braiding is part of their self-care routine That’s why a new salon in Keelesdale-Eglinton West is putting a twist on the braiding experience by weaving in conversations about mental and sexual health.  The neighbourhood sits just south of Little Jamaica Residents know Keelesdale-Eglinton West for its Jamaican takeout spots West Indian grocery stores and local beauty shops including a new salon called Here For You Braiders Here For You Braiders is run by a community organization called BrAIDS for AIDS. It’s their first brick-and-mortar location we see that Black populations are being systematically discriminated against within the health care system,” says Stachen Lett-Frederick the salon owner and founder of BrAIDs for AIDS “Many people do not have trust in some other service providers that are out there this particular salon is allowing for people to get access to information and that…could connect them to resources that are culturally relevant that can truly support them.” The Black Coalition for AIDS Prevention says one in five Ontarians living with HIV are African But they only make-up one in 20 of Ontario’s overall population.  Lett-Frederick says this is one of the reasons why she decided to open Here For You Braiders in Keelesdale-Eglinton West “It’s very close to Little Jamaica and even in this particular community there are a number of Black individuals and very high populations of new immigrants [so I] wanted this space again to be a space for the Black community,” she explains.  who has been part of BrAIDs for AIDS’ braiding team since 2019 develops close relationships with her clients but I probably know more about clients than their therapists do,” she says “I don’t know what it is about hairstylists being in someone’s head It’s like the most protected part of our body once a hairstylist goes in there and they’re caring and nurturing you who’s been getting her hair done at BrAIDs for AIDS pop-up events for a decade has felt a strong sense of community in the salons since she was a kid “My mom used to bring me to the salon all the time and I used to sit there and again And instead of reading a Teen Vogue magazine or watching a YouTube channel you get the insight of really what’s happening with the sisters lots of talks of relationships on how to deal with certain situations I find there’s not really good go-to advice in terms of growing up and going through those stages of womanhood.” Leafs and Panthers players discuss Game 1 of round 2 of the 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aerial view looking northeast of the current site The design for 2485 Eglinton West features a towering height of 150.6m encompassing 46 storeys that would house 500 residential units The development is set to have a 4-6-storey podium along with an upper podium element from the 7th to 15th storeys above which would rise the 25-storey tower component It would feature 962m² of indoor and 853m² of outdoor amenities The indoor amenities are planned for the ground floor The outdoor amenities would be distributed at grade and the top of the podium and mechanical penthouse levels With four elevators incorporated in the design The building’s design boasts a Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 31,327m² of which 31,266m² is designated for residential use and 101m² for commercial The development plans include a two-level underground parking facility offering 69 vehicle spaces and an extensive bicycle parking provision accommodating 554 resident spaces and 100 visitor spots aligning with the City's requirements that promote sustainability and active transportation The site is located partway between two Eglinton Line 5 stations: it is 200m west of Caledonia station and 500m east of Keelesdale station at Keele Street Line 5 will be open before this building will be under construction while Caledonia GO station may be open by then as well connecting the Barrie GO line to the local transit network here and offering direct trains to Union Station TTC bus routes also provide transit in the local area An aerial map of the surrounding built form context UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development you can learn more about it from our Database file you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page that tracks projects from initial application.​​​ You will also start receiving the Star's free morning newsletter The home at 29 Hilary Ave is listed at $798,888 which is likely based on what other detached homes in the area have sold at Kitchen in detached home in Keelesdale-Eglinton West Room in detached home in Keelesdale-Eglinton W This house could be ideal for a young family or as a fixer-upper for an investor considering the age of the home and its need for renovations The location is close to a proposed Eglinton Crosstown LRT station that’s currently under construction expected to be be completed late next year #GTAHomeHunt is a weekly series from the Star that gets into the details of real estate listings in Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. Have a tip? Email us at social@torstar.ca this detached home in Toronto is considered one of the cheapest properties on the market This house is ideal for a young family, or as a fixer-upper for an investor considering the age of the home and its need for renovations. The location is close to a proposed Eglinton Crosstown LRT station that’s currently under construction, expected to be be completed late next year If you’re a first-time buyer, you might be wondering, is this a good deal? We brought in our expert, real estate agent Othneil Litchmore to gain a better understanding of why this property costs what it does Why is it priced this way: The home at 29 Hilary Ave is listed at $798,888 two minutes away from this property sold for $837,000 “It’s priced based on what other properties have sold for and can sell for While it seems like the owner wants