The broad stretch between the Don and Leslieville, mixing housing with former industrial land.
Written by Nick Ntoukas, Toronto realtor · Chestnut Park Real Estate · Updated August 2026
South Riverdale is a large and genuinely mixed area running south from Gerrard toward the lake, taking in residential streets, active and former industrial land, and the film studio district near the port. The housing is mostly Victorian and Edwardian semis on regular streets, with pockets of newer development where industry has given way. It has more variety — in scale, in use and in price — than almost any east end neighbourhood, and the character changes noticeably as you move south toward Lake Shore. Buyers should think in terms of specific pockets rather than the neighbourhood as a whole.
Victorian and Edwardian semis and detached houses; converted industrial buildings and newer infill.
Families, first-time buyers, and buyers drawn by relative value close to the core.
The 501 Queen, 502 and 506 Carlton streetcars; the 72 Pape bus north.
Former industrial sites are common. Ask about site history and any environmental record.
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Straight-line distances from the centre of South Riverdale. Proximity is not catchment — check the board locators or ask Nick. School locations: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities, adapted; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence — Canada.
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Nick Ntoukas is a Toronto real estate agent with Chestnut Park Real Estate Limited, Brokerage — the exclusive Ontario affiliate of Christie’s International Real Estate — working with buyers and sellers across the GTA, including South Riverdale. A written valuation of your South Riverdale home is free and arrives within 48 hours: call 647-208-8588 or request it online.