East L'Amoreaux, Toronto

East L'Amoreaux is a suburban residential neighbourhood in Scarborough, Toronto, made up mostly of medium-density housing built in the late twentieth century. Its streets are a mix of curving local roads and crescents that feed onto larger through roads, with apartment buildings and townhouse complexes set among lower-rise blocks of houses. Most of the buildings are of a single generation, with a plain, practical late-century style. Most homes sold in the last 24 months were built between 1985 and 2003. Of the 227 homes sold in that time, condo apartments made up 42%, detached houses 24%, condo townhouses 18%, freehold townhouses 8% and semi-detached houses 6%. The typical home sold had 3 bedrooms. The median sale price was $733,500, and the median time on the market was 22 days. Six homes are for sale right now. For getting around, the area is served by TTC bus routes on its main roads, including Finch Avenue East, Sheppard Avenue East, Kennedy Road, Warden Avenue and McCowan Road. Highway 404 and Highway 401 are the nearest major highways and connect the area to the rest of the city and the region. Shops and services are found mainly along the larger roads and in plazas. They include grocery stores, pharmacies, cafes and restaurants, along with everyday services such as banks and clinics. The parks inside the area are Bridletowne Park, Highland Heights Park, Kennedy Road Parkette, L'Amoureux Park, Timberbank Park and Warden Park. Eight schools are inside the area. The Toronto District School Board runs Brookmill Boulevard Junior Public School, Highland Heights Junior Public School, L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute, Lynnwood Heights Junior Public School, Silver Springs Public School and Timberbank Junior Public School. The Toronto Catholic District School Board runs St Aidan Catholic School and St Sylvester Catholic School.