to sell it for more than $800,000 Litchmore believes it’ll sell for much less considering how “off-putting” it might be due to its age and that it has no parking older homes were built with fewer bathrooms There is potential space to add a second bathroom in the basement but Litchmore imagines that renovations could cost between $50,000 to $70,000 to get it up to standard Litchmore notices that one of the rooms seems to either have a crack on the wall the floor probably also creaks when you walk on it “People are scared of the condition that the home is in,” said Litchmore “They tried a few renovations (as) the kitchen and the bathroom are very modern but then you got these cracks in the wall.” Litchmore sees the home selling for $750,000 — with potential opportunity to get it for even less depending on how long the owners are willing to wait “They’re probably waiting to see how much money they can squeeze out,” said Litchmore It’s been on the market for over 25 days and since the property has been passed along in the family bloodline for multiple generations they’re only paying property taxes and utilities Tips to finding a place like this: Litchmore’s biggest advice to finding a good deal is recognizing homes that have been on the market for at least a few weeks Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Toronto's real estate market experienced a significant series of adjustments over the past year as rising interest rates threw cold water on record-high prices and dampened demand According to data from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB), the median price for all property types in the city was down 3.6% year over year in January while the median price of detached homes declined 19.1% Of the 34 Toronto neighbourhoods included in the report there are only two where the median price of a detached home is below $1M With a median detached home price of $843K Keelesdale-Eglinton West was deemed the most affordable area in the city with a 20% downpayment -- the minimum required to avoid paying mortgage insurance -- of $168,600 Although the median detached home price in Rexdale-Kipling the neighbourhood has a sales-to-new-listings ratio of 83% putting it firmly in seller's market territory prices in the north-western pocket could surge in the coming months as competition heats up Buyers who swoop in beforehand will need $186K for a downpayment Birchcliff-Cliffside and Scarborough Village the median detached home price is teetering on the edge of $1M meaning it wouldn't be unlikely to find a detached home priced below that In the majority of Toronto's neighbourhoods the median detached home price ranges between $1M and $2M there are five where the median price exceeds the $2M mark requiring a minimum downpayment of $710K to afford the median detached home in the neighbourhood median detached homes in the second most-expensive area (Leaside Flemingdon Park) were over a million dollars cheaper As the push to expand transit in Toronto continues two new transit stations are set to overhaul how residents in multiple west-end neighbourhoods can move around the city and region Your Community recently visited the Keelesdale-Eglinton West neighbourhood which is roughly south of Eglinton Avenue West the rail corridor on the east side near Caledonia Road and the rail corridor on the west side beside Weston Road to look at the transit infrastructure upgrades currently in the works “In that area today … you’re talking about surface transit buses obviously in traffic no connection to the GO regional rail network and so it’s largely TTC buses at this point,” Andrew Hope the chief rapid transit capital officer for Metrolinx said when asked about the state of transit in the area currently “It’s about to change pretty dramatically.” The biggest transit hub of activity will be concentrated at Mount Dennis station located on Eglinton Avenue West between Weston Road and Black Creek Drive The station building itself is the former Kodak Building 9 The manufacturing plant structure has been transformed into a multi-modal station and a community space with a massive gym and stage on the upper floor Officials noted discussions on how the community space will be used are still underway The ground floor of the new station is the initial western terminus of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT when it opens work is underway to extend the Crosstown west to Mississauga On the northeast corner of the property just outside the station building is a massive bus terminal and loop with 15 bays It will have stops for routes servicing the western half of Toronto On the west side of the grounds along the rail corridor four new train platforms have been built to allow for GO Transit Kitchener line trains to stop as well as UP Express trains “You’ll have train service very frequently both downtown (Toronto) to the airport and out [toward] Kitchener,” Hope said Connecting all of the structures at Mount Dennis is a network of passageways and entry points with fare gates There are also retail spaces built in and there’s a large public art piece as you enter and exit the Eglinton Crosstown station area A bicycle storage locker can be found on the west side of the property Officials said work at the station is mostly finished except for minor aesthetic issues but noted the whole station property won’t open until the Eglinton Crosstown LRT is functional “We’re in testing and commissioning so I don’t have a date right now for when that’s going to be open We’re in the process and continuing to make good progress every month,” Hope said when asked about a possible opening date Over at Caledonia station outside Westside Mall on Eglinton Avenue West the Eglinton Crosstown station is largely finished as well The station sits next to a single-track segment of the GO Transit Barrie line Currently trains speed through the area and the closest GO stations are