Living In High Park North / Bloor West Village / Swansea / Runnymede
Situated between Toronto’s Keele and Jane subway stations, Bloor West Village’s charm includes a thriving commercial strip with more than 400 stores, restaurants and various retailers.
Another highlight of this area is that it’s home to one of the city’s biggest attractions, High Park. The park encompasses 400 acres, and is a mixed recreational and natural park, with sporting facilities, cultural facilities, educational facilities, gardens, playgrounds and a zoo. One third of the park remains in a natural state. The High Park Zoo is a small collection of animals where you can usually find American bison, Barbary sheep, capybaras, emus, Highland cattle, llamas, Mouflon sheep, peacocks, reindeer, wallabies and yaks. The zoo is open year-round from 7:00 a.m. to dusk.
Two major transportation nodes are defined in the neighbourhood by subway stations at either end of Bloor Street (served by the Bloor-Danforth line), at Jane Street and Runnymede Road. Buses run north from Jane station, and north and south from Runnymede stations. Annette Street is served by a bus line from Jane station. A night bus replaces the subway line during the early morning hours along Bloor Street. Bike lanes are incorporated into the neighbourhood as well, so it’s great for cyclists.
Walk Score 94: Walkers Paradise
Transit Score 85: Excellent Transit
Bike Score 54: Bikeable
Schools In High Park North / Bloor West Village / Swansea / Runnymede
Runnymede
- King George Junior Public School
- Runnymede Public School
- St Pius X Catholic School
- James Culnan Catholic School
Swansea
- Swansea Jr & Sr Public School
- Humberside CI
- Western Tech, George Harvey CI
High Park North
- Keele St PS
- Annette St Jr & Sr PS
- Garden Ave Jr PS
- Ferm Ave Jr & Sr PS
- Parkdale Collegiate Institute
- Humberside Collegiate Institute
- Western Tech
Real Estate In High Park North / Bloor West Village / Swansea / Runnymede
The real estate consists of mainly detached and semi-detached homes built between 1912 and 1923, and are known for early-20th-century design touches, such as oak accents, fireplaces, and spacious front porches. Many homes offer 3-4 bedrooms which have made it a ferociously hot neighbourhood with young families needing access to the Bloor-Danforth Subway for commuting and family life. This area is also home to some of the city’s most exclusive condo developments along this highly sought after stretch of Bloor Street West.
