Dovercourt Village, Toronto

Dovercourt Village is a compact, mostly residential part of Toronto's west end, built on a street grid with older low-rise homes, small parks and two subway stations. Its streets are largely straight and tree-lined, with short blocks and several small parkettes tucked between them. Buildings are mainly low-rise houses on narrow streets, with commercial strips along the larger roads. Most homes sold in the area were built around 1926, so the housing stock is predominantly early twentieth century, with a scattering of newer condo apartments. Semi-detached houses made up 45% of sales in the last 24 months, followed by detached houses at 29%, freehold townhouses at 11% and condo apartments at 7%. Across 184 sales, the median price was $1,335,000, and the typical home had 3 bedrooms. Homes sold quickly, with a median of 14 days on market. There are currently 12 homes for sale. Dufferin and Ossington stations, both inside the area, are on the Bloor-Danforth subway line (Line 2), which runs east and west along Bloor Street West. Dufferin Street and Ossington Avenue run north and south through and beside the area, with bus routes along them, and Dupont Street forms another east-west road to the north. Shops and services are found mostly along Bloor Street West, Dufferin Street and Ossington Avenue. They include cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacies, along with a range of everyday services, all within walking distance of the residential blocks. Parks in the area are Christie Pits Park, Dovercourt Park, Dupont-Shaw Parkette, Irene Avenue Parkette, Northumberland Playground, Salem Parkette and Westmoreland Avenue Parkette. They range from a large open park to small neighbourhood green spaces on side streets. Three schools are located in the area: Dovercourt Public School (Toronto DSB), ÉÉC du Sacré-Coeur-Toronto (CS catholique MonAvenir) and St Anthony Catholic School (Toronto CDSB).