Deer Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, centred on the intersection of Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue; its boundaries are the Vale of Avoca section of Rosedale ravine in the east, Farnham Avenue and Jackes Avenue in the south, Avenue Road and Oriole Parkway in the west, the Belt Line trail in the north on the west side of Yonge Street, and Glen Elm Avenue in the north on the east side of Yonge Street. For the purposes of social policy analysis & research, the city of Toronto's Social Development & Administration division includes Deer Park within the City of Toronto's official "Rosedale-Moore Park" and "Yonge-St.Clair" neighbourhood profiles.
The commercial area along the main streets is known simply as Yonge and St. Clair. Marked by a cluster of office buildings, the area also includes a number of restaurants, shops and services, and the St. Clair subway station, the terminus for the 512 St. Clair street car.
STATISTICS
Toronto Real Estate Board District: C3
Homes Sold in 2008 (Detached, 3 or 4 bdrm): 35
Median Sale Price: $1,210,000
Average Sale Price: $1,253,797
The Yonge and St. Clair shopping district is known for its many fine restaurants. The high profile retailers in this area attract shoppers from all over the city. Most of the local staple and grocery stores are located inside the St. Clair Centre and The Towne Mall or at the Delisle Court.
The Rosehill Reservoir Park, on Pleasant Boulevard, is one of Toronto's prettiest parks. Wrapped around the park is a surfaced path that's ideal for walking, jogging, and cycling. The top tier of the park has a large children's playground and a wading pool. This part of the park is also decorated with a water fountain, a reflecting pool, and a waterfall.
Next to the Rosehill Reservoir Park is the David Balfour Park, which includes a hiking trail through the wilderness of the Vale of Avoca Ravine. Oriole Park is located at the northern tip of Deer Park. It has a playground, a wading pool, two tennis courts and access to the ďBelt Line', a seven kilometre path that follows the route of Toronto's old Belt Line Railway.
Real Estate
Deer Park is a wonderful neighbourhood to raise a family. Deer Park is an upper middle class to higher end neighbourhood boardering such neighbourhoods as Rosedale and Forest Hill. Close to Toronto Downtown and minutes from the TTC, Deer Park is made up mostly or single detached homes with a good size lot. There are areas of Deer Park with semis, townhouses and a few condos throughout. You are able to find anything from a heritage home to a completely rnovated home throughout the neighbourhood. Known for its strong schooling Deer Park has many benefits that most neighbourhoods can't offer such as a great deal of parks and green space and every activity for families throughout.
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SCHOOLS
Public:
Deer Park Jr. & Sr. 23 Ferndale (416) 393-1550
Brown Jr. 454 Avenue (416) 393-1560
North Toronto C.I. 70 Roehampton (416) 393-9180
Northern Secondary 851 Mt. Pleasant (416) 393-0270
Private:
Bishop Strachan School 298 Lonsdale (416) 483-4325
Upper Canada College 200-220 Lonsdale (416) 488-1125
The York School 1320 Yonge (416) 926-1325
The Toronto District School Board The Toronto District Catholic School Board
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