North York

North York is a central part of a northern Toronto. It has a population of around 650,000. Until 1998 it was one of the six municipalities, but at 1998 year it was annexed to a Metropolitan Toronto.

Demographics of North York

North York is extremely diverse and the amount of visible minorities is growing:

• White: 53.2 %
• Chinese: 11.4 %
• South Asian: 9.0 %
• Black: 8.7 %
• Filipino: 3.4 %
• Latin American: 3.2 %
• All Others: 11.1 %

Amenities

Most of the area still remains suburban, but due the efforts of a former Mayor of North York Mel Lastman the centre becomes a small version of downtown. The centre is located along Yonge Street  between Finch and Sheppard Avenues, coinciding with the path of the TTC’s Yonge-University Spadina subway line. Along this “downtown” world-known corporations such as Procter & Gamble, Nestle, and Xerox have their head offices. Also along the Yonge street one of the biggest Jewish Community centers is situated.

Two of the largest malls in Ontario, the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Fairview Mall are located in North York, along with Don Mills Centre and Sheppard plaza. Campuses of York University and Osgoode Hall Law School are located in North York. The area includes a couple of major health-care facilities such as North York General Hospital, Humber River General Hospital, and Sunnybrook Hospital complex which includes a veteran’s residence and regional trauma center. The highway 401 goes through North York and is one of the busiest freeways in North America. The amount of vehicles that travel this road exceeds 400,000 per day.

A military base and aircraft manufactures facility is located at Downsview area. However, with the end of Cold War most of the land is being transformed into a park. Two of the major attractions at North York are Black Creek Pioneer Village and Ontario Science Center.

North York Real Estate Statistics:

On February, 2006 the key statistics are following:

Average Home price:        309,000

Average Days on Market:  39 days

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