Islington-City Centre West.
W08 · Islington · Kingsway · West Toronto
About Islington-City Centre West
Islington-City Centre West is a neighbourhood in Islington · Kingsway (W08), on the west side of Toronto, about 1,624 hectares. Everything here is counted ten minutes' walk (500 m) from its middle.
- Eat & drink
- 13 licensed places to eat and drink within ten minutes' walk: 12 restaurants and 1 café or bakery. 6 are within five minutes, and 3 have a patio. Closest to the middle: Mekong River Restaurant (130 m), Armenian Bistro (180 m) and Lonzos Kitchen (180 m).
- Parks
- 2 parks within ten minutes' walk, 4.2 hectares of green in all. Nearest: Cloverdale Park (60 m, 1.8 ha) and Silverhill Park (480 m, 2.4 ha).
- Schools
- No publicly funded school within ten minutes' walk. The nearest publicly funded: Bloorlea Mdl School (TDSB, 1,100 m), St Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School (TCDSB, 1,150 m) and Wedgewood Jr School (TDSB, 1,340 m).
- Lofts
- No loft building on Lofty within ten minutes' walk. The nearest is Victoria Lofts, 7.0 km from the middle of Islington-City Centre West.
- Being built
- 4 low-rise new builds under way. 3 projects approved and awaiting permits. In the past year, 1 home has had a permit to add a unit: 1 conversion or multiplex.
- Main streets
- Dundas St W runs within ten minutes' walk of the middle.
- Next door
- Markland Wood (2.4 km), Etobicoke West Mall (2.4 km), Alderwood (3.2 km) and Stonegate-Queensway (3.4 km).