Union and Downsview Park Hope said the plan is to open a GO Transit station at the base of Caledonia station and build two new platforms for passengers He said the contract to build the platforms has been released and it should be awarded by the end of 2024 As CityNews showed at the end of 2023, GO Transit is in the midst of a multi-billion-dollar revitalization and expansion program The Barrie line is one of five lines that will eventually have two-way Smaller projects are being carried out across the line such as adding a second set of tracks in areas Hope touted the future improvements in the area as ones that will make it easier for Toronto residents “This is going to go from a very poorly connected part of the city to a very well-connected part of the city,” he said “It’s part of a broader strategy we’re trying to do with a lot of our transit expansion work here which is to build these connections across the city so people can get to jobs faster than they currently can and that involves much better connections between our rapid transit network As average Toronto home prices remain firmly above the $1,000,000 mark, a few bastions of relative affordability remain within the second-most expensive city in Canada Home prices are declining at a breakneck speed, the average cost of a detached home falling by over 21 per cent year-over-year in January 2023 But it will still cost an average of $1,270,000 to purchase a detached home in the city median prices even top the $2-3 million mark So where are the best parts of a city for first-time homebuyers to get a foothold on the ultra-exclusive Toronto real estate market A new report from Zoocasa analyzed the median detached house price in 34 Toronto neighbourhoods (technically the broader MLS map zones) and identified the cheapest areas of the city to look for a new home only two areas had median home prices that still registered below the $1 million mark indicating that some of the best deals on detached homes can be found in the city's western reaches MLS zone W10 — which includes the Rockcliffe-Smythe and Keelesdale-Eglinton West neighbourhoods — is the second-cheapest area to own a detached home in the city with a January 2023 median detached home price of $930K But the cheapest area of Toronto for detached homebuyers is the W03 MLS zone — home to the Rexdale-Kipling and West Humber-Claireville neighbourhoods — where the January 2023 median detached price was just $843K At the complete opposite end of the spectrum five MLS zones in the central areas of Toronto registered median detached home prices exceeding $2 million including one ultra-posh neighbourhood where the median detached home price exceeds $3.5 million which contains the affluent Rosedale and Moore Park neighbourhoods has a January 2023 median detached home price of $3.55 million To buy a home in this exclusive neck of the woods you will have to fork over a down payment of roughly $710,000 which is itself enough to buy some of the city's cheapest homes an intersection that is also home to the soon-to-open Keelesdale station Looking northeast to 2636 Eglinton Avenue West The proposal would result in a new mixed-use tower with retail at grade and residential units above The building would stand at a height of 112.1m with 33 storeys and a total of 370 residential units the proposed design offers 735m² and 622m² of indoor and outdoor amenity space respectively Retail spaces would be found on the ground floor with residents and businesses poised to benefit from the easy accessibility brought by Eglinton Line 5 Of the total 63 vehicular parking spaces in the three-level underground garage 8 would be for visitors and 2 for retail use 434 bicycle parking spaces would include 348 for long-term and 86 for short-term use the TTC also serves Keele and other local routes with buses As for the building itself, the design by gh3 would feature a rectangular podium of six storeys or 23.5m The distinct building design also supports a right-of-way widening Along Eglinton Avenue West and streetscape improvements to the ground realm outside the building Floors two and three would feature a sawtooth pattern and inset balconies there would be a step-back of 3.0m on the west side to be in line with the roof of the neighbouring transit station For the tower element, there would be step-backs on all four sides at the seventh floor, forming a diagonal sawtooth pattern facing northwest. The intention is to correspond with the building proposed at 1860-1868 Keele Street to the north of this site a number of low-rise buildings are on the assembled site including a commercial building at 2654 Eglinton Avenue West as well as a mixed-use building featuring five retail spaces at 2636-2642 Eglinton Avenue West and 1856 Keele Street The assembly is mostly rectangular in shape and approximately 1,353m² in area Looking west from Keele Street to the site The site is part of the Beechborough-Greenbrook neighbourhood in Toronto’s West End The area generally contains low and mid-rise structures with the main arterials home to larger buildings These sites currently benefit from Eglinton Avenue West An aerial view of 2636 Eglinton Avenue West and the surrounding area With Eglinton Line 5 planned to open in 2023 Keelesdale station would be just one option for commuters living at 2636 Eglinton West The Caledonia station (with its future connection to a new GO station with fast access to Downtown) is only one stop and 680m to the east of the site The area is primed to become far more accessible for all Torontonians to live that tracks projects from initial application Notorious for its sky-high housing prices, Toronto isn't exactly the cheapest place to buy. But it's also not exactly known for its low rent prices [Want to see more stories like this? Sign up for our weekly newsletter!] While 1-bedroom rentals can easily fetch close to $3,000 a month in certain parts of the city