St. Andrew- Windfields is part of York mills. York Mills is the name of an affluent neighbourhood around Yonge Street and York Mills Road located in the district of North York in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Part of the area is also known as Hoggs Hollow, named for James Hogg, a Scottish settler who settled in the area in 1824 and operated the mill on Yonge Street at the Don River north of the Town of York (now Toronto), by his sons John and William in 1856. Another portion is named St. Andrew-Windfields. St. Andrew-Windfields most famous resident was the popular Canadian Philanthropist E. P. Taylor who left Canada towards the latter years of his life and donated Parkland (now Windfields Park) and his mansion (now the Canadian Film Centre).

Today, St. Andrew-Windfields Neighbourhood is one of the few best locations for luxury property shop. Whether you are looking for the upscale newly built with finest finishes or home with lots of history and character, here is your best of both worlds. The mansions show an extraordinary range of styles, from Georgian stunners and Tudor jaw-droppers to some examples of ’60s and ’70s modern. The area is rich in green space and well-regarded institutions, such as York Mills Collegiate Institute and Crescent School. According to Statistics, the average sale price for C12 in 2010 was 1,453,725.

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History

The area name is linked to saw and grist mills that dotted the Don River, which flows through York Mills. The Town of York Mills became part of the Township of North York. North York later became a borough, and then a city, and was merged with five other municipalities and a regional government to form the new "City of Toronto" in 1998.

The area was the site of a tragic accident on March 17, 1960, when five Italian construction workers on a water main project were killed in a tunnel fire.

As well, the area once linked by radial railways and Highway 11, now can be reached via Highway 401, GO Transit, and Toronto Transit Commission buses and York Mills station on the Yonge-University Spadina subway line.

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