Greenwood-Coxwell Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southeast Toronto: Greenwood-Coxwell 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 Greenwood-Coxwell: what we know about moving here
Greenwood-Coxwell is walk-up territory. Only a small fraction of its homes sit in a building of five storeys or more. The great majority are low-rise apartments, semis and detached houses standing since 1960 or before, which means most moves here are carried down a staircase rather than rolled into a service lift. That changes what matters on the day: how many flights, how wide the turn is at the bottom, and how many hands are on the job.
Ownership leads renting here and households are small, with a third of homes holding one person, so the loads tend toward the compact end even in a house. What we know about the cost and the shape of those jobs comes from the belt of southeast Toronto communities Greenwood-Coxwell belongs to.
Moving costs around Greenwood-Coxwell, by the numbers
Greenwood-Coxwell takes its band from 32 southeast Toronto communities and the 131 residential moves recorded between them, with Wellington Place, Downtown Yonge East, Harbourfront-CityPlace and The Beaches among the counted ones. The middle job billed $719 with tax in and ran 3.25 hours on site, half of them between $560 and $1,154, and 82% graded small. That pool is full of tower work. Only 7% of Greenwood-Coxwell's 6,035 homes are in a building of five storeys or more.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 131 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 82% small · 16% medium
- Busiest months
- August, March and June
- What those moves cost
- $719 median
communities in southeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.13 hours · 131 moves
August 17, March 16, June 15
half fell between $560 and $1,154 · based on 131 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Greenwood-Coxwell?
$719 is the pooled middle across 131 residential moves in the southeast Toronto communities Greenwood-Coxwell belongs to, tax in, with half of them between $560 and $1,154. Nothing in it is measured on this boundary. The rate is hourly, set by how many movers and how large a truck a job needs, and it is written into the agreement first.
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What kind of building will the crew be working in here?
Almost certainly one without a lift. 40% of the homes are apartments in low-rise buildings, 25% are semi-detached and 16% single-detached, with only 7% in a building of five storeys or more. So the day is a staircase and a street door, nothing booked with a superintendent, and the walk out to the truck as the main variable.
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Does the age of the stock affect a Greenwood-Coxwell move?
It does. The housing here is mostly from 1960 or before: narrow staircases, tight landings, doorframes cut for smaller furniture. Crews route around that rather than force it, and the extra passes come out of the clock. The pooled middle day is 3.25 hours, and taking the large pieces apart beforehand is what keeps a job near it.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Greenwood-Coxwell?
Nothing published settles it. Toronto's street occupation permit covers moving containers rather than moving trucks, so the curb is unaddressed, and 311 is where to ask about your own block. On streets this old, with narrow frontages and parking on both sides, it is worth asking rather than finding out on the morning.
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Greenwood-Coxwell neighbourhood guide for moving day
Read this panel as a stairs panel. Only 7% of homes here are in a building of five storeys or more, so a tower lift is the exception in Greenwood-Coxwell rather than the rule; what usually matters instead is how many flights sit between the door and the truck, and how many hands are on the job. A low-rise building can still have a lift and a semi cannot, which is worth checking rather than assuming. As for standing the truck outside, Toronto publishes nothing that covers it, its street occupation permit speaking to moving containers only. A call to 311 about your address settles it.
Most homes in Greenwood-Coxwell were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 14,120
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 6,035
- What people live in
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- 40% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 25% semi-detached houses
- 16% single-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 7% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 59% owned
- 41% rented
- One-person households
- 33%
People per household
2.3
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 Greenwood-Coxwell 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 Greenwood-Coxwell’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
(Translated by Google) I had a great experience with this company! I was very pleased with the prices and quality of work, definitely 5 stars, I recommend them to everyone!! (Original) Имел великолепный опыт с этой компанией!
5 out of 5
The best service is friendly and hard-working super fast thank you
5 out of 5
Great team! Nick and Alex carefully wrapped heavy furniture and moved everything without a scratch. Very happy!
5 out of 5
I recently had the pleasure of working with Alexey, Alexey, and Alexander for my move, and I couldn't be more grateful. They handled an extremely challenging job with great skill and professionalism.
5 out of 5
This is my fourth time using Cactus Moving. And as always, everything went smoothly and quickly. In a galaxy far, far away, there were the coolest movers. Thank you, Nikita and Alex.
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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
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- The Beaches 9 moves
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- Regent Park
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- South Riverdale
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