there are still neighbourhoods within the confines of Toronto where you can snag a rental for around a grand a month READ: These are the 10 Cheapest Rentals in Toronto Right Now Don't believe us? Below you'll find a list of the most affordable neighbourhoods in Toronto for rent. All of the data related to rent averages comes from rent price averages as per the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Disclaimer: The following information includes the latest data collected by the CMHC as of October 2019 (the latest data currently available) Rent prices may have changed since the time of this writing All prices quoted below are average rents for a 1-bedroom unit The cheapest place to rent in the City of Toronto is Rexdale-Kipling a neighbourhood located in northern Etobicoke To the north of the neighbourhood's boundaries is the scenic West Humber River Valley Rexdale also boasts Woodbine Casino and Racetrack the latter of which is home to The Queen's Plate The housing supply in Rexdale-Kipling is very diverse and includes bungalows allowing for more affordable housing options for residents Second on the list is Keelesdale–Eglinton West where residents can enjoy rent under the $1,000 mark thanks to the area being a little further from the city centre rental prices are more affordable compared to other communities in the city The neighbourhood's boundaries include Eglinton to the north and the Union Pearson Express rail to the west There's a heavy European and Asian influence in the area thanks to the large proportion of residents of Italian locals and visitors have their pick of the litter of Caribbean restaurants and the outdoorsy type can enjoy Mother Nature at Keelesdale and Haverson Parks Housing types in Keelesdale–Eglinton West are predominantly made up of bungalows and two-storey homes that line the neighbourhood's side streets While the majority of people own in Keelesdale–Eglinton West According to Toronto Life Rockcliffe-Smythe is one of the top Toronto neighbourhoods for first-time homebuyers largely thanks to the affordable housing prices along with other perks of the neighbourhood with the average 1-bedroom unit available for just over $1,000 Rockcliffe-Smythe is located south of Eglinton Ave and west of the railway tracks on the east side of Weston Road The area has undergone lots of development over the years with recent additions including the York Community Centre and Stockyards Open Mall The neighbourhood is known for its vast green space which includes Smythe Park and Scarlett Woods golf course It's also where Black Creek and the Humber River meet the area is made up mainly of single-family detached homes though there are also plenty of apartment buildings along Jane Street Fun fact: The intersection of Jane Street and St. Clair Avenue, which is located within the boundaries of the neighbourhood, was the inspiration behind the Barenaked Ladies' hit song "Jane," with the title character of the song named "Jane St Located in the south-west end of Toronto is the historic town of New Toronto a neighborhood filled with stunning waterfront parks with many homes lining the water's edge There's a good amount of green space in the area Other notable landmarks in the neighbourhood of New Toronto include Humber College's Lakeshore Campus The Lakeshore Village shopping district is also a hotspot for locals which runs along Lakeshore Boulevard West and is filled with food markets The area is marked predominantly by single-family detached homes though New Toronto is starting to see other housing complex developments including the Lakeshore Village subsidized housing development located between 10th and 13th avenues New home developments—both current and upcoming—are also seeing an uptick particularly in the area between Islington and Kipling avenues The community of Beechborough-Greenbrook was recently added to the city’s list of improvement areas so residents can expect to see some revitalization in the near future complete with sporting facilities and an amphitheatre The neighbourhood is also home to the York Civic Centre Residences in the neighbourhood are mainly single-family homes but there are also some apartment buildings to choose from Once referred to as "Scarborough Junction," Kennedy Park is located in southwest Scarborough The neighbourhood has recently seen some amenities added Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre and the Hub Mid-Scarborough Kennedy Park's housing profile is made up largely of suburban single-family homes though there are also apartment buildings in the area that house many of the community's residents Affordable rent is possible in the City of Toronto even in communities relatively close to the downtown core A quick subway ride or GO train commute from Long Branch will get you downtown in no time it's a great option for those who want to be close to the action without the sky-high price tag to live there Long Branch is located on the west end of Toronto bordering Lake Ontario to the south and the railway tracks to the north abutting Mississauga to the west and New Toronto to the east Long Branch is peppered with lots of green space making it a wonderful place to enjoy the great outdoors It's also a great place to enjoy a myriad of coffee shops and restaurants with a trendy vibe characterizing the neighbourhood Long Branch's housing market is made up mostly of single-family detached homes with large lots many of the older homes in the area are being rebuilt Anyone with any skin in Toronto's real estate game has been holding out hope that the city's dormant market will pick back up with the arrival of lower interest rates it seems that buyer interest is ramping up for at least some housing types in some areas New stats from RE/MAX outline the parts of the country where sales volumes and/or prices of houses are slowly on the rise and while values are escalating most rapidly in the