Brockton Village Toronto was likely named after Captain James Brock who held a large parcel of land in this area in the early 1800s. In the 1840s, Irish immigrants became the settlers in the area and found employment in Brockton’s rope making factories. By 1884, the village was amalgamated with the City of Toronto and was made official on March 25, 1884.
Located south of Bloor, north of Dundas Street West, west of Dufferin and east of MacGregor Park, Brockton Village Toronto is a quiet neighbourhood in Toronto’s west end. The main shopping areas include Dundas Street West and College Street and Bloordale Village shopping district, each offering a wide range of shops and restaurants. The Dufferin Mall, south of Bloor Street, is also within a close distance and offers large chain department stores and over 100 retail outlets. The local community centre offers indoor and outdoor facilities as well as Dufferin Grove Park which features tennis courts, an ice rink and a playing field. The area is serviced by bus routes that connect passengers to stations on the Bloor-Danforth subway line while the streetcar lines connect to Toronto’s downtown area. Motorists are approximately fifteen minutes from the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Boulevard via Dufferin Street.
The majority of Brockton Village Toronto houses were built between 1880 and 1920 with the most common types of homes being Victorian semi-detached or row house. The houses and lots are fairly narrow, with parking most often accessed from laneways at the rear of the properties.
For more information on the Brockton Village Toronto neighbourhood – contact Slavens & Associates today at:
435 Eglinton Avenue West
Toronto, ON M5N 1A4
Telephone: 416-483-4337
Fax: 416-483-1663
Toll free: 1-877-560-8923
Email: info@slavensrealestate.com
