Blake-Jones Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southeast Toronto: Blake-Jones and the 32 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (647) 525-5855 nowMovers in Blake-Jones: what we know about moving here
Blake-Jones is small, old and low. Its housing is mostly semi-detached houses and low-rise apartments built in 1960 or before, and only a sixth of it stands in a building of five storeys or more. Very little of a move here happens in a lift, and nearly all of it happens on a staircase. A home of that age also decides for itself what will come down its stairs in one piece, which is worth settling with a tape measure before the date rather than discovering on it.
Tenure is close to even between owned and rented, so dates here are split between closings and lease ends rather than pinned to either. The measured figures below come from the wider southeast Toronto set Blake-Jones belongs to.
Moving costs around Blake-Jones, by the numbers
Blake-Jones is pooled with 32 southeast Toronto communities holding 133 residential moves between them, and Wellington Place, Downtown Yonge East and Harbourfront-CityPlace hold most of the counted work. The middle job there billed $719 with tax in and ran 3.25 hours on site, with half of them between $567 and $1,138 and 82% graded small. Blake-Jones itself is a small place, 3,105 homes, and not one of those 133 jobs is measured inside it.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 133 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 82% small · 16% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and March
- What those moves cost
- $719 median
communities in southeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5 hours · 133 moves
August 17, June 16, March 16
half fell between $567 and $1,138 · based on 133 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Blake-Jones?
The borrowed middle is $719 with tax in, taken from 133 residential moves across the southeast Toronto communities Blake-Jones is pooled with, and half of them fell between $567 and $1,138. Cactus prices a local move by the hour, on a rate set by the crew size and the truck, and the agreement carries that rate before the day begins.
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What is a move out of a semi-detached house in Blake-Jones like?
It is the most common kind here: 27% of the homes are semi-detached and another 25% are apartments in low-rise buildings. Either way there is no lift and no loading bay. The day is a staircase, a front door and a walk out to wherever the truck could stop, and on a narrow older street that walk is often the longest part of it.
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How long does a move around Blake-Jones take?
The middle of those 133 nearby jobs ran 3.25 hours on site, with half of them inside 5 hours and 82% graded small. Households here are small too, 2.4 people at the middle and 31% of homes holding one person, so a morning covers a good number of them. Old houses and their stairs are what push a job toward the longer figure.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Blake-Jones?
Nothing the City publishes settles it: the street occupation permit covers moving containers and says nothing about a moving truck at the curb. Call 311 about your own block before the date. On streets of this age, where a truck can legally stop is the question that decides how far the crew has to carry.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Blake-Jones neighbourhood guide for moving day
Old, attached and low: that combination puts nearly all of the effort into stairs. Semi-detached houses and low-rise flats rarely offer a service entrance, and the staircase in a home built in 1960 or before is what decides how a wardrobe or a sofa actually leaves. Only a small share of homes in Blake-Jones are in a building of five storeys or more, so a reserved lift is not usually part of the plan. Parking is the gap the City has never filled, because its permit language stops at containers. Ask 311 what applies on your block.
Most homes in Blake-Jones were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 7,475
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 3,105
- What people live in
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- 27% semi-detached houses
- 25% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 16% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 16% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 54% owned
- 46% rented
- One-person households
- 31%
People per household
2.4
2021 federal census, 25% sample
2021 federal census, 25% sample
Toronto publishes no page that covers a moving truck at the curb, and its Street Occupation Permit names moving containers only. Confirm with 311 whether your street needs a permit.
Not sure what the City wants on your street before a truck parks on it? We move in Blake-Jones every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Blake-Jones’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
Alex and Nikita are outstanding movers. They are very professional, capable, respectful, friendly, and extremely helpful. Alex is an excellent lead and Nikita works in sync with him. They made my move seemless and effiencient. I highly recommend them and Cactus Moving for your next move.
5 out of 5
I had a great experience with Cactus Moving! The team was very friendly and professional. They helped me a lot with my move, making the whole process smooth and stress-free. I highly recommend their services!
5 out of 5
Friendly, fast, fantastic coordination and got things done. Highly recommend them. Also gave me a nice little gift :)
5 out of 5
I recently moved and chose Cactus Moving great decision! The team arrived on time, quickly disassembled, packed, and transported everything. They worked efficiently but carefully, making sure everything was handled properly. What impressed me most was their attention to detail.
5 out of 5
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Cactus Moving for the excellent work done during my move to my brand-new basement.
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto
- Wellington Place 21 moves
- Downtown Yonge East 15 moves
- Harbourfront-CityPlace 11 moves
- South Eglinton-Davisville 9 moves
- St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 9 moves
- The Beaches 9 moves
- Bay-Cloverhill
- Birchcliffe-Cliffside
- Broadview North
- Cabbagetown-South St. James Town
- Church-Wellesley
- Danforth
- Danforth-East York
- East End Danforth
- Greenwood-Coxwell
- Kensington-Chinatown
- Leaside-Bennington
- Moss Park
- Mount Pleasant East
- North Riverdale
- North St. James Town
- Oakridge
- Old East York
- Playter Estates-Danforth
- Regent Park
- Rosedale-Moore Park
- South Riverdale
- Taylor Massey
- Woodbine Corridor
- Woodbine-Lumsden
- Yonge-Bay Corridor
- Yonge-St. Clair
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