Get away from it all in the middle of it all. This design-inspired space includes indoor and outdoor lounge spaces (with cedar hot tub), a bedroom that coverts for sleep or work, courtesy of our custom-built Murphy bed, and a dining space.
Located in a residential neighbourhood and walkable to amazing bars, restaurants, and shops, The Urban Retreat just a five minute walk to the Bloor/Dufferin TTC, giving you access to downtown, the UP Train, and all Toronto offers.
Neighbourhood description
The closest restaurant is Gus Taco, one block away.
A five minute walk north to Geary Street finds the best brewery in Toronto: Blood Brothers Brewery. Geary also has restaurants like Parallel, North of Brooklyn Pizza, Good Behaviour Ice Cream and Subs, and Gaucho Pie Co (fantastic Empanadas).
A five minute walk south takes you to Bloor Street where you'll find groceries and fruit stands, coffee shops, excellent Indian, Ethiopian, and Portuguese food, bars like Winona Pub, 3 Speed, Island Oysters, the Paradise Theater and Restaurant, a comedy club, Pam's Roti, and much, much more.
The Dufferin TTC Station is a six minute walk, and the Ossington TTC station is a 10 minute walk. The UP Train to Pearson Airport and Union Station is a 25 minute walk, 5 minute Uber, or six minute walk to the TTC + five minutes on the TTC subway.
The main recreational facility in this neighbourhood is Dovercourt Park. This park is six acres in size and features, a children’s playground, a wading pool, two tennis courts, baseball diamond, sports fields, and natural ice rinks in the winter.
Christie Pitts Park (pool, baseball diamond, skating rink) and Dufferin Grove Park (fire pits, soccer fields, skating rink) are also very popular neighbourhood recreational destinations.
The Bloor Gladstone branch of the Toronto Public Library offers programs for both children and adults.
Most Dovercourt Park houses are within walking distance of either the Ossington or Dufferin subway stations on the Bloor-Danforth subway line.
Dovercourt Park’s main arterial roadways are Bloor and Dufferin Streets which provide motorists with excellent access routes to all parts of the city.