Toronto Neighbourhood Guide

The Beaches Condos

Toronto's lakeside resort neighbourhood — the boardwalk, Queen East and sand.

About The Beaches

The Beaches is Toronto's lakeside resort neighbourhood — the stretch of the east end where the city meets a genuine sand beach, a long boardwalk and a village high street that feels like a vacation town inside the city. Queen Street East between Woodbine and Victoria Park is the spine: independent cafés, surf-and-skate shops, restaurants and the annual Beaches Jazz Festival, backed by leafy streets of charming homes that run down to the lake. It's one of the most distinctive and sought-after lifestyle neighbourhoods in Toronto.

Life here revolves around the water. The Beaches boardwalk, Kew and Woodbine beaches, the Olympic pool and the Martin Goodman Trail deliver sand, swimming and kilometres of lakeside cycling and walking. The 501 Queen streetcar runs the length of the village to downtown, Woodbine and Main Street stations on Line 2 anchor the north, and the GO line is close — connecting a neighbourhood that feels removed from the city to the core with ease.

Condo stock in the Beaches is deliberately limited and boutique — low-rise and mid-rise buildings along Queen East and Kingston Road that respect the village scale, drawing families, downsizers and professionals who want beach-town living with downtown access. Scarcity and the lifestyle premium keep pricing upper-middle to premium for the east end. For buyers who want sand, a boardwalk and a true village high street within the city limits, the Beaches is one of a kind.

Condo buildings in The Beaches

Buildings with active MLS® listings, ranked by availability. Listings shown are not a complete reflection of all properties available on the MLS®.

Getting around & amenities

Transit

  • 501 Queen streetcar
  • Woodbine & Main Street stations (Line 2)
  • Danforth GO (north)

Parks & green space

  • Kew Gardens & Woodbine Beach
  • The Beaches Boardwalk
  • Martin Goodman Trail

Shops, dining & culture

  • Queen East village shops
  • Beaches boardwalk & beaches
  • Beaches Jazz Festival
  • Woodbine Olympic pool

Schools

  • Balmy Beach Community School
  • Malvern Collegiate Institute
  • Kew Beach Jr. PS

Hospitals

  • Michael Garron Hospital (Toronto East)
  • Scarborough Health Network (west)

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The Beaches on the map

The Beaches, Toronto neighbourhood map
The Beaches is in downtown Toronto, Ontario. Data updated: 2026-06-02.

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