York University Heights, Toronto

York University Heights is a mixed-density area of northwest Toronto where condo buildings, townhouses and low-rise streets of houses sit close together around a large university campus and several transit stations. Main roads carry most of the traffic. Quieter residential streets branch off them, and taller buildings gather near the stations. Most homes sold were built between 1951 and 2015, so mid-century houses stand alongside newer condo construction. Of the homes sold in the last 24 months, condo apartments made up 44%, semi-detached houses 24%, detached houses 17% and condo townhouses 11%. The typical home sold had 3 bedrooms. There were 275 sales over that period, with a median price of $700,000 and a median of 29 days on market. Right now 85 homes are for sale. Four stations serve the area: Finch West, Pioneer Village, Sentinel and York University. Finch West, Pioneer Village and York University are on the Line 1 subway extension. Finch West also connects to the Finch West LRT. Major roads include Keele Street, Finch Avenue West, Steeles Avenue West and Sheppard Avenue West, and Highways 400 and 407 are nearby for driving. Shops and services are of the everyday kind: grocery stores, pharmacies, cafes and restaurants, found along the main roads and near the campus and stations. Green space includes 175 The Pond Road Park, Benjamin Boake Greenbelt, Black Creek Parkland, Bratty Park, Brookwell Park, Dan Iannuzi Park, Derrydowns Park and Fountainhead Park. Grandravine Community Recreation Centre and Toronto Track & Field Centre are the community centres in the area. The libraries are Nellie Langford Rowell Library, Osgoode Hall Library, Peter F. Bronfman Business Library, Scott Library and Steacie Science & Engineering Library. Schools in the area under the Toronto DSB are Africentric Alternative School, C W Jefferys Collegiate Institute, Derrydown Public School, Elia Middle School, Lamberton Public School, Sheppard Public School and Stilecroft Public School. Under the Toronto CDSB are James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School, St Jerome Catholic School and St Wilfrid Catholic School.