Real Estate:

The luxurious homes of the Jefferson Forest neighbourhood feature detached  two story dwellings, bungalows and bungalofts. The development is approximately seven years old, built in collaboration by Arista Homes, Fieldgate Homes, Madison Homes and Forest Hill Homes.

Homes in the Jefferson Forest neighbourhood continue to be in high demand, which is clearly supported by the early 2010 sales activity. So far in 2010 we have seen bidding wars by buyers looking to get into the area resulting in sharp price increases. In 2009 the prices ranged from $476,000 to $789,900. A new phase of this development is currently under construction expanding the neighbourhood to the south east of its current borders.

History: 

Jefferson Forest is a large wooded area located within the boundaries of the Oak Ridges Moraine. This portion of the moraine was purchased by the Town of Richmond Hill and the York Region government as a collaborative effort to continually protect our local natural resources. Ontario has now designated Jefferson Forest to be an Area of Natural and Scientific Interest which will ensure its preservation for generations to come.

A luxurious housing development called Jefferson Forest directly borders the 46-acre woodlands that it was named after. The development is located between Yonge Street and Bayview Avenue and north of 19th Avenue. 

Schools:

Jefferson Forest has access to numerous public and private schools. Public elementary schools that accept students from the neighbourhood include Trillium Woods Public School  and St. Marguerite d'Youville Catholic School. The town of Richmond Hill has plans to build an elementary school just north of the Jefferson Forest neighbourhood which will assume the students that are presently being accommodated at Trillium Woods Public School. While an opening date for the new school has not been released the schools boundaries  are available. Richmond Hill High School (RHHS) and St Theresa High School provide secondary education to students in the Jefferson Forest area. York region transit provides special routes and schedules to accommodate RHHS and St. Theresa High School; please see the transit section below for further information.

Many of the private schools in the area provide both elementary and secondary education to their students. Some of the local private schools include: Holy Trinity School , TMS Toronto Montessori Schools, The Country Day School, The Kaveh Academy.

The Education Quality and Accountability Office administers standardized tests in all schools across Ontario. The standardized tests are administered at various grade levels and used as a benchmark of performance for math and English skills. Click HERE to look up the results of schools mentioned above.

Transit:

York Region Transit (YRT) Route 86  provides public transportation into and out of Jefferson Forest.  Route 86 makes stops at Richmond Hill High School and Bernard bus terminal on Yonge St. just north of Elgin Mills. From Bernard bus terminal commuters can connect to other YRT bus routes as well as Viva routes that will take them as far south as Finch TTC Terminal.  

YRT also provides Route 440*  which is a special bus route to accommodate the bell times at St. Theresa High School.

 Shopping:

Located at the intersection of Yonge and Tower Hill Drive is the Sobeys Plaza which contains Sobeys, Canadian Tire, TD Banking Facilities and several great restaurants: The Sunset Grill for breakfast, Turtle Jack's for dinner and Starbucks and Pizza Hut for between meals. On the north side of Tower Hill Drive is a plaza with excellent restaurants, including Baldoria Ristorante. The plaza also features a Shoppers' Drug Mart, dental and medical clinics,a fitness centre, and a CIBC Bank as well as other useful stores. Adjacent to the shopping facilities is Richmond Hill's new off leash dog park.

Ten minutes south on Yonge Street at Elgin Mills Road you will find Several excellent restaurants, the Empire Theatre, Loblaws, Longos, Leon's Furniture and many other stores. Cosco is also located within a 15 minute drive at Elgin Mills Road and Leslie Street.

Places Of Worship: 

Richmond Hill, with its' wonderful ethnic mosaic has places of worship of varied types. There are many Catholic and Protestant Churches slightly south on Yonge Street. Jewish Synagogues are located off Bathurst Street and Bayview Avenue near by.  A large Hindu Temple is located at Elgin Mills Road and Bayview Avenue. There is a Muslim Mosque is located a short drive away on Jane Street in north Maple.