Desirable York Mills!

"York" makes reference to the Town of York - the forerunner to modern day Toronto and "Mills" refers to the grist and saw mills that churned in this valley along the Don River from 1804 until 1926. It included St. John's Anglican Church and the Jolly Miller Tavern, both of which are still standing today. 

Its mills have long since been replaced by shining office towers, luxury condominiums and high-end homes. Its main arterial roadways including Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue - which were once impassable by car, now serve as major roadways to and from the city core.

Yet, despite all these changes, York Mills, including Hogg's Hollow, Lawrence Park and the Bridle Path, has managed to maintain a peaceful tranquility and natural beauty that has helped make it one of Toronto's most desirable neighbourhoods.

York Mills is famous for its expansive properties, century old trees and lush landscape. All of these trademarks form the perfect backdrop for the executive-style houses found in this neighbourhood. There are pockets of Tudor inspired manor houses, English Cottage style designs, and contemporary designs. There are also large numbers of ranch-style bungalows and split-level houses which are gradually being replaced by large new custom-built homes.

York Mills also has its share of luxury condominium apartment buildings that have recently been built on the well-treed hills around the Yonge Street and York Mills Road intersection. The Bayview Mills condominium townhouses located at the northeast corner of Bayview Avenue and York Mills Road provide entry-level prices into this exclusive neighbourhood.

Points of interest in York Mills:

• Baka Restaurant
• Jolly Miller Tavern (now Miller Tavern) 1857, site of James Hogg Tavern 1853
• George S. Pratt House 1866
• St. Andrew's Park - site of St. Andrew's Junior High School
• Auberge du Pommier Restaurant - former mill workers cottage
• St.John's Anglican Church 1844 http://www.stjohnsyorkmills.com/
• York Mills Plaza (now York Mills Shopping Centre) 1952
• 4111 Yonge Street - home to Canadian artist C.W. Jeffrey
• William and Elizabeth Harrison House
• Don Valley Golf Course
• York Mills Collegiate Institute (local high school - built in 1957) 
• Path of Glory - Access can be gained across from York Mills Collegiate
• Windfields Park - host to tennis courts, a community centre and green space.

STATISTICS

Toronto Real Estate Board District: C12

Year-to-Date: December 2009

Homes Listed: 898 

Homes Sold: 463

Median Sale Price:  $980,000

Average Sale Price: $1,315,088

Average Days on Market:  35

Average % of List Price: 97 

Shopping centers include the popular York Mills Plaza, the upscale Bayview Village Shopping Centre that caters to the local affluent market and the York Mills Centre located on the NE corner of Yonge St and York Mills Road. 

The multi-faceted York Mills Park, located at the southeast corner of York Mills Road and Bayview Avenue is well used in the summertime for a variety of pursuits. As well as the York Mills Arena, there is an outdoor pool for recreational swimming, a children's playground and a baseball diamond with recreational house leagues. This park also provides access to Windfield's Park, which has an attractive footpath through a ravine valley that follows the winding course of Wilkett Creek, a tributary of the Don River.

There are many parks located north of York Mills and west of Bayview Avenue. The largest of these neighbourhood parks is St. Andrew's Park, which features a mini valley, and lush greenspace that is popular for walks and light recreational pursuits. Tournament Park located next to St. Andrew's Square features tennis courts and an active tennis club program.
Golfers are very close to the scenic Don Valley Golf Course located west of Yonge Street and south of Highway 401.

SCHOOLS

Public:

Harrison                           81 Harrison Rd.                   416-395-2530

Owen                                111 Owen Blvd.                   416-395-2740

St Andrew's                         131 Fenn Ave.                   416-395-3090

Windfields JHS 375 Banbury Rd  416-395-3100

York Mills C.I.                   490 York Mills Rd.             416-395-3340        

Loretto Abbey                   101 Mason Blvd.               416-393-5510

Private:

St. Clements Girls School       21 St. Clements           416-483-4835

Havergal College (Girls)         1451 Avenue               416-483-3519

The Toronto French School     296 Lawrence E             416-484-6522

Crescent Boys School            2365 Bayview               416-449-2556

Crestwood School                  411 Lawrence E             416-444-5858

Crestwood College                411 Lawrence E             416-391-1441

Upper Canada College (Boys)200 Lonsdale             416-488-1125

Royal St. George's (Boys)      120 Howland                   416-533-9481

Branksome Hall (Girls)          10 Elm                             416-920-9741

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