A buying opportunity into Baby Point, on a coveted street with very little traffic, close to e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g, awaits this three bedroom, three bath home for you to reinvent. Its an opportunity that seldom presents itself. This classic Edwardian style home, where the character and beauty have been lovingly maintained. Rich in character, the original stain glass windows, detailed wood trim, hardwood flooring and tall baseboards are in fine shape. South facing living room, with bay window. Private parking pad with a well sized garage for an additional car. Sitting on a long lot [125ft] which allows for a 1,080 sq ft garage suite. Beautifully maintained gardens. Riverstone walkway and porch. Detailed soffits. Original natural stone window sills. Around the corner from the exclusive Baby Point Club. Mins walk to the Humber River with its trails, iconic Old Mill Hotel/Spa, bridge and dam. With so much green space, the number of parks and facilities in the area is truly outstanding. What area could state that within walking distance is a fishing spot, nature centre, canoe/kayaking, tennis facilities, Humber Yacht Club, off leash dog park... the list is truly endless. Within a 15 min walk are two subway stations and Bloor West Village with it yummy restaurants and unique boutiques !! Even closer at Jane & Baby Point, are more delicious food choices, coffee shops, and more. Fantastic Schools like Humbercrest elementary [with French Immersion] and Ursula Franklin HS. Reshingled in 2017. Ductless A/C 2022.
Room Details:
Room | Level | Length (m) | Width (m) | Description 1 | Description 2 | Description 3 |
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Living | Main | 3.62 | 4.86 | Hardwood Floor | Bay Window | Gas Fireplace |
Dining | Main | 3.41 | 4.06 | Hardwood Floor | Bay Window | O/Looks Backyard |
Kitchen | Main | 2.40 | 4.72 | |||
Mudroom | Main | 2.00 | 2.42 | |||
Prim Bdrm | 2nd | 3.54 | 3.39 | Large Window | Hardwood Floor | Double Closet |
2nd Br | 2nd | 2.88 | 4.06 | Large Window | Hardwood Floor | Closet |
3rd Br | 2nd | 2.87 | 4.05 | Large Window | Hardwood Floor | B/I Shelves |
Br | Bsmt | 2.47 | 4.66 | Tile Floor | ||
Den | Bsmt | 2.85 | 4.00 | Tile Floor | ||
Laundry | Bsmt | 2.80 | 3.42 | Tile Floor | ||
Utility | Bsmt | 2.83 | 3.41 |
Government
• MP Arif Virani (Parkdale—High Park) • MPP Cheri DiNovo (Parkdale—High Park) • Councillor Sarah Doucette (Ward 13Parkdale—High Park) Baby Point is a wealthy residential neighbourhood in the York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded on the west by the Humber River from south of Baby Point Crescent to St. Marks Road, east to Jane Street and Jane Street south to Raymond Avenue and Raymond Avenue west to the Humber. It is within the city-defined neighbourhood of 'Lambton-Baby Point.'
Baby Point is within the proximity of Jane station.
The neighbourhood was at one time an Iroquois village. In the 19th century, lawyer James Baby bought the land from the Upper Canada government, which had bought it as part of the Toronto Purchase. The land was developed into the current neighbourhood in the early 20th Century. The name is pronounced by locals as "Babby" Point, to rhyme with tabby or cabbie, in an approximation of how James Baby pronounced his surname.
History
Aerial Photograph of the area, 1942 The Baby Point enclave was originally a Seneca and Mohawk village, known as "Teiaiagon". The village was abandoned before 1700 after the Mississauga drove out the Iroquois to lands south of Lake Ontario. For a short time, the Mississauga had a village at the site.
James Baby, pronounced 'Bawby', was a member of a prominent Quebec fur trading family and a former politician in Upper Canada. He settled at Baby Point in 1816, after discovering the abandoned village. A lush apple orchard covered the area and salmon swam in the Humber River, giving it an Eden-like quality. Water from a fresh spring nearby was bottled and shipped worldwide.
Baby's heirs lived at Baby Point until 1910, when the government acquired the land with the intention of establishing a military fortress and barracks at the site. The government eventually changed their plans and sold the land to a developer named Home Smith, who began developing a subdivision in 1912. Home Smith would later develop a residential area across the Humber, The Kingsway.
The neighbourhood was part of the former City of York before the amalgamation of Toronto in 1998. The area began as two independent municipalities.
In 2010, local merchants formed the Baby Point Gates Business Improvement Area (a board under the City of Toronto) which runs along Jane St from Montye Ave in the north, to Lessard Ave in the south, and along Annette St from Jane St in the west, to Windermere Ave in the east.
Character
Stone gates at the intersection of Jane Street and Baby Point Road mark the entrance to the Baby Point enclave, which could be said to be a precursor to modern gated communities. The stone gates at the start of construction of the subdivision and residents decided to keep the stone gates. The gates were restored in 2011 by the Baby Point BIA.[1] The homes are single-family detached.
Baby Point is situated on a peninsula of land—or a 'point' -- overlooking the Humber River. It is surrounded by ravines and parkland. The larger homes tend to back onto the Humber Valley ravine and are found along Baby Point Road and Baby Point Crescent, while the smaller homes are found near the Jane Street and Baby Point Road entrance. Most of the homes in the enclave were built in the 1920s and 1930s. In the center of the loop of Baby Point Road/Baby Point Crescent is the private Baby Point Club Park, used by the private Baby Point Club for tennis and lawn bowling.
Demographics
In the 2006 census, the Baby Point census tract had a population of 4,010 in 1,620 households. Less than one in ten of the population were visible minorities, the largest group being Chinese-Canadians with 90 individuals. Median earnings were at $43,581 per year, well above the Toronto average of $30,350.[2]
Notable residents
Conn Smythe - owner and manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his family, were long-time residents of Baby Point Road.[3] Raymond Souster - Canadian poet (often described as Toronto’s unofficial poet laureate[4]), lived for many years on Baby Point Road.[5]