{"id":201548,"date":"2015-12-05T05:43:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T05:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/?p=201548"},"modified":"2015-12-05T05:43:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T05:43:18","slug":"dorset-park-neighbourhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metroactive.org\/wordpress\/2015\/12\/05\/dorset-park-neighbourhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorset Park Neighbourhood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dorset Park Neighbourhood \u2013 another Toronto community in transition with potential upside appreciation in home value.<\/h1>\n

Dorset Park is a middle-income, family oriented neighbourhood that spans between Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road from highway 401 to just south of Lawrence Avenue.<\/p>\n

Originally, in the 1800\u2019s, it was part of a small farming hamlet surrounding the Kennedy and Ellesmere Road intersection, called the Village of Ellesmere. \u00a0During the early 1900\u2019s the community\u2019s focal point was the Ellesmere Arena, which served as home of the Maple Leaf Curling Club and the Ellesmere Maple Leaf Band. The Village was known for its sports clubs, such as the Maple Leaf Football Team which won the 1890 Ontario Championships. During the early 1950’s, Ellesmere Village’s dairy farms and market gardens were replaced by the Dorset Park housing subdivision.<\/p>\n

Today, Dorset Park is a neighbourhood in transition with a culturally diversified population with the first generation of aging subdivision homeowners slowly being replaced by a new generation of young families with children.\u00a0According to 2011 statistics, over 12% of the community’s residents claim Tamil as their mother tongue.<\/p>\n

Dorset Park is home to one of only seven community hubs as part of Ontario\u2019s Strategic Framework and Action Plan. Led by the United Way working together with donours and community partners, the hub is a one-stop centre where residents can access vital programs and services and where they can build community. The hub brings together resources to provide a place that supports the diverse growing needs of the community.<\/p>\n

For those interested in affordable housing for raising a family without having to undergo renovations, the neighbourhood has a pocket of more recently built housing than the original subdivision.<\/p>\n

For example, this home at 3 Kiriakou Street, presently listed by Real Estate Homeward at $499,000 is a beautiful, bright and spacious 3 bedroom townhouse with walkout to a private south facing, fenced yard. It even has up-graded laminated floors, a huge master bedroom with ensuite and entrance from garage. The lovely landscaped interlocking brick front entrance adds to the elegance. This great family home is ready for you to move in and enjoy in a fabulous location close to School, Parks, LRT, TTC, Go and all amenities. You can view this home at a public open house on Saturday, December 5th from 2-4pm or on Sunday, December 6th from 2-4pm. Offers, if any, being reviewed on Wednesday, December 9th.<\/p>\n

Baldo Minaudo, Broker, Real Estate Homeward Brokerage, 1858 Queen St. E., Toronto – 416-698-2090.<\/p>\n

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Dorset Park Neighbourhood Townhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Dorset Park Neighbourhood \u2013 another Toronto community in transition with potential upside appreciation in home value. Dorset Park is a middle-income, family oriented neighbourhood that spans between Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road from highway 401 to just south of Lawrence Avenue. Originally, in the 1800\u2019s, it was part of a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-201548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t