The Annex, Toronto
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Bay-and-gable houses in The Annex
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| Coordinates: 43°40′12″N 79°24′14″W / 43.670°N 79.404°WCoordinates: 43°40′12″N 79°24′14″W / 43.670°N 79.404°W | |
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 Canada
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 Ontario
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 Toronto
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| • MP | Chrystia Freeland (University—Rosedale) |
| • MPP | Han Dong (Trinity—Spadina) |
| • Councillor | Joe Cressy (Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina) |
The Annex is a neighbourhood in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The traditional boundaries of the neighbourhood are north to Dupont Street, south to Bloor Street, west to Bathurst Street and east to Avenue Road. The City of Toronto recognizes a broader neighbourhood definition that includes the adjacent Seaton Village and Yorkville areas.
Bordering the University of Toronto, the Annex has long been a student quarter and is also home to many fraternity housing and members of the university's faculty. Its residents are predominantly English-speaking and well-educated. According to Canada 2011 Census, the neighbourhood has a population of 15,515 with an average income of $66,742.67, significantly above the average income in the Toronto census metropolitan area. The Annex is not known for its big population of immigrants: in 2011, Statistics Canada declared that there were about 4,665 immigrants - predominantly from the United Kingdom and the United States - living in the area.
Although The Annex is made up of three census tracts, the most populated one is CT 5350091.01, which is surrounded by Avenue Road on the east side, Bloor Street on the south side, Spadina on the west side, and Bernard Avenue on the North side. According to the 2011 National Household Survey conducted by Statistics Canada, the area had 7,055 residents, with a median income of $40,183—a significant increase from 2006's reported median of $30,093.
The Annex is mainly residential, with tree-lined one-way streets lined with Victorian and Edwardian homes and mansions, most of them built between 1880 and the early 1900s. The 1950s and 1960s saw the replacement of some homes and mansions with mid-rise and a handful of high-rise apartment buildings in the International style. These were surrounded with landscaped green spaces in an attempt to better fit into the neighbourhood. Some of architect Uno Prii's most expressive, sculptural apartment buildings are located in the Annex. Because of its proximity to the university, the Annex has a high rate of seasonal tenant turnover, and its residents range from university students to older long-time residents.
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