DAVISVILLE VILLAGE REAL ESTATE The Davisville Village (often referred to only as Davisville) is located south of Yonge and Eglinton, is a residential area popular with both families and singles. Schools, shopping, trendy restaurants and boutiques are predominant, with easy subway access to downtown Toronto. Davisville is a diversified neighbourhood and extends from Merton Street at the south end, to Eglinton Avenue to the north, and from Bayview Avenue going east, to Yonge Street going west.
Davisville is sometimes overlooked for better-known neighbourhoods like Leaside to the east, Chaplin Estates to the west, Lawrence Park and North Toronto to the north, and Moore Park to the south. But do not dismiss Davisville; it is a bustling and amazingly diversified neighbourhood with a real sense of community. With shops and services on the three major north-south intersections; Yonge Street, Mount-Pleasant and Bayview, residents of Davisville are always just steps away from a grocery store, drug store and a variety of specialty shops.
Davisville is the perfect area for anyone working in downtown Toronto who wants a quieter area to live in that is still easily accessible to major shopping and entertainment areas. While this area has all the amenities a resident might need like restaurants, subway access, grocery stores, drug stores, it is also close to parks and the beautiful Mount Pleasant cemetery, which is favoured for walks & bike rides by Toronto residents. One of the advantages of this neighbourhood is that there are various other interesting areas within walking distance. Also, one of Toronto's many cycling (or walking) paths is accessible from just south of Yonge & Davisville, from which a whole network of paths is available throughout the city.
Most of the houses here were built in the 1920's and 1930s and are mostly 2 and 3 storey homes although there are still a few bungalows. However, there has been a series of condominium projects built on streets like Merton, Balliol, Millwood, Mount Pleasant, Bayview, Broadway, Yonge and Eglinton, just to name a few. These new condo complexes have allowed for an influx of single buyers and young upwardly mobile couples, who want to live on the subway line with the possibility of walking to all services, without living downtown. People choose Davisville for its lifestyle and its community as well as its urban look-and-feel!
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DAVISVILLE VILLAGE HISTORY Davisville Village is named after John Davis, who immigrated to Canada from Staffordshire, England in 1840. John Davis served as Davisville's first postmaster and helped found the Davisville Public School. He also operated the Davis Pottery, which became the Village's largest employer.
The south part of Davisville was subdivided in the 1860's on land owned mostly by the Davis family. The north part of the Village belonged to the Church. This latter tract of land, known as the Davisville Glebe, remained undeveloped until 1911 when it was sold to the Dovercourt Land and Building Company, the same company that oversaw the development of the Lawrence Park neighbourhood.
Ed Note. The former Davisville Post Office was run by John Davis' grandson Jack. This two-storey building is still standing on the north-east corner of Yonge Street and Davisville Avenue.
Source: Your guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods© Maple Tree Publishing Inc.
DAVISVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Mount Pleasant Branch Public Library
599 Mount Pleasant Rd
Toronto, Ontario
M4S 2M5
(416) 393-7737
Northern District Public Library
40 Orchard View Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M4R 1B9
(416) 393-7610
Leaside Branch Public Library
165 McRae Dr
Toronto, Ontario
M4G 1S8
(416) 396-3835
DAVISVILLE SCHOOLS
Please note that the schools listed below have very definite enrollment boundaries. Prior to purchasing a property, parents should phone the school where they are interested in enrolling their children, in order to confirm that they will accept children from the address being considering for purchase.
Elementary Public Schools
Davisville Junior Public School/Metropolitan School for the Deaf PS
43 Millwood Rd, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-0570
Maurice Cody Public School
364 Belsize Dr, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-9240
Secondary Public Schools Hodgson Senior Public School
282 Davisville Avenue, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-0390
North Toronto Collegiate Institute
70 Roehampton Ave, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-9180
Spectrum Alternative School Sr
223 Eglinton Ave East, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-9315
Toronto Northern Secondary School
851 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto, Ontario (416) 393-0270
Private Schools
Crescent School
2365 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario (416) 449-2556
Junior Academy
235 McRae Dr., Toronto, Ontario (416) 425-4567
Manor Montessori School
240 Manor Rd E, Toronto, Ontario (416) 488-4218
School of Liberal Arts
36 Eglinton Ave W, Toronto, Ontario (416) 489-7652
St Clement's School
21 St Clement's Ave, Toronto, Ontario (416) 483-4835
St Michael's School
81 St Mary St, Toronto, Ontario (416) 926-1300
Toronto French School
306 Lawrence Ave E, Toronto, Ontario (416) 484-6533
York School
1320 Yonge St, Toronto, Ontario (416) 926-1325
Upper Canada College
200 Lonsdale Rd, Toronto, Ontario (416) 488-1125
DAVISVILLE CHILD CARE CENTRES
Group child care centres are licensed by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services under the Day Nurseries Act to meet specific standards related to the physical environment, staff/child ratios and, program activities, staff training, health and safety and nutrition. Child care centres vary in the number and ages of children they serve.
