Community Overview
Tobruk is at the Heart of Newtonbrook East Community. The community of Newtonbrook East runs from Yonge Street Road on the West to Finch Avenue in the south, Bayview Avenue on the East, and Steeles Avenue in the north. Newtonbrook East is a highly diversified community; the mother tone of around 72% of residents is not in English. About 50% of housing was completed before 1980, and another 37% was completed between 1981 and 2000. In past 3 months, 23 Detached homes were sold at average of $1.87M. A substantial number of Chinese immigrants live in Newtonbrook east, followed by Persian, Korean, Filipino and Russian. Car commuters can drive onto highway 401 less than 2 km from the community. Newtonbrook East has several small parks scattered throughout the community. There are abundant shops in and near Newtonbrook East. Newtonbrook East is a highly diversified community with convenient public transit and plenty of shopping and restaurants.