Where to Buy NEXT

It takes an absurd amount of money and mettle to purchase real estate in Toronto. Why not stack the deck? TWELVE NEIGHBOURHOODS DESTINED FOR BIG THINGS

- BY ERIN HERSHBERG AND LINDSEY KING WITH RESEARCH BY ALI AMAD

CHANGE COMES SLOWLY to Toronto. Name almost any exciting new infrastructure project and it's probably years behind schedule, at best. In our frustration, we obsess about current realities and rail against the transit gods, city planners and provincial overlords, but Toronto is on the precipice of enormous transformation. By the end of the year, the Eglinton Crosstown should be flying from Weston to Kennedy, and by 2031, the Ontario Line will be barrelling from Liberty Village up to Don Mills—and that's just the beginning. Construction is underway for the East Harbour Transit Hub, a massive new interchange just south of Riverside; five high-traffic GO routes are being expanded; and the city is getting honest-to-god, from-scratch new neighbourhoods in the Port Lands and Downsview.

In short: tectonic changes are afoot. And while everyone stands to benefit, certain pockets have much more to gain. Once-overlooked areas will become highly coveted, and property values will rise accordingly. The trick? To spot them early and get in before other buyers catch on. To that end, we undertook months of exhaustive research and identified 12 neighbourhoods where transit accessibility, housing stock and desirability are most likely to skyrocket. Here, our comprehensive guide for property hunters and gawkers alike.

Weston Village