L'Amoreaux West, Toronto

L'Amoreaux West is a residential part of Scarborough in northeast Toronto, made up of curving local streets, low-rise houses, townhouse complexes and condo apartment buildings. The streets mostly wind through the interior and connect out to the larger arterial roads at the edges. Density is moderate, with detached and semi-detached houses on the local streets and higher-density condo buildings and townhouse clusters closer to the main roads. Most of the buildings went up in the last decades of the 20th century and have a suburban look. Ten homes are for sale right now, and 209 sold in the last 24 months. The median sale price over that time was $755,000, and the median home took 22 days to sell. Condo apartments made up 33% of sales, detached houses 28%, condo townhouses 22% and semi-detached houses 11%. Most homes sold were built between 1985 and 2003, and the typical home had 3 bedrooms. No train or subway stations are on record inside the area, so getting around depends on nearby routes. Sheppard Avenue East, Finch Avenue East, McCowan Road and Birchmount Road are the major roads nearby, and Highway 404 and Highway 401 are close for longer trips by car. TTC bus routes run along the main roads and link to the subway network. Everyday shops and services are mostly grouped along the main roads, in plazas and at the edges of residential blocks. They include grocery stores, cafes, restaurants and pharmacies, along with other convenience and personal service businesses. Six parks sit inside the area: Beverly Glen Park, Birchcrest Park, Candlebrook Crescent Park, Chester Le Park, Collingsbrook Parkette and Fairglen Park. No community centres are on record inside the area. The Toronto Public Library - Bridlewood branch is inside the area. Five schools are inside the area, all run by the Toronto District School Board: Beverly Glen Junior Public School, Chester Le Junior Public School, Fairglen Junior Public School, North Bridlewood Junior Public School and Sir John A Macdonald Collegiate Institute.