Vancouver area certain GTA communities are not far behind "With first-time buyers locked out of the country's most expensive housing markets, move-up/down buyers and investors have been fuelling detached home-buying activity in the first six months of 2024 in the Greater Toronto Area," RE/MAX's release from Thursday explains the firm found that a total of 30 per cent "reported an upswing in the number of detached housing sales in the first half of the year while close to 40 per cent of markets reported an increase in values." Around 34 per cent of downtown Toronto proper saw either stable sales or an uptick in sales with detached homes in the city "leading the other regions in rebounding sales momentum." The neighbourhoods where things are heating up the most are Dufferin Grove the Bay Street Corridor and Waterfront Communities where 54.2 per cent more houses changed hands than during the first half of 2023 Thorncliffe Park and Flemingdon Park saw a 36.4 per cent bump in sales numbers Corso Italia-Davenport and Weston-Pellam Park saw activity rise 19.1 per cent from last year the city saw 26,000 fewer home sales than the 10-year average "Vibrant downtown/midtown communities remain a perennial favourite among purchasers in Toronto who are vying for detached properties in coveted blue-chip neighbourhoods.. as well as gentrified areas," RE/MAX's experts write "The ongoing evolution of Toronto's blue-chip neighbourhoods continues to prop up demand as buyers at all price points are drawn to their attractive walkability scores RE/MAX says about 29 per cent of neighbourhoods in downtown T.O have seen detached home costs climb so far this year The largest jumps were seen in Kingsway South and Eringate-Centennial-West Deane (+9.1 per cent to an average of $1,824,330); and Scugog in Durham Region (+9.3 per cent to an average $1,090,069) "Many purchasers in today's market are first-time trade-up buyers townhomes or link dwellings to detached housing," the report says "This cohort has been fortunate in the sense that the entry-level price range has been relatively sheltered from downward pressure and has made the step up to a single-detached ownership less onerous than in past years first-time trade-up buyers were active in various pockets and price points." RE/MAX Gold Realty Inc., Brokerage/Strata.ca The Crosstown is a 19-kilometre light rail transit line (LRT) that will run through the heart of Toronto the LRT will connect west to east from Jane Street/Black Creek Drive to Kennedy Station Ten kilometres will be tunnelled underground between Keele Street and Laird Drive and will continue east on an at-grade right-of-way separated from traffic to Kennedy Station where it will join with a converted Scarborough RT line on an elevated structure Construction of The Crosstown began in the summer of 2011 and has a projected completion date of 2020 The Crosstown will cut travel time significantly and conveniently link to 54 local bus routes three TTC interchange subway station and GO Transit Travel along The Crosstown from Kennedy to Black Creek Drive will be significantly faster and more comfortable than current bus travel All Crosstown stations will accept the new PRESTO payment card system Light-rail vehicles will feature low floors Stations will have a main entrance with elevators making the system accessible to all passengers Even if Toronto's Crosstown LRT never actually opens it will at least leave the legacy of priming Eglinton Avenue for its new life as a medium-to-high-density urban corridor Another new proposal aims to capitalize on this long-overdue-but-mostly-complete transit line, calling for a 33-storey residential tower with a design from architects gh3* that eschews the Toronto tradition of glass everything for brick-textured panels and aluminum finishes Keelesdale Station on the upcoming Eglinton Crosstown LRT could have a very fresh-looking neighbour to match its futuristic design right next door at 2634-2654 Eglinton Avenue West and 1856-1856A Keele Street including Metro Pizza & Chicken and a Dollar Tree location blogTO was treated to an exclusive preview of the application from Fora Developments, a firm that burst onto the local development scene a few months ago with an absolutely jaw-dropping proposal for an organic-looking condo tower on Elm Street Fora's latest proposal might not be as flashy as that debut project but it's evident the relatively new development firm isn't settling for the status quo cookie-cutter condos tells blogTO that the company is "excited to reimagine the future of the site with a new transit-oriented development adjacent to Keelesdale station," adding that the project intends to "bring new homes Their plan for the Keele and Eglinton site calls for 370 residential units broken down into a mix of 179 one-bedrooms Most of the building's 22,529 square metres of space would be allocated to the aforementioned residential space with the exception of 324 square metres of retail planned across three separate units on the ground floor This new residential density would be supported by a three-level underground parking garage housing just 63 parking spaces and 434 bicycle parking spaces But you'll probably want to just hop on the Crosstown instead While there is no direct indoor connection to the adjacent Keelesdale Crosstown Station residents will be situated immediately next door to the new transit infrastructure and will likely be able to tolerate the few metres of outdoor exposure during even the most inclement weather Housing prices in Toronto have been skyrocketing for years Tons of prospective buyers have been pushed out of the market forcing them to remain renters for longer than they’d prefer In fact, it's not uncommon for tenants to pay more in rent than they would in mortgage payments. Sure, there are plenty of other costs associated with homeownership but rent can be pretty steep in Toronto, especially in highly