St. Lawrence Market

This is where the town of York began. A market has operated on the site since 1803; the South Market building dates from 1902 and was built around the 1845 council chamber. The residential blocks north and east were largely rebuilt from the 1970s onward as a planned mixed-income community.

One of the few genuinely walkable food neighbourhoods downtown, with the market at its centre and a long-established residential population alongside newer condominium buyers. The neighbourhood runs from Front Street down to the rail corridor, between Yonge and Parliament — north of Front is King East, which is its own pocket.

A wide range for such a small area: co-operative and non-profit housing from the 1970s and 1980s, warehouse conversions, and newer condominium buildings toward the waterfront.

• A market operating on the same site since 1803
• Union Station and several streetcar routes within walking distance
• Built out from the 1970s as a planned mixed-income community