Malvern - one of Toronto's most diverse family communities

Malvern is a large northeast Scarborough community planned and built in the 1970s as part of the City of Toronto's urban expansion. The City of Toronto's neighbourhood profile divides it into Malvern East (CDN 146) and Malvern West (CDN 145), both of which are designated 'Emerging Neighbourhoods' under the City's Neighbourhood Equity framework, with adjacent Morningside Heights (CDN 144) as a Neighbourhood Improvement Area. In total Malvern is home to over 50,000 residents across a wide range of housing types.

Housing stock in Malvern is unusually varied for a planned 1970s community. The east and central pockets include detached and semi-detached two-storey homes and side-splits, with substantial townhouse complexes and condo townhouses throughout. The western portion includes a denser mix of rental apartment towers, condo apartments and townhouses. Lot sizes are typically more compact than older Scarborough neighbourhoods, with most detached lots 30-40 feet wide.

Malvern's character is defined as much by its people as its housing. It is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse neighbourhoods in Canada, with strong Tamil, South Asian, African and Caribbean communities anchoring decades of local life. That diversity shows up in everything from the food scene along Markham Road and Sheppard East, to the schools (Malvern's TDSB schools regularly run heritage-language and multicultural programming), to the worship communities, to the year-round community festivals at Malvern Community Recreation Centre.

Transit and access have improved steadily. Markham Road, Sheppard Avenue East, Neilson Road and Brimley Road are all major bus corridors connecting to the Sheppard subway line and the future Scarborough Subway Extension. Hwy 401 is at the southern edge of Malvern; Hwy 407 is just north over Steeles. The Stouffville GO line at Milliken station is a 5-minute drive west.

From a real estate perspective Malvern is one of the more attainable family-buyer markets in the City of Toronto - detached homes here are routinely available for prices that simply do not exist in central Toronto. For investors, the rental market is consistently strong, supported by U of T Scarborough students, Centennial College students and steady demand from new Canadians. The Krzewski Group has worked Malvern for years and brings a sharp, fair, properly-marketed process to every listing.