St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, Toronto

St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands is a dense, mostly high-rise part of downtown Toronto on the waterfront, and it also includes the car-free Toronto Islands in Lake Ontario. On the mainland, a street grid runs north from the harbour, with Queens Quay East along the water and Front Street East, Jarvis Street and Parliament Street crossing the area. Older low-rise blocks and mid-rise buildings sit alongside newer glass towers, and the waterfront has been redeveloped with recent buildings. The islands have a smaller scale, with low buildings, paths and open green space. Condo apartments made up 96% of the 661 homes sold over the last 24 months, and most of those homes were built between 2013 and 2023. The typical home sold had 2 bedrooms. The median sale price was $664,000, and the median home took 29 days to sell. There are currently 48 homes for sale. For getting around, Toronto Union Station and Union are the main rail and subway stops, along with Union Station Bus Terminal. Billy Bishop Terminal serves the island airport. Ferry access to the islands runs through Jack Layton Ferry Terminal, Centre Island Ferry Terminal and Ward's Island Ferry Dock, and there is also a Water Taxi stop. The Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard run along the southern edge of the mainland, and the Don Valley Parkway is close by to the east. Queen Street East, King Street East and Yonge Street have streetcar and subway connections, including TTC Line 1. Cafes, restaurants, grocery stores and pharmacies are spread through the mainland blocks, mostly at street level in the newer buildings and along the main streets. Parks include 50 Queens Quay East Park, Aitken Place Park, Algonquin Island Park, Centre Island Park, Corktown Common, David Crombie Park, Harbour Square Park and Harbour Square Park West. Community centres are the Algonquin Island Association Clubhouse, Jamii, One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre and Wards Island Association Little Clubhouse. The libraries are Toronto Public Library - St. Lawrence and Waterfront Library Learning Commons. Schools in the area are Downtown Alternative School and Island Public/Natural Science School, both Toronto DSB, and St Michael Catholic School, Toronto CDSB.