts you on Line 2 (Bloor-Danforth), and you’re at Bay or Yonge in well under fifteen minutes. The 94 Wellesley bus and routes along Ossington fill in the gaps. Most people here don’t need a car for the commute.

How walkable is Christie Pits?

Very. Groceries, coffee, restaurants and the park are all on foot, and the subway is at the centre of it. This is a neighbourhood where a car is a convenience, not a necessity.

Around the Neighbourhood

Cultural landmarks: The big draw is the Toronto Outdoor Picture Show, which runs the Christie Pits Film Festival every summer… free open-air movies projected at the bottom of the park’s natural bowl. A short walk north, Artscape Wychwood Barns on Christie Street is a former streetcar barn turned community and arts hub.

Hot local spots: Bloor between Christie and Ossington is the eating strip. La Bella Managua (872 Bloor W) has been serving Nicaraguan food for two decades, Christie Pits Pub (824 Bloor W) is the reliable park-adjacent local, and Contra Cafe handles the coffee. PAT Central Market (675 Bloor W), one of the original Korean supermarkets in the city, anchors the Koreatown end.

Parks & green space: Christie Pits Park is the headliner, with the Alex Duff Memorial outdoor pool, Dominico Field, an ice rink and a splash pad. The Stop’s Farmers’ Market runs Saturdays at the Wychwood Barns (601 Christie) just north.

Your Typical Neighbour

The core of Christie Pits falls within the City of Toronto’s Palmerston-Little Italy neighbourhood, which had a population of about 13,000 in the 2021 Census. It skews working-age, with roughly 55% of residents between 25 and 54, about 16% seniors and around 10% youth. The median family income runs higher than the Toronto average, in the six figures. It’s close to an even split between owners and renters, with renters making up a slight majority (58%)… a mix of long-time homeowners, young families who bought in early, and renters drawn to the food, the park and the subway.

Source: City of Toronto Neighbourhood Profile, Palmerston-Little Italy

What We Love

The park, honestly, carries the whole neighbourhood. A natural amphitheatre in the middle of the city that fills up with ball games, swimmers, picnics and movie nights is a rare thing, and it makes the area feel like a small town that happens to sit on the subway. The food is the other love… the Bloor strip gives you Nicaraguan, Korean, Italian and a dozen other kitchens at prices that haven’t fully caught up with the rest of downtown. And the location is hard to beat: Line 2 at the door, Little Italy and Seaton Village within a walk, and a quieter, leafier feel the moment you step off Bloor onto streets like Crawford or Shaw.

What We Don’t Love

The housing is old and the lots are small, which means tight rooms, narrow widths, and renovation budgets that add up. Parking is a real issue… most homes rely on street permit parking, and on game or movie nights the streets around the park fill right up. Bloor itself is busy and loud, so homes on or just off the main drag trade walkability for traffic noise. And like most of west-central Toronto, anything turn-key and well-located draws competition, so bidding wars on the good semis are common.

Real Estate

The housing stock is mostly late-Victorian and Edwardian: semi-detached homes, the odd row of narrow Victorians, and detached houses that are scarcer and pricier. Streets like Crawford, Shaw, Grace and Montrose between Bloor and the park are the heart of it, with renovated semis competing hard whenever they come up. Closer to Bloor you’ll find condos, lofts and converted units for buyers who want the location without a full house. Prices have climbed steadily with the area’s reputation, and detached supply is thin enough that single sales can move the numbers. If you’re weighing nearby options, it’s worth comparing against Little Italy just south, Seaton Village to the east, and Dovercourt Park to the southwest. For current pricing, see the live TRREB stats block below, and browse active listings here.

Schools

This is a family oriented neighbourhood, and consequently schools nearby are popular and well supported.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Hawthorne II Alternative Bilingual School
Essex Junior and Senior Public School
École élémentaire catholique du Sacré-Coeur

SENIOR SCHOOLS

Essex Junior and Senior Public School

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

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Average Days on Market

105%

% of Asking Price

Source: TRREB Statistics

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