- A short walk to Lake Ontario and Sunnyside-Gus Ryder, Toronto’s largest outdoor pool
- Local musicians and visual artists often perform and exhibit locally
- Well served by a library and hospitals
- The Drake, The Parkdale Arts, The Gladstone Hotel, and other culturally relevant destinations
- Public transportation: quick access to the Queen and King streetcar and buses run along Dufferin Street and Landsdowne Avenue
- Highways: Close to The Gardiner, QEW