Bayview Woods-Steeles, Toronto

Bayview Woods-Steeles is a neighbourhood in north Toronto made up mainly of detached houses, with condo apartments, semi-detached houses and condo townhouses mixed in, and it has one subway-line station, several parks and a community centre. The area is built around residential streets that run between the major roads at its edges, with ravine and parkland green space woven through it. Density is moderate. Low-rise houses make up much of the housing, and condo apartment buildings add taller, denser pockets. Most homes sold were built between 1951 and 2013, so the housing stock includes mid-century houses alongside newer condo buildings and townhouses. Over the last 24 months, 91 homes sold, and 4 are for sale right now. Detached houses made up 53% of sales, condo apartments 23%, semi-detached houses 14% and condo townhouses 10%. The typical home sold had 4 bedrooms. The median sale price was $1,279,000, and the median home spent 23 days on the market. Old Cummer station is inside the area. Steeles Avenue is the nearby major east-west road, and Bayview Avenue and Highway 404 are close by for north-south and highway travel. Toronto Transit Commission bus routes serve the main roads. Highway 401 is a short drive to the south. Shops and services are found along the main roads and around the condo buildings. They include grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and pharmacies, with more of each in the surrounding districts. Parks inside the area are Ballyconnor Park, Bestview Park, Bowan Court Parkette, Cummer Park, Cummer Parkette, East Don Parkland, Garnier Park and Pineway Park. Cummer Park Community Centre is the community centre inside the area. Schools inside the area are Blessed Trinity Catholic School (Toronto Catholic District School Board), and Lester B Pearson Elementary School, Pineway Public School, Steelesview Public School and Zion Heights Middle School (all Toronto District School Board).