Neighbourhood Spotlight: New Toronto

Etobicoke Lifestyle & Community Dave Dubbin July 20, 2026

New Toronto is the numbered streets by the lake, the old industrial town between Mimico and Long Branch that has quietly become one of south Etobicoke's best value plays. Compact homes, a college campus on the waterfront, and one of the best parks in the west end. This is the latest post in our Neighbourhood Spotlight series, where we take one Etobicoke pocket at a time and tell you what it's actually like to live there.

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Where exactly is New Toronto?

The grid of numbered streets between roughly Twenty Third Street to the west and Dwight Avenue to the east, with the rail corridor to the north and Lake Ontario to the south. First Street through Twenty Third, laid out when this was its own town with its own industry along the rail line. Long Branch picks up west of Twenty Third; Mimico starts past Dwight.

Schematic map of the New Toronto neighbourhood in Etobicoke, the numbered streets between the rail corridor, Dwight Avenue, Lake Ontario, and Twenty Third Street

The homes

New Toronto's numbered streets hold some of the best housing value in south Etobicoke, across all three types of home.

Freehold houses

The signature stock is the worker cottage and storey and a half home built for the area's industrial workforce, joined by bungalows and a growing number of rebuilds. Lots skew compact, with frontages commonly in the 25 to 35 foot range, which is a big part of why New Toronto stays more attainable than its neighbours. The unique feature is the grid itself: numbered streets running straight down to the lake, so even modest homes are a short walk from the water.

Condo apartments

Condo stock runs along Lake Shore, a mix of older low rise buildings where the suites tend to be roomy and newer boutique midrises. Prices here are among the most approachable lakeside condo numbers in Toronto, which makes this a smart hunting ground for first time buyers who want the waterfront lifestyle without Humber Bay pricing.

Townhouses

Stacked towns and infill rows have been filling in near Humber College's Lakeshore campus and along the corridor, and they suit buyers stepping up from a condo or students of the area's value story generally. Supply is thinner than in Mimico, so set alerts if a town is your target.

The price picture

New Toronto remains one of the most affordable freehold pockets in south Etobicoke, which is exactly why it keeps gentrifying. Our study of what under $1 million actually buys in South Etobicoke found a meaningful share of it here, and our guide to what it takes to buy in Etobicoke in 2026 puts the numbers around it. Prices climb as you get closer to the lake.

Green space and recreation

Colonel Samuel Smith Park is the jewel: a big lakefront park at the foot of Kipling with wetlands, birding, a dog off-leash area, and the famous figure-eight skating trail in winter. Prince of Wales Park adds lakefront green with pickleball lines on the tennis courts, something we covered in our Etobicoke pickleball guide, and the waterfront trail ties the whole shoreline together.

Schools

These are the schools serving New Toronto. Catchments shift from time to time, so confirm your exact address with the board.

Second Street Junior Middle School (TDSB, kindergarten to Grade 8)
St. Josaphat Catholic School (TCDSB elementary, Eastern-Rite tradition, on Tenth St)
Lakeshore Collegiate Institute (TDSB, Grades 9 to 12, at Kipling and Birmingham)
Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School and Regional Arts Centre (TCDSB, Grades 9 to 12)

Humber College's Lakeshore campus also anchors the waterfront, in the restored heritage cottage buildings by Colonel Samuel Smith Park.

Shopping and daily life

The Lakeshore Village strip of Lake Shore Boulevard is the main street: independent shops, restaurants, and services that have been steadily improving year over year. Groceries and bigger errands are close by along Lake Shore and up Kipling or Islington, and Sherway Gardens is a ten minute drive.

Community life

The Assembly Hall, the restored 1898 hall by the college, runs concerts, art shows, and community programming all year. Add the college campus energy, the skating trail crowds in winter, and an active BIA on the strip, and New Toronto has more going on per block than its size suggests.

Getting downtown

The 501 streetcar runs the length of Lake Shore, buses on Kipling and Islington connect north to Line 2, and both Mimico and Long Branch GO stations bracket the neighbourhood on the Lakeshore West line. Drivers reach the Gardiner via Islington or Kipling in a few minutes.

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Who it suits

First-time freehold buyers who've been priced out elsewhere. Renovators who want a project with upside. And anyone who wants the lake, a skating trail, and a main street at the most approachable price point on the shoreline. We know these numbered streets well.