sought-after areas of the city. Right now, the average rent for a one-bedroom unit in Toronto is $2,300 there are still plenty of areas across the city where you can snag a decent place with relatively affordable rent Here are the top neighbourhoods in Toronto where rent falls well below the city average Situated near the beautiful Scarborough Bluffs Guildwood Village is a picturesque neighbourhood This area boasts amazing natural landscapes for those seeking an outdoorsy lifestyle The average rent costs here are on the lower end at $950 per month The neighbourhood of Weston is located in the northwest end of the city to the east and the Humber River to the west Situated in the Jane and Finch area of the city, Black Creek Village is a diverse community with a predominantly Jamaican, Vietnamese, and Italian population This part of Toronto is popular for families as rent prices are more affordable than other residential counterparts renters can expect to pay $1,011 per month Rexdale is a neighbourhood located north of Rexdale Blvd and south of West Humber River Valley between Highway 27 to the west and Islington Ave to the east There are plenty of entertainment venues in the area Rent is relatively low in this area at an average of $887 per month East York is located northeast of the DVP and Danforth Ave While the area may have long been known for its aging population the demographics of this community are changing Younger families continue to move into the area Scarborough City Centre provides plenty of employment opportunities for residents As one of the major business districts in the GTA residents can expect a relatively low average monthly rent of $1,067 A short bus or subway ride to the downtown core, Mimico-New Toronto is a bustling neighbourhood in the west end of the city This community is home to all sorts of different housing types There's also plenty of green space and the area is situated on Lake Ontario The average rent in this area is $821 per month In the Keelesdale–Eglinton West neighbourhood residents have the opportunity to enjoy the vibrant scene along Eglinton Ave W or to retreat to side streets for peace and quiet There's a mixed bag of real estate in the area Residents can enjoy some of the lowest rents in the city at an average of $897 per month in the case of one new real estate listing don't judge a tiny shack-looking bungalow by its rustic exterior Described as a "cozy detached bungalow," this little house at 53 Regent Street in the Keelesdale-Eglinton West area might look a little rough around the edges for its sticker price of $899,000 but if you venture past its budget-looking front doors you'll be welcomed by a gorgeous luxury interior its open-concept living and dining room completely defies one's expectations based on the comparatively quaint exterior Principal spaces come complete with hardwood flooring and are staged in a contemporary style giving the relatively cozy space an airy feel This aesthetic carried through to a large primary bedroom that features a walk-in closet the second bedroom is a bit more of a tight squeeze Not everything on the main floor looks sparkling new you can't help but get the sense that most of the interior design budget went toward remodelling other areas of the home The kitchen and its combined breakfast area open out onto a patio The cost of this home may be steep on the surface but owners will be able to recoup some of their investment monthly through a basement apartment suite offering a separate entrance This basement unit comes with its own kitchen and separate laundry You can check out more photos of the home by visiting the listing Twenty-five metres (82 feet) below Eglinton Avenue West "This" is the 19-kilometre (11.8-mile) Crosstown Light Rail Transit line stretching from Mount Dennis on the west side of Toronto to Kennedy in the east I was standing at what will eventually be track level in the future Keelesdale station Underground at at track level at Keelesdale LRT Station I write a lot about public transit projects and so am completely aware of the details of this project: the demolished buildings; the blocked roadways and sidewalks; and the seemingly endless traffic jams Even though construction has been underway for more than three years completely separate from the hive of activity taking place under it because for most people it's hidden from view Although I recently visited the mostly outdoor station at Mount Dennis—one stop to the west—the effect of heading underground for the first time was astonishing Aerial-view rendering of Keelesdale Station as it will appear when the LRT is operating Metrolinx and its contractors, Crosslinx Transit Solutions invited members of the media to tour the future station to help explain the "cut-and-cover" construction process that Crosslinx is using to build nine of the line's 15 underground stations The future station at the intersection of Eglinton with Keele Street and Trethewey Drive will eventually have three street-level structures to allow passengers to enter and exit the station We first visited the site of the main entrance on the northwest corner of Eglinton and Trethewey to peer down into the excavation toward the station base Crosslinx' project manager for the station acted as our tour guide and led us through two major work areas describing the process of building the station Looking southeast toward Eglinton at the site of the future main entrance crews started installing permanent station head- and side-walls at the site they built shoring walls around the areas that they intended to excavate Shoring required the contractors to drive large steel beams called soldier piles deep into the ground at regular intervals along the perimeter of the station and around the station's entrance buildings lagging—timber slats—was inserted to carry the load and once they were deep enough to reach the tunnels that had already been