On December 15, 1923, the area known as Spadina Heights was separated from the York village and became an independent village. The new community was named Forest Hill, after the summer home of an area resident.
Today, the former village is a graceful urban quarter, but elements of the original community remain. Fire Station No. 135, on Eglinton West Avenue and Chaplin Crescent, has a rustic crest on its front in its bas-relief. An office is located next to the police station, but its basement still contains a prison cell.
Starting in 1930, the growing Jewish community of Toronto began to move north from the Kensington market area along Bathurst Street. Many settled in Forest Hill. According to the Canadian 2001 census, 26% of the area’s residents are Jewish, and there are many synagogues and Jewish schools in the area.
The standard property in the northern part of the quarter is a 2-storey detached house, built on an area of 30 to 50 feet. In the first quarter of 2012, most of the listed facilities were traded in the amount of 1,000,000 to 1,400,000 dollars. In the southern village, most transactions ranged from 1,000,000 to 3,000,000 dollars. Properties with large lot sizes can vary from 3 to 10 million dollars. Prices for condominium, cooperative and co-ownership apartments range from just over $ 150,000 to more than $ 1,600,000.
The village is served by the Northern Preparatory Junior Public School, Forest Hill, Jr., and Public Schools and the Collegiate Forest Hut Institute. Near private schools - this is St. Michael’s School, a college in Upper Canada, and Bishop Strachan’s school for girls.
The village invites a number of community centers and parks. There are two ice skating rinks in the Memorial Arena Larry Grossman in the Memorial Park. It serves hockey players and recreational skaters. In the Jewish center of Temmy Lather Forest Hill a new home will soon appear in the Glassman Jaslo complex, which is currently under construction. The nature trails of Sedarwal Park are connected to Sir Winston Churchill Park 301 St. Clair Avenue West, where Sir Winston Churchill Park is located. To the north of St. Clair, the line of the belt line follows the Chaplin crescent. It offers a peaceful setting for walking, jogging or bicycle.
There are three main shopping areas in the area. Shops, services and cafes are grouped around the intersection of Spadina Rd. and Lonsdale Avenue is that the neighbors affectionately call "The Village." A big box grocery store is located in St. Louis. Clair Avenue West and Bathurst Street. There are many interesting shops on the St. Louis section. Clare Avenue west of Bathurst. In the north, Eglinton Avenue West, and an equally vibrant shopping trip, starting at Avenue Road and running west past Bathurst.
Once a suburban village, Forest Hill now has an enviable location in the center of the city. Families attract tree-lined streets and a strong sense of community. The abundance of elite housing stock makes buying a home a protected investment. Forest Hill has become a destination where families can live surrounded by beauty and convenience.
