Location for purchasing a house for mimium commute time to downtown ?
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Thanks.
just a clarification.....we do not intend for a condo.
I will research into these options, thanks for inputs.
No other suggestions ?
Hi Aashu.
If you prefer to be 30 mins from Downtown then it is ideal that you live near or right along the subway line. Since you don't prefer the GO (which I think is very convenient if you are closeby to the station) you are limited to a few areas in the city especially when it comes to affordability and price.
TK mentioned the area at Kipling/Islington/Dundas/Bloor which is called Six points (due to the intersection of these streets). It is a very nice area with day care facilities close by. However the majority of the properties there are condos and the resale homes in the area can get a bit pricey due to the prime location along the Bloor subway line.
If you're looking for newer freehold homes/townhomes (not condos), then you have places like Kingston/Lawerence (which is 2 mins to the Guildwood GO Station), Markham/Eglinton, Brimley/Danforth, Midland/Lawrence (right by the Scar RT) all in the $300 - $350K range.
Hope this helps a bit in your search.
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Posted on: 17-02-08 12:41:38
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Originally posted by Aashu
Hello All,
We will slowly start looking to buy a house / town house. I would like to get some suggestions / ideas.
As I work in downtown, our preference will be that we stay somewhere from where i can reach downtown easily meanig may be in half an hour...so we were thinking of buying near subway line. Is this good thought ? Or any other suggestion ? If this is ok, any locations you can suggest near subway line....?
Secondly people suggested to buy in oakville mississauga and take GO but that wud mean more than an hr, going to GO 10 min approx , and from GO to office is 10 min. So I am not too keen.
Our second reqwuirement is a day care facility near by.
So basically any suggestions are welcome for where to buy a house with minimum commute time to downtown.
Thankyou,
good idea to stay on the subway line .. more preferable yonge line so it avoids transfers.
suggestions: yonge & lawrence area . or yonge & eglinton area... yonge & eglinton has good 'city life' too, but you can have your own lil' piece of quiet in your backyard with the big big trees there. ... and lots of daycare in the area in the office towers @ yonge/eg.
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