constructed the tunnel liners were removed at each station site Premier Kathleen Wynne launched construction of Keelesdale Station in March The shoring walls for station’s excavation pit—about 130 metres long by 20 metres wide (426.5 by 65.6 feet)—were supported by both steel braces or tie-backs drilled into the earth as the pit grew deeper the crews removed about 80,000 cubic metres or 2,825,173 cubic feet of material from the site Rendering of the main station entrance on the northeast corner of Trethewey and Eglinton was ensuring traffic could flow along Eglinton and Keele while crews worked under the street His crews temporarily shifted traffic to the north side of Eglinton and the east side of Keele and Trethewey while they dug a shallow pit on the other side They then installed wooden decking above the excavated area so the traffic lanes could then be restored. Next the process was repeated on the south and west The decking required 2,300 square metres (24,757 square feet) of wood—enough to cover the floors of five basketball courts "This is an interesting project," Sanchez said "One of the many challenges that made it interesting was the large number of underground utilities at the site including water-mains and sanitary and storm sewers He pointed to a large pipe that was suspended high above the pit stretching from east to west close to street level He explained that at this site his team couldn't relocate these "wet" utilities so they carefully dug around them then installed hangers to suspend them from the street deck Rendering of the plaza in front of the secondary entrance at the northwest corner of Trethewey and Eglinton Sanchez then guided us across the street to the site of the tertiary entrance on the southeast corner of Keele and Eglinton (A secondary entrance stands on the northwest corner beside York Memorial Collegiate Institute.) There we descended about five stories down to the floor of the site where workers busily laboured while reporters filmed and interviewed Sanchez and other Crosslinx officials further Looking up from track level toward the main entrance Light streamed from the site of the station entrance structures above simulating the final effect for passengers awaiting trains when construction ends (All street-level entrances will be mostly glass.) The high ceilings gave the site a cathedral-like atmosphere with the twin tunnel portals at the east end demanding our visual attention Orange tarpaulin covered much of the rough concrete floor which the team had poured just the day before while a non-stop parade of concrete mixer trucks and a series of pumps delivered liquid concrete to the site continuously over eight hours Rendering of the tertiary (third) station entrance on the southeast corner of Keele and Eglinton Crosslinx expects to substantially finish the station by July 2020 when Metrolinx starts using it as part of a test track for the Bombardier cars The cars will be prepared for passenger service by first logging 600 hours during short runs between Mount Dennis and Caledonia stations; Caledonia is the next station east of Keelesdale Rendering of track level When open to passengers, targeted for September 2021, the station will also include a four-bay bus terminal behind the main entrance at Trethewey and Yore Road. (Keelesdale is one of the few Crosstown stations to get such a terminal.) The TTC plans for buses in both directions along the 41 Keele and 941 Keele express routes to stop in the terminal which the TTC is tentatively designating as 58 Trethewey Rendering of the future TTC bus terminal at Keelesdale LRT Station Crosslinx is using cut-and-cover to build eight more stations along the line: Caledonia It's mining where geology permits—digging out the stations from the shafts at the entrance sites and working deep beneath the surface with much less impact to the street above—at Oakwood Cedarvale and Eglinton stations require a variety of construction methods because they serve as interchange stations with the TTC's U-shaped Line 1 Yonge - University subway UrbanToronto will continue to update you on the Crosstown LRT project as it progresses. What do you think about this station or the line? You can add your thoughts in the space provided on this page, or join the discussion in our dedicated Forum thread It's difficult to miss the long narrow bridge at the entrance way of 39 Cameron Avenue The newly built three-storey house listed for $1 million might be the gossip of the neighbourhood with its extended bridge The modern dwelling near Eglinton West and Caledonia Road was a challenging one for the architect who was limited by constraints of the awkward lot size The property is quite large (20 x 237 feet) but the house was built on a steep hill and a large retaining wall was mandatory between the house and its neighbouring lot The house is "insane," says the realtor of the home's unique bridge and distinct interior features With an open concept layout and minimalist design the four bedroom has multiple walkouts and plenty of natural light a main floor kitchen with scores of cupboard space and a second kitchen in the basement The Keelesdale-Eglinton West area is more affordable for first-time buyers (this house excluded) Build a similar house in downtown Toronto and like it or not you won't have to worry about bumping into the rest of the family Claim a floor as your own or hide out in the massive finished basement The newly built addition and large garage takes up much of the backyard space with only a small garden and pathway It's not ideal for hosting a summertime barbecue Read other posts in this series via our House of the Week Pinterest board. 