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Dufferin Grove

A park with a real community around it, and houses at a lower entry point than the streets east of it.

Dufferin Grove is organised around its park, which is unusual among Toronto parks for how actively it is programmed — a bread oven, a farmers market, a rink, and a long history of resident-led activity. The neighbourhood around it is modest by comparison to Trinity Bellwoods a few blocks east, with Victorian semis and rowhouses that have historically traded at a discount to the streets nearer the more fashionable parks. That gap has narrowed but not closed. Bloor Street runs along the north edge with the subway beneath it, which is the single biggest practical advantage over the neighbourhoods further south.

Housing stock

Victorian semis and rowhouses, some detached, and low-rise apartment buildings on the main streets.

Who buys here

Families, first-time buyers, and long-tenured residents active in the park community.

Transit

Dufferin and Ossington stations on the Bloor line; the 29 Dufferin bus south.

Worth checking

Proximity to Dufferin Mall and the Bloor strip varies the feel block to block. Walk it at different hours.

Homes for sale in Dufferin Grove

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