Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 80 residential moves across northeast Toronto: Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan and the 43 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 Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan: what we know about moving here
Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan divides down the middle: half its homes are apartments in buildings of five storeys or more and most of the rest are detached and row houses. So the first question about a move here is which half you are in. One side has a lift and a loading door to reserve with the building. The other has a driveway, a front walk and interior stairs. Ownership still runs to a majority, which means some of those apartments are owned rather than rented and a date here comes off a closing as often as off a lease. It is a large neighbourhood and its households are not small ones, so a tower job is more often a family's furniture than a single occupant's.
The figures below describe the northeast Toronto communities Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan sits among.
Moving costs around Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan, by the numbers
The figures under this heading belong to the 43 northeast Toronto communities Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan sits among, and to the 85 moves between them, because the neighbourhood has too few priced jobs of its own to publish. Banbury-Don Mills accounts for 18 of the 85, Thorncliffe Park 11 and Bayview Village 10, with Don Valley Village, North Toronto and Henry Farm making up more of it. The middle bill was $680 with tax in on a 3-hour middle day, half the work between $494 and $1,247 and 78% of it graded small.
- The comparison set
- 43 neighbourhoods · 85 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3 median
- How big those moves are
- 78% small · 21% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and February
- What those moves cost
- $680 median
communities in northeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.25 hours · 85 moves
August 16, June 10, February 9
half fell between $494 and $1,247 · based on 85 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan?
$680 is the middle of 85 residential moves recorded across the 43 northeast Toronto communities around Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan, half of them between $494 and $1,247. Billing runs by the hour, on a rate that follows the crew size and the truck. Which half of the neighbourhood you are moving out of matters more than the postal code: a lift job and a house job are different lengths at the same rate.
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How long does a move around Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan take?
The middle day ran 3 hours on site, with half of the 85 recorded across the surrounding northeast Toronto communities between 3 and 5.25 hours. Households here hold 2.6 people, so a job is usually a whole home rather than a room of one. In a tower the shared lift is what carries a day toward the top of that band.
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Do I need to book an elevator for a move in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan?
If your address is one of the 50% of homes in a building of five storeys or more, yes. The service elevator, the loading door and the hours a move is permitted all belong to property management, and a booked lift is the difference between a crew working and a crew waiting. Book it the week the date is set, not the morning of.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan?
Toronto publishes nothing on it. The permit it does publish covers a container left standing on the road, not a truck being loaded, so 311 is the place to ask about your own block. On the tower side of the neighbourhood the loading door is the more useful thing to secure, and that comes from the building.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan neighbourhood guide for moving day
Half of these homes need a lift booked and half need a driveway, which makes the first practical question which half your address is in. A tower job turns on the elevator window and the loading door, both arranged with property management rather than with the crew, and both worth settling when the date is. A house job turns on the front steps and on how much of a family-sized household is coming down them, basement included. Parking sits outside both: the one permit Toronto publishes deals with containers left on the road rather than a vehicle being loaded, so a call to 311 about your own block is how that gets settled.
Most homes in Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 27,205
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 10,350
- What people live in
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- 50% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 29% single-detached houses
- 9% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 50% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 56% owned
- 44% rented
- One-person households
- 26%
People per household
2.6
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 Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan 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 Tam O’Shanter-Sullivan’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
10/10 recommendations for anyone who want to budget friendly movers to move their stuff around. Aleksei and Nikita, were not only professional but they also made sure, all my furnitures and belongings are neatly packed and ensured smooth moving. Thank you, I appreciate your help.
5 out of 5
I had to move my elderly parents to a retirement facility and took a chance on Cactus Moving after a google search- and they did not disappoint! Niko and Josh were very personable and took extra care moving my parent’s belongings. I would definitely recommend this company for your move.
5 out of 5
Cactus movers did an excellent and efficient job with our move. Hodi was very sure to be mindful of my requests since we have a newborn and wanted everything to go smoothly. Niko and Alex were very considerate and worked swiftly to ensure we had a stress-free move.
5 out of 5
Excellent service, well done guys, thank you Nikita and Yura
5 out of 5
We used them before the new year, Niko and his colleague arrived earlier than scheduled. They did an amazing job, very easy to work with, professional and thorough. Will always recommend them. Also, thanks for the moving gift.
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto
- Banbury-Don Mills 18 moves
- Thorncliffe Park 11 moves
- Bayview Village 10 moves
- Don Valley Village 6 moves
- North Toronto 6 moves
- Henry Farm
- Agincourt North
- Agincourt South-Malvern West
- Bayview Woods-Steeles
- Bendale South
- Bendale-Glen Andrew
- Bridle Path-Sunnybrook-York Mills
- Centennial Scarborough
- Clairlea-Birchmount
- Cliffcrest
- Dorset Park
- East L’Amoreaux
- Eglinton East
- Fenside-Parkwoods
- Flemingdon Park
- Golfdale-Cedarbrae-Woburn
- Guildwood
- Highland Creek
- Hillcrest Village
- Ionview
- Kennedy Park
- L’Amoreaux West
- Malvern East
- Malvern West
- Milliken
- Morningside
- Morningside Heights
- O`Connor Parkview
- Parkwoods-O’Connor Hills
- Pleasant View
- Scarborough Village
- St.Andrew-Windfields
- Steeles
- Victoria Village
- West Hill
- West Rouge
- Wexford/Maryvale
- Woburn North
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