North St. James Town.

About North St. James Town

North St. James Town is a neighbourhood in Church-Yonge · Cabbagetown (C08), on the central side of Toronto, about 42 hectares. Everything here is counted ten minutes' walk (500 m) from its middle.

Eat & drink

37 licensed places to eat and drink within ten minutes' walk: 28 restaurants and 9 cafés and bakeries. 7 are within five minutes, and 6 have a patio. Closest to the middle: Tropical Joe's (40 m), Tim Hortons (70 m) and Gabby's (80 m).

Parks

9 parks (3 of them parkettes) within ten minutes' walk, 18 hectares of green in all. Nearest: St. James Town West Park (90 m, 4,238 m²), Wellesley - Magill Park (210 m, 2,258 m²) and Dr. Gordon Chong Park (260 m, 1,305 m²). The largest is Rosedale Ravine Lands, 14.6 ha.

Schools

4 publicly funded schools within ten minutes' walk. The nearest publicly funded: Monsignor Fraser College (TCDSB, 140 m), Rose Avenue Jr Public School (TDSB, 210 m) and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Elementary School (TCDSB, 400 m).

Lofts

2 loft buildings on Lofty within ten minutes' walk: Earl Lofts (230 m) and Steam Plant Lofts (270 m).

Being built

3 multi-unit buildings under construction, 1,057 homes expected. The largest: 387 Bloor St E (508 homes), 611 Sherbourne St (501 homes) and 215 Wellesley St E (48 homes). 4 projects approved and awaiting permits. No permit to add a unit to a home in the past year.

Next door

Cabbagetown-South St. James Town (0.8 km), Church-Yonge Corridor (1.1 km), Rosedale-Moore Park (1.5 km) and Moss Park (1.6 km).