Corso Italia-Davenport Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 140 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Corso Italia-Davenport and the 50 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 Corso Italia-Davenport: what we know about moving here
Nothing in Corso Italia-Davenport reaches five storeys. There is no tower stock here at all, which takes the service-elevator-and-loading-bay routine off the table and puts stairs in its place: low-rise apartments, semis and detached houses, and everything carried rather than wheeled into a lift.
The stock is old, too, which usually means narrower doorways and tighter landings than a floor plan suggests. Ownership runs comfortably ahead of renting, so closings drive more of the calendar here than lease dates do. The figures below are measured across the ring of southwest Toronto communities this one sits inside.
Moving costs around Corso Italia-Davenport, by the numbers
Corso Italia-Davenport is pooled with 50 southwest Toronto communities carrying 142 residential moves, with Fort York-Liberty Village, Annex, High Park North and Junction Area among the counted ones. Their middle job billed $738 with tax in and ran 3.38 hours on site, half of them between $540 and $1,226, and 77% graded small. A good part of that pool is tower work. Corso Italia-Davenport has 0% of its homes in a building of five storeys or more, so the access story here is a different one.
- The comparison set
- 50 neighbourhoods · 142 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.38 median
- How big those moves are
- 77% small · 20% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $738 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.5 hours · 142 moves
June 20, March 19, April 18
half fell between $540 and $1,226 · based on 142 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Corso Italia-Davenport?
$738 with tax in is the middle of 142 residential moves across the southwest Toronto communities Corso Italia-Davenport is grouped with, and half of them fell between $540 and $1,226. None of them is measured on this boundary. The rate is hourly, set by the number of movers and the size of the truck, and it is written into the agreement before anything is lifted.
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What is moving day like here with no tower stock?
It is a street-level day. 0% of the homes here sit in a building of five storeys or more; 39% are apartments in low-rise buildings, 24% semi-detached and 23% single-detached. So there is no lift to reserve and no bay to hold, and nothing to arrange with a building at all. The variables are the staircase and where the truck can stop.
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Does the age of the housing matter in Corso Italia-Davenport?
It does. Homes here were mostly built in 1960 or before, and older houses have narrow stairs, tight turns at the landing and doorways sized for smaller furniture. A crew loses time to those rather than to the volume of the load. Taking beds and wardrobes apart in advance is the surest way to keep a day near the 3.38-hour pooled middle.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Corso Italia-Davenport?
The City publishes nothing that covers it, only a street occupation permit written for moving containers, so ask 311 about your own street. On narrow older residential streets this is worth doing rather than assuming: where the truck ends up standing decides how far every box has to be carried.
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Corso Italia-Davenport neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two things here shape the day rather than the price. The first is that no home in Corso Italia-Davenport is in a building of five storeys or more, so there is no tower lift to reserve and no loading bay to hold; what there is instead is a staircase in most of the low-rise apartment stock and a front path in the houses. The second is the vintage. The middle home here dates from 1960 or before, and older frames mean narrower doorways and tighter turns than a room measurement suggests, so the pieces worth measuring in advance are the ones that have to come round a landing. Where the truck may stand is the open question, and 311 answers it for your own block.
Most homes in Corso Italia-Davenport were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 13,200
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 5,215
- What people live in
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- 39% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 24% semi-detached houses
- 23% single-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 0% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 63% owned
- 37% rented
- One-person households
- 24%
People per household
2.5
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 Corso Italia-Davenport 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 Corso Italia-Davenport’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
Thank you cactus moving (and Aleksei, Nikita, Andrei, and Aleksandr) for making our warehouse move happen! Your team worked so hard and I really appreciate how much easier it made everything for my team.
5 out of 5
A special shout out to Nico and Baiaz - I just want to express my heartfelt gratitude for the exceptional service you provided. Your professionalism , efficiency and care for our belongings were truly impressive . You made a potentially stressful experience seamless and stress free.
5 out of 5
Amazing and quick work. Travelled from Hamilton to Kingston. Couldn’t have done it without both Alex and Alex. And we got a cute cactus lol.
5 out of 5
Absolutely wonderful experience with Aleksei and Niko today - everything was perfect and I will be using Cactus Moving again in the spring!
5 out of 5
Nico and Alex were so professional throughout the entire move. They were super careful and quick. And we got a cactus as a present at the end! 100% recommended.
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