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Bayview Village is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, formerly in North York before it was amalgamated into Toronto in 1998. In 2006, it had a population of 15,370.
The area is bordered on the north by Finch Avenue East, on the west by Bayview Avenue, on the east by Leslie Street, and on the south by Highway 401, and also including the grounds of North York General Hospital, east of Leslie in the neighbourhood's southeast corner, according to the City of Toronto's definition. The Bayview Village Association regards the east boundary as the Don River (east branch) and the south boundary as Sheppard Avenue East, thereby excluding land between the Don River and Leslie, Sheppard and Highway 401, and the hospital.
Housing is mostly suburban, predominantly in the ranch bungalow style, built in the late 1950s
and 1960s. Several of the street names recall that the area was a racehorse training stable and grounds before being developed.
Homeowners are actively represented by the Bayview Village Association. This is a volunteer group of residents who work to monitor city and provincial initiatives on a wide range of topics including traffic, local development, parks, and safety. In addition, they produce a regular newsletter distributed to all homes covering a wide range of topical issues. The Bayview Village Association also hosts a number of events throughout the year including clean-up days, all-candidates meetings, community fairs, etc..
There are three schools in the actual Bayview Village area, a public elementary Elkhorn Public School, a public middle school, Hollywood Publice School and one private school housed in a former public elementary school. There is also a Catholic Elementary school located on the west side of Bayview Avenue St. Gabriel. Most high school students who live in Bayview Village attend Earl Haig Secondary School, located west of Bayview. Some students inside the Village may also attend schools east of them, Georges Vanier Secondary School and A. Y. Jackson Secondary School.
The main shopping centre serving the area is also called Bayview Village, located at the northeast corner of Sheppard Avenue and Bayview Avenue.
Most of the houses are original. There has only been some limited infill housing (newly built houses replacing the older ones) within the Bayview Village area. Most homes have undergone renovation and landscaping to fit the park-like neighbourhood. New developments include high rise condominiums on the north side of Sheppard Avenue, on the south side of Bayview Village on the site of the former St Gabriel's Catholic church, and townhouse developments.
The recently built Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Sheppard subway line passes through the neighbourhood, including Bayview and Bessarion stations.
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Bayview Village began as a small rural farming community in the 1800's. One of this area's first settlers was Thomas Clark, a father of seven children and an influential member of the community. The Clark house, built circa 1885, and located at 9 Barberry Place, is the only dwelling that remains from Bayview Village's pioneer days. The present day Bayview Village neighbourhood was planned in 1954 by a group of developers. Bayview Village was hailed as "contemporary living in the countryside, at the doorstep of the urban concentration of Metropolitan Toronto."
Bayview Village's winding streets and culs-de-sac are decorated with mature birch, cedar, willow, spruce, and pine trees. Many of the Bayview Village houses are situated on spectacular ravine lots that feature glorious views of the East Don River Valley Parklands.
Most Bayview Village homes were built between 1954 and 1964. The mix of housing here includes raised and ranch style bungalows, split-level houses, and Georgian Revival-style homes. There are also a large number of affordable condominium townhouse communities along the west side of Leslie Street that feature playful street names like Tangle Briarway, Thorny Vineway, and Peach Willoway.
STATISTICS
Toronto Real Estate Board District: C15
Homes Sold in 2008 (Detached, 3 or 4 bdrm): 60
Median Sale Price: $760,500
Average Sale Price: $819,864
Bayview Village residents do most of their shopping at the Bayview Village Shopping Centre located at the north-east corner of Bayview and Sheppard Avenues. Bayview Village is a nicely designed, intimate shopping centre anchored by a large upscale supermarket and a department store. Sheppard and Finch Avenues, and Leslie Street all contain small outdoor shopping plazas that feature mostly small, independent retailers, restaurants, and professional offices. Sheppard Avenue also has a number of well known big box stores and a large medical centre.
The North York YMCA, located at 567 Sheppard Avenue East, is the largest recreational facility serving this neighbourhood. Facilities at this centre include a gymnasium, a dance studio, a conditioning room, a main swimming pool with lanes and a training swimming pool.
The East Don Parklands Trail winds its way through the centre of this neighbourhood from Finch Avenue down to Sheppard Avenue. From Sheppard Avenue south to Duncan Mills Road this trail is paved and is known as the Betty Sutherland trail, named after a long serving municipal councillor from this area.
SCHOOLS
Public:
Bayview M.S 25 Bunty Lane (416) 395-2050
Elkhorn 10 Elkhorn (416) 395-9500
Avondale Alternative 171 Avondale (416) 395-3130
Earl Haig S.S. 100 Princess (416) 395-3210
Catholic:
Blessed Trinity 3205 Bayview (416) 393-5289
St. Gabriel 396 Spring Garden (416) 393-5256
St. Martha 1865 Sheppard (416) 393-5344
The Toronto District School Board The Toronto Catholic District School Board
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