| Map # | Child care centre | Address | Phone | Subsidy may be available | Located in an elementary school |
| 1 | Centennial Infant | 1580 Yonge St | 416-935-0200 | | |
| 2 | Central Eglinton | 223 Eglinton Ave E | 416-440-0383 | | |
| 3 | Children's Magic Moments | 98 Braemar Ave | 416-488-0114 | | |
| 4 | Cottingham | 85 Birch Ave | 416-966-5939 | | |
| 5 | Davisville | 41 Millwood Rd | 416-392-5694 | | |
| 6 | Davisville Care | 43 Millwood Rd | 416-489-2620 | | |
| 7 | Deer Park Extended Primary | 23 Ferndale Ave | 416-922-9569 | | |
| 8 | Dunloe | 78 Dunloe Rd | 416-483-6559 | | |
| 9 | Epic | 111 Manor Rd E | 416-489-0132 | | |
| 10 | Gatehouse | 200 Lonsdale Rd | 416-932-8361 | | |
| 11 | Grace Church on-the-Hill | 300 Lonsdale Rd | 416-932-3502 | | |
| 12 | Heath and Ferndale | 23 Ferndale Ave | 416-961-9678 | | |
| 13 | Little Tots Manor #1 | 211 Belsize Dr | 416-485-5515 | | |
| 14 | Little Tots Manor #2 | 376 Balliol St | 416-485-5515 | | |
| 15 | Manor Montessori School #1 | 240 Manor Rd E | 416-488-4218 | | |
| 16 | Manor Montessori School #2 | 14 De Savery Cres | 416-488-4218 | | |
| 17 | Manor Road Co-Operative | 111 Manor Rd E | 416-489-9554 | | |
| 18 | Maurice Cody | 364 Belsize Dr | 416-484-4071 | | |
| 19 | Montessori St.Clair | 25 Alvin Ave | 416-927-1958 | | |
| 20 | Mother Nature | 124 Belsize Dr | 416-487-7345 | | |
| 21 | Oriole | 1570 Yonge St | 416-960-1293 | | |
| 22 | Playworks | 1375 Yonge St | 416-967-6484 | | |
| 23 | Purple Tree Child Care | 384 Soudan Ave | 416-932-9119 | | |
| 24 | Ridley Orchard Davisville | 63 Taunton Rd | | | |
| 25 | Robertson House | 32 Heath St W | 416-920-4054 | | |
| 26 | Special Moments | 20 Glebe Rd E | 416-482-2675 | | |
| 27 | The Beez Kneez-Forest Hill | 212 St Clair Ave W | 416-481-0875 | | |
| 28 | The Beez Kneez-Millwood | 423 Millwood Rd | 416-487-8847 | | |
| 29 | Treetop | 80 Braemar Ave | 416-484-8702 | | |
| 30 | Unicorn | 454 Avenue Rd | 416-929-6841 | | |
| 31 | Yes I Can | 1585 Yonge St | 416-486-4911 | | |
Private Home Child Care Agency
Licensed home child care is provided in selected private homes. The homes are approved by a private home child care agency that is licensed by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services under the Day Nurseries Act. Home child care providers may care for up to 5 children under 10 years of age.
| Private Home Child Care Agency | Phone | Subsidy may be available |
| Circles in the Sun | 416-694-0414 | |
| Happy Faces | 416-694-2223 | |
| J & F Home Child Care Services | 416-494-5898 | |
| The Macaulay Child Development Centre | 416-789-7441 |  |
| Wee Watch Toronto East | 416-532-2538 | |
| Wee Watch Toronto West | 905-949-1558 | |
Updated March 2009 Please refer to the City of Toronto web site for more info
LOCAL NEWS
TOWN CRIER LEASIDE-ROSEDALE (Servicing Davisville Village)
INTENTION TO DESIGNATE A MOUNT-PLEASANT BIA (Business Improvement Area)
Great News!!! Davisville will soon have it's own Business Improvement Area! There is intention to designate the area along Mount Pleasant Road between the lands just north of Eglinton Avenue East and the lands just north of Davisville Avenue as the Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area (BIA)
In September 2007, a group of business people along Mount Pleasant Road between Roehampton Avenue and Davisville Avenue met to determine if there was interest to create a BIA. An information meeting was held on February 25, 2008 and hosted by the Steering Committee.
In March 2008, the Steering Committee distributed invitations to all business tenants in the area and invitations to property owners were mailed by the City's BIA Office for a formal public meeting held on March 31, 2008. The business owners that attended the meeting were very enthusiastic and indicated a strong interest in forming a BIA. In addition, the Steering Committee received many positive telephone calls from local commercial owners and tenants who could not attend the meetings. The Steering Committee has followed the City's procedures for establishing a BIA. In October of 2008, a report was issued with recommendations regarding the poll results for the proposed Mount Pleasant Business Improvement Area fronting on Mount Pleasant Road from Davisville Avenue to the commercial properties just north of Eglinton Avenue East as a Business Improvement Area (BIA). it was recommended that Council pass a by-law to designate the area described above as the Mount Pleasant BIA.
Source: City of Toronto
SHOPPING IN AND AROUND DAVISVILLE
Bayiew Village
The Eglinton Way
Yonge & Eglinton Centre
Yonge & Lawrence Village
SmartCentre (1500 Avenue Rd & Lawrence)
SmartCentre (Laird Dr South of Eglinton Ave East)
ENTERTAINMENT IN AND AROUND DAVISVILLE
Famous Players Canada Square - MAP
2200 Yonge St., Second Level, Toronto, ON
SilverCity Yonge-Eglinton - MAP
2300 Yonge St, Toronto, ON
Cineplex Odeon Sheppard Grande - MAP
4861 Yonge St., Toronto, ON
SilverCity Fairview Mall Cinemas - MAP
1800 Sheppard Ave East, North York, ON
Cineplex Odeon Varsity - MAP
55 Bloor St. W, Toronto, ON
Mount Pleasant Cinema Mount Pleasant - Soudan
675 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto ON
Regent Cinema Mount Pleasant - Belsize
551 Mount Pleasant Rd, Toronto ON
