Yorkdale-Glen Park, Toronto Real Estate Listings

Yorkdale-Glen Park will draw property owners that use a variety of means of transportation. Yorkdale-Glen Park is convenient for those who travel by foot; most daily needs are easy to carry out without the use of a vehicle, and there are also a fair number of businesses close by. Even though some enjoyable pockets for bicycling exist, and bike riders do not face serious elevation changes, cycling is occasionally challenging in this area because there are a limited number of bike lanes. Thanks to various nearby rapid transit stations on the Line 1 (Yonge-University), and around 10 nearby bus lines, the very good public transit infrastructure makes transit a viable option for many. Cars are also a fairly good transportation option in Yorkdale-Glen Park. Nearby highways, such as Allen Expressway, are especially easy to access from any home in this area, and finding a place to park is easy.

Schools and daycares are very easy to walk to from anywhere in Yorkdale-Glen Park. Besides public schools, there are private primary and secondary schools. With respect to eating, a general and a specialty grocery store is always only a short walk away in this part of the city. Additionally, there is commonly a restaurant or cafe just around the corner, for example on Dufferin Street.

Yorkdale-Glen Park offers a wide selection of green spaces to enjoy, as well as some areas with a vibrant ambience. To be more precise, access to public green spaces, such as Caledonia Park, is very easy from most locations within the neighbourhood since there are approximately 20 of them nearby for residents to visit. At the same time, the tree canopy coverage for a lot of streets is sub-par. This neighbourhood has many sections that are very serene and quiet, although other spots can be noisy, especially around the railway line, Allen Expressway or Highway 401.

In Yorkdale-Glen Park, around 30% of buildings are single detached homes, but large apartment buildings and small apartment buildings are also present in the housing stock. About 30% of properties in this part of the city were constructed following the year 2000, while many of the remaining buildings were built pre-1960 and in the 1960s. This area is primarily composed of three bedroom and two bedroom homes. The population residing in this area is evenly split between owners and renters.