Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, Toronto

Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown is a northwest Toronto neighbourhood of apartment towers and detached houses, laid out around major roads and organised around a transit corridor and a string of parks. The area mixes higher-density residential blocks with lower-rise streets of detached houses. Most homes sold there were built around 1985, so much of the building stock dates from the 1980s. Condo apartments are the most common building type, and the detached houses sit on the quieter streets between the larger roads. Over the last 24 months, 175 homes sold. Condo apartments made up 58% of sales and detached houses 31%. The median sale price was $575,000, and the median home spent 32 days on the market. The typical home sold had 2 bedrooms. Right now 13 homes are for sale. Two stations are inside the area: Albion and Stevenson. Major roads nearby include Albion Road, Kipling Avenue, Finch Avenue West and Steeles Avenue West. Highway 401, Highway 427 and Highway 27 are within reach to the south and east. Bus routes along these roads connect with the Toronto Transit Commission network and with the Finch West light rail line. Everyday shops and services are mostly grouped along the main roads and around the plazas near the stations. They include grocery stores, pharmacies, cafes, restaurants and other neighbourhood services. Eight parks lie inside the area: Albion Arena, Garland Park, Gihon Spring Park, Haimer Park, Highfield Park, Kay Park, Masseygrove Park and North Humber Park. Three community centres serve the neighbourhood: Elmbank Community Centre, North Kipling Community Centre and Rexdale Community Hub. Toronto Public Library - Albion is the library inside the area. Ten schools are inside the area. The Toronto District School Board runs Elmbank Junior Middle Academy, Greenholme Junior Middle School, Highfield Junior School, John D Parker Junior School, North Albion Collegiate Institute, North Kipling Junior Middle School, Smithfield Middle School and West Humber Collegiate Institute. The Toronto Catholic District School Board runs St Andrew Catholic School and St Angela Catholic School.