APARTMENTS TORONTO

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Living in Toronto, ON

The city of Toronto is at the center of the Greater Toronto area (GTA) and is Canada's largest city with over 5,500,000 people and growing. The GTA is made up of a collection of cities that were amalgamated in 1998. The cities include, East York, North York, York, Scarborough and Etobicoke.

Nearly 25% of Canada's population is located within a one hour drive of Toronto. Toronto is conveniently located just 1.5 hours from Buffalo, NY and 4 hours from Detroit, MI. Toronto is the 5th largest city in North America and is the economic and cultural hub in Canada.

Finding an apartment in Toronto is definitely possible, especially since the condo boom that started in the early part of the new millennium. Every year, thousands of new apartment condos have been coming into the market place which is creating vacancies at some of Toronto's older apartments. The condo crunch is most apparent in the downtown and lakeshore area of Toronto.

There are 7,894 apartment buildings in Toronto. 376 of these apartment buildings have 200 or more apartment units. Overall, there are roughly 308,000 apartments for rent in Toronto. This number does not include individual condos for rent owned by private landlords.

The rental rates and quality of Toronto apartments vary widely however there is a large selection of apartments to choose from so take your time when searching. You should be able to find what you're looking for in the location you want.

Getting Around Toronto

Major highways circle around Toronto. Along the downtown and lakeshore area you have the Gardiner Expressway. This highway dumps into the Don Valley Parkway along the east side of Toronto and makes its way north to the 401. On the west side of Toronto, where the old city of Etobicoke is located, you have Hwy 427 which runs between the QEW (which turns into the Gardiner Expressway) and the 401. Hwy 427 also leads to Pearson International Airport, the largest airport in Canada. No matter which highway you need to be close to, you can easily find many apartments for rent that suit all tastes and budgets.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) provides public transit (buses, streetcars, subways and rapid transit lines) within the City of Toronto. GO Transit operates in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area with service extending out to the communities of Stouffville, Uxbridge and Peterborough in the northeast; Kitchener-Waterloo and Niagara Falls in the west; Beaverton, Orangeville and Barrie in the north; and Newcastle and Oshawa in the east. GO Transit is an extensive network of train lines and bus routes.

Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is Canada's busiest airport located on the boundary between the city of Toronto and the city of Mississauga. Other local smaller airports are: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (Toronto Island Airport) located south-west of downtown offers limited commercial and passenger service. Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport in Markham provides general aviation facilities (primarily civil aviation, medical flights and regional airlines using turboprop planes). Toronto/Downsview Airport, near the city's north end, is owned by de Havilland Canada and serves the Bombardier Aerospace aircraft factory.