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      History:

      The Langstaff neighbourhood is named after John Langstaff, who emigrated here from New Jersey in 1808. Apparently he rode here on horseback. Langstaff had the distinction of being the first teacher at the local school. Langstaff found true love in his new home and married Lucy Miles, daughter of Abner Miles a local innkeeper. Sometime after the nuptials took place Langstaff presided over his father-in-law’s property on the northeast corner of Yonge Street and Highway 7. Langstaff was prominent in the community where he was the proprietor of woodworking shops, a pail factory, a general store, and a blacksmith shop. Not surprisingly this area became known as Langstaff Corners. When the Langstaff post office opened in 1870 grandson John Langstaff was the first postmaster.The Langstaff family were best known for practicing medicine. Four generations of this illustrious family served the community as doctors. Their medical practice was based in a magnificent Georgian Loyalist structure known as Holmwood which was situated on Yonge Street. A great grandson sold the family home in 2012 to the City of Richmond Hill who moved the Holmwood house from its former location on Yonge Street to its new home further north at 107 Hall Street.

      Overview:

      Langstaff is bound by 16th Avenue to the north, highway 7 to the south, Yonge street on the west, and Bayview Avenue on the east. German Mills Creek and the Richmond Hill Go Train line both wind their way through this neighbourhood. This is a high density neighbourhood with big plans to become the downtown urban centre for the Town of Richmond Hill. This transition is already underway with a plethora of new condominium buildings being built along Yonge Street. With the population about to boom Langstaff has attracted an impressive list of retailers who have set up shop just sputh of High Tech Road including a Walmart Supercentre, Staples, Loblaws, Home Depot and GoodLife Fitness, just to name a few.The Langstaff Gateway development in the Yonge Street and Highway 7 is considered one of the most important transit hubs in the Greater Toronto Area. This is where commuter highways, Go Train service, local York region and VIVA transit and the TTC all meet up and converge to form a tangled network of commuter options that extend all the way south to Toronto’s Union station. In the ensuing years the Langstaff Gateway corridor that we see today will be vastly different as new infrastructure gets built and beautification projects such as new parks are constructed.

      Lifestyle:

      There is a hub of big-box stores along High Tech Road including: a Walmart Supercentre, Loblaws, Best Buy and The Home Depot.

      Homes:

      Langstaff has a large number of townhomes, semi-detached houses and detached houses in a variety of brick colours with attached garages and pretty front porches. There are also a large number of newer mid-rise and high-rise condominium buildings situated in the south end of the neighbourhood closer to Yonge Street. There are also seniors residences within this neighbourhood.

      Recreation:

      The Langstaff Community centre located at 155 Red Maple Road has three gymnasiums as well as community meeting rooms. A myriad of fitness programs for preschoolers, teens, adults and seniors are offered at this centre.Dr. James Langstaff Community park is situated right in the middle of the neighbourhood off High Tech Road. This is the largest greenspace in the neighgbourhood. This park has a soccer field, splash pad, playground and basketball court.

      Arts:

      Langstaff community centre offers a variety of community based arts programs for children and adults.

          Langstaff Stats

          Walkability:

          Medium

          Public Transit:

          High

          Affordability:

          Medium

          Greenspace:

          Low

          Recreation:

          Medium

           

          Legend: Low, Medium, High

          Commute Times

          Time to Closest Shopping Mall:
          5 Minutes
          Time to GO Bus or Train Station:
          5 Minutes
          Time To Hospital:
          10 Minutes
          Time to Toronto Pearson International Airport
          35 Minutes
          Time to Closest Highway:
          5 Minutes

          * All commuting times provided are approximate times only. Commute times may increase or decrease depending on where you live within the neighbourhood and the time of day i.e rush hour versus off hour commutes. Time estimates to public transit are based on walking distance or bus line connection whichever is quicker. All other commute times on the chart above are based on drive times.