Corso Italia – Earlscourt

Average sold price freehold (2009): $426,710; (2010): $459,576 (2011): $482,777; (2012): $486,367

Boundaries: Rogers Rd – Davenport Rd, Dufferin St – GO train tracks

Closest Subway Stations:
St. Clair West, Dufferin, and Lansdowne

Corso Italia is known as Toronto’s second Italian community, following Little Italy, although the neighbourhood has a much stronger Italian presence. Corso Italia is designated as a Business Improvement Area, the residents and independent business owners collaborate to stimulate the neighbourhood economy. The annual Corso Italia street festival draws in a large crowd every year, and all the shops and cafes along St Clair West keep people coming back.

Real Estate: Not only is there a large inventory on the market each year, but the neighbourhood has an incredibly wide range of mismatched architecture —  post war, early 20th century two story semis, modernist, and there are practically as many semi detached homes as there are semi detached homes.

 

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Many of the outdated homes have been bought by flippers looking to make a profit.

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Parks: Earlscourt Park is at Caledonia Road and St. Clair Avenue West. This park feature a lighted atrificial turf soccer field, a lighted mutil-purpose sports field and track, a ball diamond, four tennis courts, basketball court, volley ball court, an off leash dog park, a children’s playground, a wading pool and many walking paths.

Hot Spots:

Ecoexistence — 21 Vaughan Rd.
Ecoexistence is an eco-friendly life-style store, focusing on products to help consumers make healthier choices.

Ferro Bar and Café — 769 St. Clair Ave. W.
Since 1993, Ferro has grown from a local residential favorite, to being one of the city’s favorite hip Italian eateries.

Twice as Nice — 683 St. Clair Ave. W.
A must-stop for new parents, Twice as Nice specializes in new and used baby equipment at reduced prices.

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