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    Swansea Community Profile from Toronto’s Best Realtor

    Swansea Community Profile from Toronto’s Best Realtor

    Overview

    Swansea is a Toronto neighbourhood that has a lake, a river, and a pond located on its natural boundaries. This is also the only Toronto neighbourhood that has its own community-run Town Hall. The neighbourhood features hilly terrain, winding roads, and many mature trees. It is accentuated by the storybook houses that line the residential streets of this neighbourhood.

    History

    Swansea became a village in 1926 and its corporate seal reveals a great deal about the interesting history of this neighbourhood. THe seal includes explorer Etienne Brule, who in 1615 became the first European to set foot on what is now Swansea. There is also a First Nations member as they were the first people to inhabit Swansea hundreds of years ago.

    The hills on the seal represents the area’s rolling countryside. The water featured on the seal symbolizes the neighbourhoods natural boundaries, which includes Lake Ontario, the Humber River and Grenadier Pond. Swansea and Forest Hill Village were the last two independent villages to be annexed by the City of Toronto.

    Real Estate

    The neighbourhood Swansea has high end homes located either at the western edge of High Park, or at the Brule Gardens enclave. The area also a fair number of semi-detached homes and bungalows located mostly in the centre of the neighbourhood. Some of this homes built in this area were between 1905 and 1935. The south end of Swansea has a cluster of rental apartment buildings. This cluster has some of the original Swansea workers cottages built in the 1880’s.

    Lifestyle

    There is a convenient shopping district in this neighbourhood on Bloor Street West called the Bloor West Village. This shopping centre has some of Toronto’s best selection of bakeries and deli’s.

    Those looking for recreational opportunities have lots of options to choose from in Swansea. The Swansea Town Hall and Community Centre features a small gymnasium, and a selection of meeting rooms available for different functions. Swansea Town Hall includes the Swansea Memorial Public Library, which is the smallest branch of the Toronto Public Library system.

     The branch in this neighbourhood specializes in children and seniors and offers complete inter-library loan services. Rennie Park is located on the east side of Rennie Terrace, south of Morningside Avenue. It has four tennis courts, an artificial ice rink, and a wading pool. High Park can be access from Bloor Street and it is filled with a full day of recreational activities. People can fish, watch theatre performances, take train rides, visit an animal zoo, historic exhibits, a restaurant and a range of fitness opportunities.

    Transportation

    Residents in this neighbourhood are served by a bus route on Windermere and Morningside Avenues. The Jane and Runnymede stations on the Bloor-Danforth subway line are within walking distance of most homes in this neighbourhood. Motorists are only a few minutes from the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard.

    Looking to Buy Real Estate in Swansea?

    If you’re taken with the urge to explore real estate in Swansea, let us know if you have any questions. With 30 years of experience helping 1,000’s of GTA residents buy and sell property, we can address any pressing questions you may have. Take advantage of the best realtors in Toronto and the GTA.

    Contact us to get started on your real estate journey in Swansea or call us at (416) 917-5466. One of our representatives would be happy to assist.

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