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Burlington Real Estate Agent Caryn Parchment
Burlington Real Estate Agent Caryn Parchment loves showing homes for sale in Burlington to her clients as they are always happy with the environment and many amenities the city has to offer.
Burlington, Ontario is a great place to live and invest. If you are considering looking for homes for sale in Burlington, you won’t be disappointed. Burlington offers a variety of detached houses, townhomes and apartment style condominiums. Plus, it has a great community atmosphere, low crime rates, and outstanding employment opportunities.
This city of 196,914 residents has been ranked by Maclean’s Magazine as the best place to raise a family in Canada and the best community. It is close to major hubs like Toronto and Hamilton, with great views of Lake Ontario and the Toronto skyline.
Burlington is a small, but, elegant city that is sandwiched between Oakville and Hamilton and offers easy access to other parts of the GTA via Highways 403, 407 and the QEW. It is especially known for its lakeview crossing of the QEW over the Burlington Bay Canel via the Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway, often called the Burlington Skyway or Burlington Bridge.
The bridge gives fast and easy access to west Hamilton, its neighbour Stoney Creek and the rest of the Niagara peninsula for travellers wishing to visit these areas and for those who live there, but, work in other parts of the GTA. Going the other direction, it gives west Hamilton, Stony Creek and the Niagara Peninsula residents fast and easy access to Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto and the 407 which can take them far east much faster than travelling through Hamilton to access these areas.
The QEW, short for “Queen Elizabeth Way,” will also get take you from Burlington to the US border in Niagara Falls in 45 minutes.
Burlington Neighbourhood Profile
Burlington is a great place for outdoor enthusiasts and for those who prefer indoor entertainment as well. First of all, Burlington offers a beautiful waterfront trail for walking, biking and skating, and many large parks and conversation areas for residents and visitors. Next to the waterfront trail, is a public beach for adults and kids to enjoy, along with LaSalle Park Marina for boaters. Along the lake is also the public Burlington Rotary Centennial Pond, which is open year-round for free, and allows for outdoor ice skating in the winter and model sail boating in the warmer months.
Other public parks include Spenser Park, a short jaunt from the pond; Beachway Park – Burlington Beach; Central Park; Port Nelson Park; Sioux Lookout Park; Coronation Park; Kerncliff Park; City View Park; Brant Hills Park; La Salle Park; and Mount Nemo Conservation Area. Some of these parks offer nice trails for you and your family to enjoy.
A well-known tourist attraction in Burlington is the Royal Botanical Gardens – Hendrie Valley Sanctuary, which offers many different trails spanning over thriving ecological areas.
In general, Burlington has a big focus on environmental sustainability and growth, also offering community gardens and encouraging residents to purchase food locally. If you are a golf enthusiast, Burlington offers many options for courses to play on. On the waterfront is the Burlington Golf and Country Club, and to the west are 10 more golf courses, including FarAway Greens Indoor Golf, a unique indoor golf course, so you can keep up your game over the winter.
Burlington is also home to many great events and festivals, including the Sound of Music Festival, Canada’s largest free music festival, which typically happens at the beginning of June Each year.
For indoor entertainment, you can visit the Art Gallery of Burlington, Mapleview Shopping Centre, and many other high-quality shopping and dining establishments. Well known and visited by many outside south-western Ontario residents is the big IKEA store in Burlington, a great place to buy home furnishings.
Century 21 Real Estate Agent in Burlington, Caryn Parchment, would be happy to tell you more about the amenities in this prosperous city.
Burlington Real Estate Market
There are many distinct neighbourhoods in Burlington with homes for sales, including Palmer, Mountain Gardens, Orchard, Shoreacres and Roseland.
Home prices in Burlington have really surged between January and March 2022, especially those for detached homes and condos. The average selling price for a home in Burlington as of March 2022 was $1.4 million, there were 858 new listings during the month of March 2022 alone.
Home sells fast in Burlington, with the median days on market in March 2022 for new listings at only seven. The year over year price change from the same time in 2021, was an increase of 27.6%, demonstrating increasing competition from people looking to invest or call Burlington their home.
With the fast-selling times for homes in this city, contact Caryn Parchment today if you want to put an offer in on a property you like before it’s gone.
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School
110 Schools - Public, Catholic, & Private Schools
Public Transit
GO Transit, Burlington Transit
Driving Proximity to Highways
Hwy 403 – 5-10 minutes, QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) 5-10 minutes, Hwy 407 5-10 minutes
Community Centres
Brant Hills Community Centre, Burlington Seniors Centre, Haber Community Centre, Mountainside Community Centre, Nelson Community Centre, Tansley Woods Community Centre
Libraries
Burlington Public Library – 7 Branch locations
Tourist Attractions
Royal Botanical Gardens, Art Gallery of Burlington, Mapleview Shopping Centre, Ireland House Museum, Brant Street Pier, Joseph Brant Museum, Walk Rickli Interactive Sculpture Garden
Grocery Stores
Sobeys, Longos, Food Basics, Metro, Denninger’s Foods of the World, Fortinos, Goodness Me! Natural Food Market, No Frills, FreshCo, Farm Boy, Joe’s African & Carribean Market, Nature’s Emporium
Parks & Trails
Mount Nemo Conservation Park, Twelve Mile Trail, City View Park, Burlington Trail, Hidden Valley Park, Burlington Trail, Grindstone Marsh Trail, Spencer Smith Park, LaSalle Park, Beachway Park
What is the city known for?
Known for the Royal Botanical Gardens which spreads across 900 hectares.
City History
Founded in 1792 by Lieutenant Governor James Graves Simcoe, and named after Burlington Bay in Yorkshire, England.
Pre-Construction Burlington
To get ahead of the crowd, consider pre-construction in Burlington properties. There are several to choose from, but, the units are moving fast. One such development is Millcroft Towns, located at Appleby line and Taywood Drive, which offers townhouses ranging in size from 1730 to 2530 ft.²
Two condo developments in the pre-construction phase include BeauSoleil Condos, which will offer 291 units; and Martha James Condominiums, which will feature ceilings up to 9 feet and a rooftop yoga arena.
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