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Chinatown

Spadina and Dundas, busy from morning to night. Mixed commercial and residential stock.

Toronto’s main Chinatown centres on Spadina between Dundas and College, and it is one of the busiest and most commercially active stretches in the city. Residential property here is genuinely mixed: apartments above shops, small Victorians on the side streets running east and west, and a growing number of condominium buildings on the fringes. It is close to the university, the hospitals and the art gallery, which supports steady rental demand. The commercial energy is constant rather than nocturnal, which some buyers find preferable to the club districts further south.

Housing stock

Mixed-use buildings, small Victorians on side streets, newer condominiums at the edges.

Who buys here

Investors, university and hospital staff, families with long ties to the neighbourhood.

Transit

The 510 Spadina and 505 Dundas streetcars; St Patrick station a short walk east.

Worth checking

Mixed-use buildings can carry commercial financing rules. Speak to a lender before you write.

Homes for sale in Chinatown

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