Downtown West

Your Typical Neighbour

Honestly. Typical is not a word that belongs here. With residences ranging from multi-million dollar penthouses to no-bedroom studios, your neighbour could be anyone.

What We Love

Tasty food trucks to 5 star dining. Seedy pub to the Symphony. Walk out your door to EVERYTHING! Convenience is what we like best.

What We Don’t Love

The condo boom in this, the heart of the city, has been massive. Not all buildings are equal, and it takes experience to get to know the good from the bad. Space can be expensive. Plus rush hour is not for the faint of heart here.

The Real Estate Scoop

If you don’t like the idea of condo living, this is likely not the neighbourhood for you. While homes DO exist in this area bounded by Bathurst, Queen, Yonge and the Gardiner Expressway, they are few and far between and they when they do come up they sell fast. And to be honest, aside from one or two heritage home lined streets, the ones that are left tend to stick out among their neighbours as a wealth of condominium projects, high rise to low rise and everything in between have sprung up all around them; many have simply been converted to commercial use.

Part of the surge in residential traffic is a result of the aforementioned Cityplace. Chic loft conversions in the former Garment District as well as a number of other condo developments along Wellington, Richmond and Queen have opened up the opportunity to buy in a big way. And the offerings are vast: from studio spaces, all the way to multi-million dollar spaces with expansive views in buildings that will park your car for you and send a masseuse to your living room, there are no conveniences to be overlooked in condo living here, depending entirely on your financial situation.

Never before have first time buyers, young professionals, and the super-wealthy been found intermingling in such close proximity. The numerous cranes that have been occupying the Toronto skyline own the diversity that exists in this area. The broader result is an international flavor in food, entertainment and retail offerings that makes Downtown West the convenient, spectacular residential opportunity that it is. And there are some architecturally stunning things to stare up at on your brief walk to the evening’s delights too!

Schools

Unfortunately the $2 Billion dollar Cityplace Plan wasn’t ‘family centric’. Getting this kids to school is going to involve a little bit of travel.

Transit

Union Station, the hub of transit in and out of the downtown core is located within this neighbourhood. Multiple transit options moving towards and away from it are right outside your door. Drivers are quite close to the major arteries, though they induce blood boils during rush hour.