2010 Real Estate Facts
History
Homes
Shopping
Recreation
Schools
Transportation
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Fast Facts on Real Estate in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
New Sales - January 2010
# of Sales
| Sale Type
| Average Selling Prince (ASP)
|
6
| Freehold Home
| $731,333.00
|
14
| Condos
| $442,964.00
|
New Listings - January 2010
| #of Listings | Listing Type
|
4
| Freehold Home |
21
| Condo Listings |
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complete social profile of the neighbourhood, written by the City of Toronto.
Read a complete review of the neighbourhood, also known as Mt. Pleasant West, and its shopping and amenities on TorontoLife.com.
Davisville Village - Past Davisville Village is named after John Davis, who immigrated to Canada from Staffordshire, England in 1840. John Davis served as Davisville's first postmaster and helped found the Davisville Public School.
Davisville Village - Present This centrally located neighbourhood has always been popular with singles, young couples and families. The Davisville neighbourhood is known for its excellent recreational facilities, outstanding shopping districts, and active nightlife, which includes bars, restaurants and movie theatres.
Homes in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
The majority of Davisville houses were built in the 1920's and 1930's. The houses west of Mount Pleasant Road are mostly large two and three-storey English Cottage and Edwardian-style homes. There are also a number of duplexes and walk-up apartment buildings in this area.
The houses east of Mount Pleasant Road are made up primarily of smaller detached houses, semi-detached houses and bungalows. This part of the neighbourhood also contains a handful of historical homes from the late 1800's, and a growing number of new custom built homes.
Davisville Village also contains a number of newer condominium apartment buildings located mostly on Merton and Balliol Streets and along Eglinton Avenue. A plethora of rental high-rise apartment buildings are situated on Davisville Avenue.
Shopping in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
Davisville's main shopping district is on Mount Pleasant Road. This stretch of stores is highlighted by a large group of antique and collectable shops that attract people from all over the city. Home decorating stores, children's clothing and toy stores, and an excellent selection of restaurants all add to the ambience of this street.
Davisville residents also shop on Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue. These two streets contain a plethora of gift shops, clothing and accessory stores, bakeries, cafes, and coffee shops.
Recreation in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
Davisville Park is the social and recreational centre of this neighbourhood. During the day, it is a beehive of activity with preschoolers enjoying the Davisville Park playground and wading pool.
A Davisville parenting community group has formed recently called Davisville Moms that has extensive resources for parents living in the area.
Davisville Park's six tennis courts are used by the Davisville Tennis Club on evenings and weekends. This club has an active house league and tournament schedule. Adjacent to the tennis courts is the Davisville Park baseball diamond, which is extensively used by children and adult baseball leagues.
Davisville also has an active nightlife with many pubs, restaurants, and movie theatres.
Schools in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
View a complete list including academic ratings of Davisville's Elementary, Secondary, Private and Daycare schools.
(Public) Davisville Jr. School
43 Millwood Rd., (416) 393-0570
(Public) Metro Toronto School for the Deaf
43 Millwood Rd., (416) 393-0630
(Public) Eglinton Jr. School
223 Eglinton Ave. East, (416) 393-9315
(Public) Hodgson Sr. School
282 Davisville Ave, (416) 393-0390
(Public) Maurice Cody Jr. & Sr.
364 Belsize Dr., (416) 393-9240
(Public) Spectrum Sr. Alternative School
223 Eglinton Ave. East, (416) 393-9311
(Public High School) North Toronto Collegiate Institute
70 Roehampton Ave., (416) 393-9180
(Public High School) Northern Secondary School
851 Mt.Pleasant Rd., (416) 393-0270
Transportation in the Davisville Village Neighbourhood
There is local bus service on Mount Pleasant Road, Yonge Street, Davisville Avenue and Eglinton Avenue. These bus routes connect passengers to the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line. The Davisville and the Eglinton subway stations at Yonge Street are within a reasonable walking distance of this neighbourhood.
This area offers motorists quick access to downtown Toronto via either Mount Pleasant Road or Yonge Street. Toronto's highways and expressways are located within a twenty minute drive of Davisville Village.
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