"Northwood Park" redirects here. For the football club, see Northwood F.C.
York University Heights, also known as Northwood Park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Toronto's northernmost neighbourhoods, located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York. The neighbourhood is so named because it contains the main campus of York University. This area is most popular with immigrants of Italian and Chinese descent who have established communities in the area. It is located between Sheppard Avenue and Steeles Avenue east of Black Creek (Derrydowns Park).
The Village at York University is one of the last major new-home developments within the City of Toronto including condominiumtownhouses, semi-detached and detached homes. First residents moved into the first phase of approximately 550 homes in the summer of 2005. A second phase, which started construction in 2007, adds about 300 more homes but includes no new townhouses. It is located just south of the York University campus, north of Finch Avenue.
Characteristics of The Village:
It sits on land purchased from York University by the real estate developer Tribute Communities, within the boundaries of the city's secondary plan for York, and in some ways is still considered part of the university community. First-time buyers were given no-cost memberships to York's athletic facilities and privileges at its libraries. Many residents of the Village are York students and staff.
The development's design is loosely based on what is called "new urbanism", the features of which include high density, garages opening to laneways in the back, and plenty of balconies and terraces.
The Village, though no longer on university-owned land, is considered part of the broader university area by city planners, and is a component of the York University Secondary Plan.[2]
A significant number of homes in The Village offer—or have been totally converted into—student housing (the Toronto Star reported in the fall of 2007 that the Village was "filled" with students ).
The Village is served by a residents' group representing both renters and homeowners, which was incorporated in mid-2006.
Educationedit
In the northwest of the neighbourhood is the campus for York University, which also holds Seneca College's Seneca@York campus.
Both TCDSB, and TDSB operate public elementary schools in the neighbourhood. TCDSB operates one elementary school in the neighbourhood, St. Wilfred Catholic School; whereas TDSB operate five institions that provide primary education, Derrydown Public School, Elia Middle School, Lamberton Public School, Sheppard Public School, and Stilecroft Public School. Both school boards also operate public secondary schools in the neighbourhood. TCDSB operates James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School, whereas TDSB operates C. W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute.
Several major roadways pass through the neighbourhood including north–south Keele Street, and east–west roadways Finch and Sheppard Avenue. To the north, the neighbourhood is bounded by Steeles Avenue.
Until March 18, 2020, the neighbourhood was also serviced by York University GO Station, a railway station on GO Transit's Barrie line, located east of the university campus. The station was permanently closed due to low passenger usage.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ ab"2016 Neighborhood Profile York University Heights" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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Northwood Park redirects here For the football club see Northwood F C York University Heights also known as Northwood Park is a neighbourhood in Toronto Ontario Canada It is one of Toronto s northernmost neighbourhoods located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York The neighbourhood is so named because it contains the main campus of York University This area is most popular with immigrants of Italian and Chinese descent who have established communities in the area It is located between Sheppard Avenue and Steeles Avenue east of Black Creek Derrydowns Park York University Heights Northwood ParkNeighbourhoodView of York University Heights from York University stationCountry CanadaProvince OntarioCityTorontoMunicipality established1850 York TownshipChanged municipality1922 North York from York TownshipChanged municipality1998 Toronto from North YorkPopulation 2016 1 Total27 593 Density2 086 km2 5 400 sq mi The neighborhood contains many private residences many of which are detached and semi detached bungalows townhouses as well as a recent new urbanism development the Village at York there is also a handful of condominiums several lowrise apartments and a few high rise apartments Contents 1 History 1 1 The Village at York University 2 Education 3 Demographics 4 Transportation 4 1 Public transit 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Village at York University edit The Village at York University is one of the last major new home developments within the City of Toronto including condominium townhouses semi detached and detached homes First residents moved into the first phase of approximately 550 homes in the summer of 2005 A second phase which started construction in 2007 adds about 300 more homes but includes no new townhouses It is located just south of the York University campus north of Finch Avenue Characteristics of The Village It sits on land purchased from York University by the real estate developer Tribute Communities within the boundaries of the city s secondary plan for York and in some ways is still considered part of the university community First time buyers were given no cost memberships to York s athletic facilities and privileges at its libraries Many residents of the Village are York students and staff The development s design is loosely based on what is called new urbanism the features of which include high density garages opening to laneways in the back and plenty of balconies and terraces The neighbourhood is served by three subway stations on Line 1 Yonge University These stations opened on December 17 2017 when an extension of the line was completed Pioneer Village station runs diagonally under the intersection of Steeles Avenue West and Northwest Gate York University station is located in the York University Commons and Finch West station is located at the corner of Finch Avenue and Keele Street The Village though no longer on university owned land is considered part of the broader university area by city planners and is a component of the York University Secondary Plan 2 A significant number of homes in The Village offer or have been totally converted into student housing the Toronto Star reported in the fall of 2007 that the Village was filled with students 1 The Village is served by a residents group representing both renters and homeowners which was incorporated in mid 2006 Education edit nbsp In the northwest of the neighbourhood is the campus for York University which also holds Seneca College s Seneca York campus Two public school boards operate schools in York University Heights the separate Toronto Catholic District School Board TCDSB and the secular Toronto District School Board TDSB The French first language public secular school board Conseil scolaire Viamonde and it separate counterpart Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Morningside although they do not operate a school in the neighbourhood with CSCM CSV students attending schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto Both TCDSB and TDSB operate public elementary schools in the neighbourhood TCDSB operates one elementary school in the neighbourhood St Wilfred Catholic School whereas TDSB operate five institions that provide primary education Derrydown Public School Elia Middle School Lamberton Public School Sheppard Public School and Stilecroft Public School Both school boards also operate public secondary schools in the neighbourhood TCDSB operates James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School whereas TDSB operates C W Jefferys Collegiate Institute In addition to elementary and secondary education institutions the northwest portion of the neighbourhood is home to two public post secondary institutions York University as well as a branch of Seneca College located at the same university campus Demographics editMajor ethnic populations 2016 1 30 6 White 12 5 Italian 6 9 Canadian 18 8 Black 7 4 Jamaican 15 2 South Asian 9 9 Filipino 8 4 East Asian 6 4 Latin American of any race Transportation edit nbsp Entrance to Finch West station a subway station in the neighbourhood Several major roadways pass through the neighbourhood including north south Keele Street and east west roadways Finch and Sheppard Avenue To the north the neighbourhood is bounded by Steeles Avenue Public transit edit Public transportation in the neighbourhood is provided by the Toronto Transit Commission TTC The TTC operates a number of public transportation services including bus routes and the Toronto subway Three subway stations of Line 1 Yonge University are located in the neighbourhood Pioneer Village station on Steeles Avenue York University station and Finch West station on Finch Avenue Pioneer Village station also provides access to York Region Transit bus routes Until March 18 2020 the neighbourhood was also serviced by York University GO Station a railway station on GO Transit s Barrie line located east of the university campus The station was permanently closed due to low passenger usage 3 4 References edit a b 2016 Neighborhood Profile York University Heights PDF City of Toronto Retrieved 9 January 2019 Planning amp Development 14 July 2017 GO Train Shuttle Service York University Archived from the original on July 19 2021 Retrieved July 19 2021 York University GO Station closes to make way for Barrie Line expansion Metrolinx July 19 2021 Archived from the original on July 19 2021 Retrieved July 19 2021 External links editYork University Heights neighbourhood profile 43 45 43 N 79 30 00 W 43 762 N 79 500 W 43 762 79 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title York University Heights amp oldid 1135684511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
