THE SECRET GARDEN FRONT FABLE COTTAGE ON SPRINGDALE
Springdale Blvd rests on one of six parallel streets running north of the Danforth, known for holding the truest character of East York. They share the same DNA: mature, leafy tree canopies, charming early 20th century homes, an under 15 minute walk to the subway, and easy access to excellent schools, parks, farmers markets, hospital, rec centres, city pools, shops, cafés and restaurants. Here you get all the city you need without the noise. On the perfect block of one of these quintessential streets, sits this classic detached front-gable cottage. Generous 20×100 lot size. Legal front pad parking. Sunny, south-facing exposure. A hand-laid, irregular flagstone walkway curves past drifts of lavender, lilacs and hydrangeas on its way to a covered porch, built for a slow morning coffee. Inside, the front room begs for furniture and Sunday papers. The living and dining space at the core of the home is built for everyday life. Keep it traditional and give it gentle updates, or bring a renovation eye, blow out some walls, and add an addition. The bones are here either way. Upstairs, two bedrooms carry the kind of character angles builders don’t make anymore, both finished with new luxury vinyl flooring. One tucks a full wall of built-in wardrobes. The other holds its own with a quiet angle by the window overlooking the backyard. And yes, ah, the yard. Big, deep, and shaded by heart-leafed trees that turn the whole space into a bit of a secret garden. Start planning the garden party before you’ve even unpacked.
ABOUT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD | EAST YORK
This stretch of East York doesn’t shout about itself, it doesn’t have to. Walk the side streets north of the Danforth and you’ll find mature trees arching over the road, porches with actual people sitting on them, and homes built between the 1890s and the 1960s that were made to last and are on track to do it. The subway is under 15 minutes on foot. So is East Lynn Farmers Market, the rec centre, the city pool, and a run of cafés and restaurants good enough that you’ll stop making excuses to go downtown.
The community is as good as the streets. Diverse, welcoming, proudly patriotic, and family friendly, with a genuine mix of longtime locals and new arrivals, young families and retirees, professionals and everyone in between. It’s the kind of place where neighbours shovel your walk and always say hi. Pick up flowers at Prince of Wales, get the pup sorted at Wag on the Danforth, grab something sweet at the ice cream shop, or settle in at The Wren or The Wood Owl for coffee that makes you slow down. Schools are excellent and walkable, the hospital is close if you ever need it, and hopefully you won’t. It’s the kind of neighbourhood people move into and then never leave, the kind where you run into someone you know every time you walk the dog. All the city you need, none of the noise you don’t.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Possession | 30/60 Flexible
Property Taxes | $4,987.52 / 2026
Lot Size | 20 x 100 ft
Parking | One legal front pad parking spot
Inclusions | Stainless Steel (fridge, electric range, built-in microwave, dishwasher), stacked washer/dryer, all electronic light fixtures, window covering in upstairs bathroom, bathroom mirrors, entryway wall hooks, garden shed
Exclusions | Stager’s curtains
