Open Houses in Forest Hill South, Toronto

This area allows home buyers to move around using a diversity of methods of transportation. Forest Hill South is very transit friendly. Rapid transit stations, including St Clair West Station - Southbound Platform and St Clair West Station - Northbound Platform with access to the Line 1 (Yonge-University), are generally a short walk away from the greater part of homes in the neighbourhood. There are a few bus lines, and the nearest bus stop is usually very close. Forest Hill South is also a very pleasant part of Toronto for pedestrians; carrying out daily needs is very easy, and a fair number of businesses of different types can be found as well. A good number of residents in the area use their bicycle since bike-share stations are hardly ever more than a short distance away.

It is very often an option for house buyers in this part of Toronto to purchase general and specialty groceries by walking. Furthermore, this area is a fairly good place in which to eat out or go to a cafe, for example on Spadina Road. Concerning education, families will welcome the proximity to daycares and schools, which are within walking distance from all homes for sale in Forest Hill South. Besides public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools.

Home buyers who prefer a slower-paced atmosphere will enjoy Forest Hill South. Greenery is very prominent in this area as there are many tree-lined streets. Reaching public green spaces from the majority of locations within the neighbourhood, including Kay Gardner Beltline Park and Cedarvale Ravine, is very easy since there are around 10 of them close by for residents to explore. This neighbourhood is very quiet overall, as noise from the streets and other parts of the city is rarely an issue.

In Forest Hill South, about half of buildings are large apartment buildings, whereas the remainder are mainly small apartment buildings and single detached homes. This neighbourhood is primarily composed of two bedroom and one bedroom homes. Around 55% of the population of this neighbourhood rent their home while owners make up the remainder. Roughly 40% of properties in this part of Toronto were constructed pre-1960, while most of the remaining buildings were constructed in the 1960s and the 1980s.