South Riverdale, Toronto

South Riverdale is a dense, mostly low-rise inner-city neighbourhood in east Toronto, made up of residential streets, older commercial strips and a waterfront edge on Ashbridges Bay. Streets follow a largely gridded pattern, with narrow side streets running between main roads and a mix of houses, townhouses and apartment buildings sitting close together. Most homes sold were built between 1926 and 2013, so early 20th-century houses stand alongside newer condo buildings and townhouses. Semi-detached houses made up 33% of the 587 homes sold in the last 24 months. Condo apartments were 27%, freehold townhouses 15%, detached houses 14% and condo townhouses 9%. The typical home sold has 3 bedrooms. Lot sizes are not on record. The median sale price over that period was $1,145,000, and the median time on the market was 10 days. There are currently 50 homes for sale. No train or subway stations are on record inside the area. Getting around relies on the major roads and transit lines that cross or border it, including Queen Street East, Dundas Street East, Carlaw Avenue and Lake Shore Boulevard, with streetcar and bus routes serving the main streets. The Don Valley Parkway and the Gardiner Expressway are the nearest highways for travel across the city. Shops and services are clustered along the main commercial streets. They include cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacies, along with other everyday services within a short distance of most homes. Parks inside the area include 58 Curzon Street Park, Ashbridges Bay Park, Badgerow Parkette, Biidaasige Park, Bruce Mackey Park, Carlaw-Dundas Triangle Park, Caroline Huebner Parkette and Cherry Beach Clarke Beach Park. Community centres are Jimmie Simpson Recreation Centre, Matty Eckler Community Recreation Centre, Old Fire Hall 30, Ralph Thornton Community Center and Wood Green Community Centre. The libraries are Toronto Public Library - Jones and Toronto Public Library - Queen/Saulter. Schools in the area are Bruce Public School, Dundas Junior Public School, Eastdale Collegiate Institute, Leslieville Junior Public School, Morse Street Junior Public School, Queen Alexandra Middle School, Riverdale Collegiate Institute and SEED Alternative School, all Toronto DSB, plus St Joseph Catholic School, which is Toronto CDSB.