November 2013 Home Of The Month – Coxwell Danforth

The Danforth
Welcome to urbaneer.com’s Home Of The Month feature, which showcases what one of urbaneer’s Buyers recently purchased in the City of Toronto. This month we feature the story of some first time Buyers who announced the pregnancy of their first child as we started their housing search – and closed…
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Toronto Life’s ‘Where to Buy Now 2013: The City’s Top 10 Neighbourhoods for High-Return Real E

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, Leslieville/Riverside, The Danforth
Each year Toronto Life, the magazine of choice for our city’s upwardly mobile and cultural elite, publishes their top ten list of ‘up and coming’ neighbourhoods deemed to be the ‘next hot areas’ By and large, their assessment typically identifies how gentrification – the movement of middle class households into…
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Why Toronto’s East Side Real Estate Has Historically Been Cheaper

Leslieville/Riverside, Riverdale / Playter Estates, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth
For first time buyers keen to purchase a freehold house in the original City of Toronto, finding an affordable solid property in a decent, desirable neighbourhood is becoming increasingly difficult. The level of challenge increases if the wish list includes being on one of our main public transit arteries. Given…
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How Safe Is Your Neighbourhood?

Annex / South Annex / Seaton Village, College Street / Little Italy, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
That today is Halloween makes this post rather gruesome and haunting. After all, what’s more scary than the dark side of reality? CBC Toronto recently compiled police data spanning the last seven years to create a comprehensive map of crime occurrences and drug charges in each of Toronto’s 140 neighbourhoods.…
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Danforth East Arts Fair

The Danforth
If you follow my posts, you know I'm a huge fan of the central east side for its family-friendly vibe and affordable prices.  East Lynn Park, located between Coxwell and Woodbine on The Danforth is a particularly dynamic setting for east side residents, with its organic market, amazing playground, and…
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May 2012 Home of The Month – Danforth & Woodbine

The Danforth
Welcome to urbaneer.com's Home Of The Month. This feature provides a snap shot of what urbaneer.com's Buyers have recently bought in the City of Toronto. If you're a regular reader of our Home Of The Month posts, you know we help all kinds of purchasers including first time buyers, down-scaling…
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Termites For Our Anniversary

College Street / Little Italy, Dufferin Grove / Bloorcourt Village, King West / Niagara / Liberty Village, Leslieville/Riverside, Little Portugal, Queen West, Riverdale / Playter Estates, Roncesvalles Village, St. Lawrence Market, The Danforth, Wallace/Emerson & Brockton Village
Recently I was both charmed and horrified when a pair of my fab newlywed buyers gave me a gift as a ‘One year Anniversary’. As I accepted their delicious sweets and treats (Hello Wine!), they saw a look of confusion pass across my face. I couldn’t compute how they had only recently got married…
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Toronto Mini House Downtown East

The Danforth
Featured this past Friday in Dave Leblanc’s Globe and Mail Architecture column, this pared down not-quite-600 square foot mini house located on Craven Avenue in Toronto’s central east end is one answer to the question “How big a house do you really need?”. Craven Avenue is a quirky half-laneway-half-street that often appeals to…
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