Yorkdale-Glen Park, Toronto Real Estate Listings

Yorkdale-Glen Park presents homeowners with the choice between various means of transportation. House buyers who want to be in an area that's walkable will welcome the fairly pedestrian-friendly character of this area; carrying out day-to-day needs is easy without a car, and there are also a good number of businesses in proximity. However, Yorkdale-Glen Park is not especially bicycling-friendly because the bicycling infrastructure is not particularly well-developed. Nonetheless, a few enjoyable areas for cycling can be found, and there are a limited number of slopes. With a multitude of nearby rapid transit stations on the Line 1 (Yonge-University), and around 30 nearby bus lines, the public transit service in Yorkdale-Glen Park is very accessible. Cars are also a reasonably good medium of transportation in Yorkdale-Glen Park. Coming across a place to park is quite easy, and it is a very short car ride to the nearest highway, such as Allen Expressway, from anywhere in this area.

Home buyers in Yorkdale-Glen Park will be pleased to learn that a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a short stroll away. Likewise, there are over 100 restaurants and about 20 coffee shops to enjoy in Yorkdale-Glen Park. Residents can find numerous clothing stores within walking distance, for example along Dufferin Street. As far as education is concerned, in Yorkdale-Glen Park, families will generally be able to get to schools and daycares on foot.

Those who enjoy a vibrant atmosphere and spending time outdoors will feel at home in Yorkdale-Glen Park. Although the ambience is not the most lively in this neighbourhood, its busier streets are still quite dynamic, and with its a few bars, it is easy to find a place to grab a drink as they are generally located a short distance away. On the other hand, greenery is not especially prominent in this area; more specifically, residents will find that many streets have sub-par tree coverage. Nonetheless, green spaces, such as Caledonia Park and North Park, are especially well-distributed and there are over 50 of them nearby for residents to explore, which makes it very easy to access them.

In Yorkdale-Glen Park, about 30% of buildings are single detached homes, and the remainder are mainly large apartment buildings and small apartment buildings. About 30% of properties in this neighbourhood were constructed after the year 2000, while the majority of the remaining buildings were constructed pre-1960 and in the 1960s. This part of Toronto also has a good choice of housing size options - properties range from lofts to four or more bedrooms. The proportions of homeowners and renters are about even.