Harbourfront-CityPlace, Toronto

Harbourfront-CityPlace is a dense, high-rise waterfront neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, made up almost entirely of condominium towers set among parks, promenades and lakefront open space. The area is laid out around a few major streets and rail corridors, with tall residential towers sitting close together on large blocks. Most buildings are modern glass-and-concrete condominium buildings, and much of the housing dates from the 2000s and 2010s. Public spaces between the towers give the area a mix of vertical density and open green and waterfront edges. Housing is overwhelmingly condo apartments, which made up 98% of homes sold over the last 24 months. In that period 600 homes sold, and most were built between 2003 and 2018. The typical home sold had 1 bedroom. The median sale price was $609,000, and the median home spent 28 days on the market. There are currently 46 homes for sale. For getting around, no train or subway stations are on record inside the area. Nearby major roads and routes include Lake Shore Boulevard, the Gardiner Expressway, Spadina Avenue, Bathurst Street and Queens Quay, and the streetcar lines that run along the waterfront and through the surrounding downtown streets connect the area to the wider transit network. Shops and services are of the everyday kind, including cafes, grocery stores, restaurants and pharmacies, generally located at the base of residential buildings and along the main streets. The neighbourhood has eight parks: Ann Tindal Park, Bathurst Quay Common, Bobbie Rosenfeld Park, Canada Square, Canoe Landing Park, HTO Park, HTO Park West and Ireland Park. The Waterfront Neighbourhood Centre is the community centre inside the area, and Toronto Public Library - Fort York is the local library branch. Four schools are located inside the area: Bishop Macdonell Catholic School (Toronto CDSB), City School (Toronto DSB), Jean Lumb Public School (Toronto DSB) and The Waterfront School (Toronto DSB).