There are a lot of great restaurants. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Tim Hortons. Groceries can be found at Rabba Fine Foods which is a 12-minute walk and you'll find Avondale Dental Office a 6-minute walk as well. You are not far from great parks like Balmoral Park and Addington Park.

Without a car, you can get around quite easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop ("Dixie Rd At Balmoral Dr") and is only a 7 minute walk, but there is also a Subway stop, KIPLING STATION - EASTBOUND PLATFORM, a 19-minute drive connecting you to the TTC. It also has (Bus) route 185 "dixie Express" nearby.