Fairbank is named after the former "Fairbank" farm, which had been owned by a pioneer settler named Matthew Parsons. The "Fairbank" farm was situated just north of Eglinton Avenue between Dufferin and Keele Streets.

Fairbank's early development centred around the intersection of Dufferin Street and Eglinton Avenue. This neighbourhood began with a one room school house which was built in the 1860's and followed by a hotel, a post office, a church and a handful of stores.

A stone marker from the original Fairbank school house has been preserved on the south wall of the present day Briar Hill School. The only other vestiges of the old Fairbank community are the Fairbank United Church, circa 1889, located at 2750 Dufferin Street, and a Georgian Survival style house located at 108 Stayner Avenue. This red brick house was built in 1852 by Jacob P. Ross, a Fairbank farmer.

Fairbank's growth from a rural hamlet to a big city neighbourhood began to take shape in 1892 when the short lived Belt Line Railway opened a station here. Fairbank's development was further enhanced in 1924 when the Toronto streetcar railway began service to this area.

To find Fairbank Real Estate for sale, Click Here.

With our exclusive TMLS Email Notification Program, search one of the area's largest inventory of MLS property listings and view information about homes that are currently available in the Toronto area, or any other area you choose. Quickly locate homes based on your needs, complete with pictures and descriptions. And, as new homes enter the market you'll be notified daily by email, and be one of the first to see the hottest new Toronto real estate listings before they're sold!

O  V  E  R  V  I  E  W

The defining feature of the Fairbank neighbourhood is its topography, which features a series of rolling hills that climb their way northward from Rogers Road to the northern tip of Fairbank at Briar Hill Avenue. Many of these hills are bisected by curvilinear one way streets that add an old world charm to the neighbourhood.

The Fairbank neighbourhood offers modest house prices and convenient access to transit and highways. Fairbank's demographics include a large number of people of Italian, Portuguese, and West Indian heritage.

To find Fairbank Real Estate for sale, Click Here.

H  O  M  E  S 

Fairbank contains an interesting mix of early 1900's working class houses, postwar brick and stucco bungalows, and new home developments. There are also a fair number of apartment buildings located on the periphery of the neighbourhood.

The charming homes perched on the hills in the centre of Fairbank are located in a setting that is reminiscent of an old world village. Many of these homes feature pretty decks that take advantage of the hilltop vistas of many Fairbank homes.

To find Fairbank Real Estate for sale, Click Here.

S  H  O  P  P  I  N  G

Eglinton Avenue West is a multi-cultural shopping strip that has been coined "the Avenue to the world". Shoppers in this area can choose from hundreds of stores including bargain shops, fashion boutiques, jewellery stores, and West Indian and Jamaican restaurants.

Dufferin Street offers a mix of local shops as well as chain stores that attract shoppers from all over the city. Included in this mix are a number of new and used car dealerships, shopping plazas, and restaurants.

The Castlefield Design and Decor district along Castlefield Road at Caledonia is marked by distinctive street banners and features some of Toronto's top home design and decor retailers.

To find Fairbank Real Estate for sale, Click Here.

The Toronto neighbourhood text profiles, sketches and maps displayed on this
website were published in "Your Guide to Toronto Neighbourhoods", are
copyright Maple Tree Publishing and have been reproduced by the Toronto Real
Estate Board under license.

With our exclusive TMLS Email Notification Program, search one of the area's largest inventory of MLS property listings and view information about homes that are currently available in the Toronto area, or any other area you choose. Quickly locate homes based on your needs, complete with pictures and descriptions. And, as new homes enter the market you'll be notified daily by email, and be one of the first to see the hottest new Toronto real estate listings before they're sold!