The Lowdown on Christie Pits

Your Typical Neighbour

Comes from a wide variety of backgrounds, with a greater chance of Asian and European ethnicity. More likely to be a younger double-income family.

What We

We love Christie Pits' long term growth potential set amongst convenient recreation, delicious and inexpensive international cuisine and a foodie’s choice grocery store right on the subway line.

What We Don't

Most of the streets are narrow and one-way. Plus the rough history of the neighbourhood isn’t entirely gone yet - as always when you buy ahead of the curve, you need to be patient.

Property Statistics in Christie Pits

Source: TREB Statistics

We think this is one of the better real estate bets in the city. Sitting on a subway line makes any neighbourhood a safer wager in a transit-stretched city, and when you look at some of the neighbouring affluent areas bursting at the seams with frustrated buyers (Seaton Village, Little Italy), it’s easy to see where the next expansion is likely to spill over to.

This neighbourhood no longer sees the turnover it once did in years past. It has become an established, mature area unto itself, and the gentrification push west is lending upward pressure to the cost of houses in this neighbourhood. This is also a relatively low-density neighbourhood given it’s comprised almost exclusively of semi and detached homes.

Houses here were built mainly in the early 1900s. Most of the semi and detached homes are of moderate size having been designed for the largely working-class residents up until the mid 1930s. These moderately-sized homes remain attractive to prospective first-time homebuyers looking for something close to the core. This is also one of those aesthetically pleasing communities that benefit from the bulk of garages being located off of rear laneways, leaving nothing but front porches and mature trees as the visual backdrop.

Be careful when looking to purchase here to check the state of the foundation of the house. Walking north on Shaw recently there remain some homes that have suffered over time from the soft sand and gravel native to the area. Some of this street is known for the leaning houses that grow closer to one another as you look further up the roofline. I know we’ve said it before, but get an inspection!

Area: 4km

Population: 34,635

Demographics

Kids: 13%

Youth: 13%

Seniors: 12%

Visible Minority: 37.1%

Average Family Income: $60,650

Education

Lower Education: 37.5%

Higher Education: 61%

Home Ownership

Owned Homes: 53%

Tenanted Homes: 47%

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

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

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

SENIOR SCHOOLS

Essex Junior and Senior Public School
The Christie Pits subway is right outside your door, with bus options down Ossington. Drivers have Bloor Street handy for an inter city commute, though it can be busy at rush hour and time-consuming to get out of the city core.

About Christie Pits

Welcome to Toronto’s Christie Pits neighbourhood.

The Christie Sand Pits were operated until the 1900s. The pits were a primary source of gravel, sand, and clay, used in the construction of many of Toronto’s earliest roads and municipal buildings. As the reserves were depleted, the quarry was abandoned.

Today, what was once a gravel pit is now a sprawling park. A place filled with natural beauty, social activities, and bursting with life. Formerly known as ‘Willowvale Park’ it is a social sanctuary for locals. In warmer months, Christie Pits residents gather with Contra Cafe takeaway lattes in-hand, strollers pushing, chatting, dogs running freely, and planning for the months ahead. A storybook baseball diamond flanks the park, and it serves as the stomping grounds for the Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball team. There is an outdoor pool and splash pad, basketball courts and a soccer field, and in winter there’s a skating rink, plus the park’s steep sides are popular tobogganing spots. In the summer, residents can be seen flocking to Christie Pitts for the annual Film Festival that takes place every Sunday from July through August. There’s no shortage of things to do in this ‘communal back yard’.

Residential streets in the Christie Pits area are lined with trees and offer a variety of detached, and semi-detached, homes built on smaller lots. The diversity and multiculturalism, of the area, are evident in the varying styles of homes from traditional, to European-inspired, to modern new builds. With easy access to public transportation, shopping, schools, theatres, restaurants, cafes, and green space, this is a pretty solid neighbourhood for real estate investment.


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