Visit Burlington once, and you’ll instantly see why it is often ranked as a fantastic city to live and work in! With a beautiful lakefront, green spaces, trails, and top-rated schools, Burlington is home to a growing, family-focused community.
Within the City of Burlington, there are many terrific neighbourhoods for home buyers to choose from. When a home buyer is considering where to purchase their home, they will want some local insight into which neighbourhoods offer what lifestyle features and amenities.
As long-time realtors in Burlington, we buy and sell homes in some terrific neighbourhoods, each unique in its own way. Let’s take a closer look at a few neighbourhoods in South Burlington and what they have to offer to Burlington home buyers.
For this article, South Burlington is defined as the section of Burlington located south of Highway 403. We are going to focus on three South Burlington neighbourhoods in particular: Downtown, Elizabeth Gardens and Shoreacres.
What makes these areas so unique and desirable places to live? Let’s take a tour and find out!
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Welcome to Downtown Burlington
The downtown core is truly the heart of the city. A stroll down Brant Street offers great restaurant options, retail boutiques and bustling cafés all culminating at the pier and boardwalk along Lake Ontario’s shore.
Real estate surrounding the core is popular and in demand. The community offers a variety of choices from modern condos to charming cottages to executive townhomes. Peppered with high-quality amenities such as daycares and art galleries, pubs and barber shops, Downtown Burlington is a walkable haven for both singles and families alike.
Schools in the downtown core of Burlington offer learning options in both English and French from Kindergarten to Grade 12 under both the public and the Catholic regional school boards.
Downtown Burlington is a central part of the community. Many beloved plays and festivals are held in Burlington year-round, bringing together residents from all neighbourhoods to celebrate this great city we live in.
Be sure to visit the architectural charm of Village Square or treat yourself to a spa day at The Pearle Hotel and Spa. If you are new to the area, take in one of the many Burlington festivals at Spencer Smith Park on the waterfront or try one of Burlington’s fantastic restaurants, followed by a stroll on the 137-meter pier.
Do you want a snapshot of the local market and to learn more about our South Burlington communities? Take a deep dive by reading our neighbourhood guide.
Welcome to Elizabeth Gardens
Elizabeth Gardens is a South Burlington Neighbourhood situated between Oakville to the west, Appleby Line to the east and New Street to the North. Elizabeth Gardens is the perfect neighbourhood for walking and biking along beautiful Lake Ontario.
This community offers top-rated schools from kindergarten to Grade 12 and a range of both detached homes and townhomes to choose from. The flowers are abundant, and the gardens are green in this flourishing family-friendly community just a short distance to Burlington’s downtown core or Oakville’s Bronte Village.
Anchoring Elizabeth Gardens’ amenities is the popular shopping intersection at Appleby Line and New Street known as Appleby Village. Here you’ll find residents shopping at Fortinos Market, dining on the rooftop terrace at Jackson’s Landing and enjoying a delicious brunch at Saving Thyme. From hardware stores to medical offices, this neighbourhood is a top home buyer’s choice, complete with every convenience, large lots and friendly neighbours.
Elizabeth Gardens is a mature, green, family-friendly neighbourhood strewn with parks, schools, tennis courts and trails. If you have yet to tour the area, be sure to take a walk through Shell Park and on to Shelburne Park along the waterfront.
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Welcome to Shoreacres
The Shoreacres neighbourhood spans the beautiful waterfront community directly to the west of Elizabeth Gardens. Shoreacres is home to the Paletta Lakefront Park and the beautiful Paletta Mansion.
Shoreacres Road and Shoreacres Creek bisect this family-oriented neighbourhood, intersecting with the mature, tree-lined Spruce Avenue. This community is home to popular Tuck Elementary School and some of the most spectacular Christmas Light displays in all of Burlington! Home buyers love this neighbourhood for the green spaces, sidewalks, mature homes and yards, quiet streets and proximity to the lake.
Just north of New Street lies the community’s recreational hub, Nelson Park and Pool. This expansive facility offers a full-size outdoor pool, splash pad, skateboard park and sports fields. This is a gathering place to play, exercise and get to know your Shoreacres neighbours.
Real estate in Shoreacres mainly consists of single-family homes on generous lots with mature trees and a walkable surrounding community. Marilu’s Market is a popular grocer just a short walk away, offering top produce, bakery and butcher services, and Appleby Village borders the neighbourhood to the East.
The Downtown core is also just a short cycle away along the waterfront, offering easy access to Burlington’s famous pier and boardwalk and wonderful terrace dining. For a fun family bike trip, be sure to stop in at the Peach Coffee Company just east of the Shoreacres community on your way to Central Park and then onto Burlington Beach.
Team Logue lists a diverse mix of active properties in Burlington. Our realtors live and work in these communities alongside our home buyers and sellers.
If you are interested in buying or selling a home in one of these terrific neighbourhoods in South Burlington, reach out to Team Logue today at 905.331.6790 or sarah@sarahlogue.ca for a deeper dive.
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