On 15th December 1923, the area known as Spadina Heights left the York Township, itself became a village. The new community was named Forest Hill after the summer house of the local residents.
Today, the original village is an elegant urban neighborhood, but elements of the original community are left. Fire stations No. 135 in Eglinton Avenue West and Chaplin Crescent have a coat of arms of the village bailed out of the entrance. The neighbor police station is now an office, but the basement still has a prison.
Since the 1930s Toronto's growing Jewish community began moving north along the Bathurst Street from the Kensington Market Area. Many settled in Forest Hill. According to the Canadian census of 2001, 26% of neighborhoods are Jewish, and the area is located in schools of synagogues and Hebrew.
The standard property of the neighboring northern is a two-story independent house built with 30 to 50 feet lot. In the first quarter of 2012, the majority of the listed houses were trade very well between $ 1,000,000 and $ 1,400,000. In the southern village, most transactions were between $ 1,000,000 and $ 3,000,000. More lot sized properties can range from $ 3 million to over 10 million dollars. Condominium, co-operative, jointly owned apartment prices exceed from $ 150,000 to over $ 1600,000.
The village is in charge of the North Preparatory Junior Public School, Forest Hill Jr., Sr .. Public School, Forest Hill Curriculum Institute. Nearby private schools include St. Michael College School, Upper Canada College, Bishop Stran Chan School.
The village invites several community centers and parks. There are two ice rinks in the memorial park Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial. It is suitable for hockey players and recreational skaters. Temmy Lather Forest Hill Judea Center will soon have a new house at Glassman Jaslo Complex under construction. The natural sidewalk of Cedarvale Park leads to Sir Winston Churchill Park at 301 St Clair Avenue West, home of Winston Churchill Park Tennis Club. North of St. Clair, Belt Line Trail runs along Chaplin Crescent. We provide optimal environment for walking, jogging and bicycle.
There are 3 main shopping areas in the neighborhood. At the intersection of Spadina Rd, shops, services and cafés are gathered. It is on Lonsdale Street that neighboring people prefer to call "village". There is a "big box" grocery store in St. Louis. Claire Avenue West and Bathurst Street. St. Louis' stretch has many interesting shops. Claire Avenue in the west side of Bathurst. In the north is Eglinton Avenue West, a vibrant shopping district running Avenue Road past Bathurst and west.
When you become a suburban village, Forest Hill now has a place in Midtown. Families are fascinated by the city surrounded by trees and a strong community feeling. Abundant high-end residential stocks make home purchases a protected investment. Forest Hill has become a destination where families can live surrounded by beauty and convenience.
