The centre of North York — condominium towers on Yonge, large houses on the streets behind.
Willowdale is the heart of North York and one of the clearest examples in the city of two markets sitting side by side. Along Yonge Street there is a dense corridor of condominium towers, offices and civic buildings served by two subway stations. A block east or west, the character changes completely: quiet residential streets of postwar bungalows, many now replaced by substantial custom houses on the same generous lots. That rebuilding has been running for two decades and continues. The area has a large Korean, Chinese and Iranian population and commercial strips that reflect it.
Condominium towers along Yonge; postwar bungalows and large custom rebuilds on the side streets.
Families building or buying rebuilt houses, downsizers into the towers, and investors.
North York Centre and Finch stations on the Yonge line; the Finch bus terminal.
Rebuild activity means construction is common. Check what is permitted next door before you buy.
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Straight-line distances from the centre of Willowdale. 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.