Alexandra Park, Toronto Real Estate Listings

Homeowners in this neighbourhood are served with various options to move around without the need for a car. Alexandra Park is an extremely pleasant part of Toronto for travelling by public transit. Property owners are served by a few bus lines, and bus stops are ordinarily nearby. Alexandra Park is also very convenient for those who travel by foot; meeting daily needs is very easy on foot, and a very large number of businesses of different types can be found as well. Active house buyers will appreciate the very bike-friendly nature of this area. More precisely, a bike share station can always be found close by, Alexandra Park has a good cycling infrastructure, and it is an even ride to most locations.

Both general and specialty grocery stores are usually accessible within a very short walk from any home in this area. Augusta Avenue is among the best streets for food stores. Likewise, those who are fond of dining out won't have to go far in this neighbourhood, where over 50 restaurants and a few coffee shops are available. When it comes to education, families will welcome that no matter where their house is located in Alexandra Park, schools and daycares are nearby.

Alexandra Park is a "jack-of-all-trades" when it comes to the feel of this area. It is very easy to find bustling streets in this part of the city. There are masses of people around most of the time, there are numerous nearby entertainment venues, and finding one of the a few bars is very easy as they are generally situated in very convenient locations. Alexandra Park is quiet, as noise from streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue. There is not that much greenery in this part of Toronto; to be more precise, residents will find that the tree canopy coverage for the majority of streets is sub-par. Nonetheless, green spaces are especially well-spread out and there are a few of them close by for residents to unwind in, which makes it very easy to reach them.

Large apartment buildings are the predominant housing type, representing roughly 55% of dwellings in Alexandra Park, and the remainder are mainly small apartment buildings. This neighbourhood offers mainly two bedroom and one bedroom homes. Roughly 70% of the population of this neighbourhood rent their home while the remainder are owners. About one third of properties in this part of the city were built following the year 2000, while most of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1960s.