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Ask any West End resident where their favourite place to spend a lazy day in the sun and chances are they’ll say, Trinity Bellwoods. The 37-acre park is the heart of this neighbourhood, offering a quiet refuge from Queen Street West's trendy cafés, art galleries, and restaurants.

The neighbourhood boasts several conversion style and modern Toronto lofts with a coveted view of the park, and there are a handful of cool new Toronto condos planned for the coming years. This West End neighbourhood is booming of late, with young professionals and hipsters alike flocking to live in its bar and restaurant-laden streets. With numerous events every year, like Portugal Day and the Queen West Art Crawl, it’s a place full of surprises. But still, the most popular thing to do is grab a blanket and picnic under the trees in the park. It’s so popular, there is even a brewery named after it: Bellwoods Brewery. If that’s not enough, the galleries and shopping of Queen West are on your doorstep, as are the multitude of amazing restaurants in Little Italy.

For those living in Trinity Bellwoods condos, the streetcars along Queen, Bathurst and Dundas, make it easy to connect with downtown. If you love heading out on road trips, the Gardiner Expressway is easy to get to and can take you anywhere.

There are a lot of great restaurants. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Ella's Uncle. For grabbing your groceries, Nadege is only a 4 minute walk.

Transit riders take note, you are a short walk to the closest Bus Stop (Dundas St West at Grace St) with route Dundas. Access to Gardiner Expressway is within a few minutes drive away, making it easy for those driving to get into and out of the city using Jameson Ave ramps.