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All content and editorial selected and written by blogTO. with work currently furthest along near the line’s western terminus the future Mount Dennis Station—which incorporates a restored industrial building on the former Kodak campus—plus the adjacent Eglinton Maintenance and Storage Facility serving the line are both well underway on Eglinton Avenue West between Weston Road and Black Creek Drive Finishing works are progressing inside of the station where tile now covers much of the floor and walls exterior glazing is in place for station entrances while drilling rigs work away at the surface along the site's Eglinton frontage light rail vehicles will be accessing this station via an elevated guideway serving the west end of the line Vehicles have already begun the firsts tests over this elevated guideway, with a tweet from Chief Planner Gregg Lintern posted this the weekend showing a milestone test of a light rail vehicle moving under its own power along the guideway between Mount Dennis and Keelesdale Stations Crosstown vehicle on the elevated guideway Keelesdale Station is at the intersection of Eglinton Much of the work on this underground station is happening beyond the view of passersby though the first work on one of the station's at-grade entrances is now unfolding Structural steel installation recently began for the entrance on the northwest corner of the intersection beside York Memorial Collegiate a concrete structure—part of the station's primary entrance—now rises above grade work is also moving along at the site of Caledonia Station The station's underground structure is gradually working its way back up to street level with concrete and rebar now at grade in certain areas of the site crews performed a concrete pour to form an upper concourse slab in the future station’s main entrance This task was carried out at the end of November right after these images of the pit were captured Additional information and images can be found in our Database file for the project you can check out the associated Forum thread UrbanToronto has a new way you can track projects through the planning process on a daily basis. 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Here are five areas that offer the energy of Toronto without the million-dollar price tag many of which can be found at the Guildwood Village Shopping Centre making it a great place for families to settle down the area is served by the Guildwood GO station and is a short commute to the University of Toronto Scarborough campus The Eglinton Hill BIA dates back to 1997 and is the go-to locale for street festivals and sidewalk sales It’s also lined with some of the best Caribbean Read the commentsFiled in:Moving The home you love starts here The home you love starts here Apartment TherapyThe wordmark for the Apartment Therapy brand.More From Us By subscribing, you acknowledge and agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Keelesdale Station was where crews first started station construction for the Crosstown LRT project and, according to project manager Danilo Andric, it will be the first station that his employers, Crosslinx Transit Solutions Aerial-view rendering of the Keelesdale site fire devasted York Memorial Collegiate on the northwest corner in May Crosslinx is Metrolinx' contractor for the project They started working on the station in 2016 after then-premier Kathleen Wynne officially turned the sod to launch work Construction underway at track-level in Keelesdale Station construction of the station has dominated the complex intersection of Keele Street and Trethewey Drive with Eglinton Avenue West and motorists having to negotiate a constantly changing pattern of relocated bus stops and routes Construction crews (and probable Toronto Raptors fans) recognizing the chaotic impact of their work on the surrounding neighbourhood have erected signs on hoardings surrounding two of the work zones at the intersection declaring Looking down at track level in the future Keelesdale Station The last time UrbanToronto visited the station, we entered from the surface and descended to the station floor. This time, we entered the station from below, having already walked along the tracks eastward from Mount Dennis and then climbed above to the surface The future station will have four separate entrance/exit structures to and from street level We rose to the surface through the one entrance not standing on one of the four corners; in fact this one is slightly further west of Keele on the south side of Eglinton It also houses a traction power substation which will provide electrical power to the LRT vehicles through the overhead wiring or 'catenary' system The power station will convert electricity from the local power source to the levels the vehicles need to operate The main entrance / exit structure on the northeast corner of Trethewey and Eglinton Crosslinx used a "cut-and-cover" technique to build the station box at Keelesdale as well as all but three of the LRT line's other underground stations That meant that crews first shallowly excavated parts of the intersection and nearby roadways—one section at a time—and then covered the excavation with decking As they complete the underground station infrastructure where they remove the deck and restore the roadway Andric pointed to the north side of Eglinton west of Trethewey crews were just about ready to remove the decking while the crews get ready to remove the deck there Andric then led the tour to the northwest corner of the intersection the site of the future main entrance/exit structure That corner also features a future loop for TTC buses Additional information and images can be found in our database files for the stations Are you excited by progress on the Crosstown LRT Let us know what you think by commenting in the space below this post or join the discussion in our associated Forum threads You can also leave a comment in the field provided at the bottom of this page UrbanToronto has a new way you can track projects through the planning process on a daily basis. 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