The Residences of University Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway1 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 563 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 31 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Petra Ave Market (300 m). Nearest park: Gallery Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private7 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%7 min walk
• Beverley School8 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%12 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School3 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%8 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private9 min walk

EQAO: share of students meeting the provincial standard (2024–25). Ontario average: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 51%; Gr 9 math 55%; literacy test 83%.

Closest schools, not school zones. Check which school serves this address with the school board before relying on it.

Who lives here postal area M5G

Owners / renters

30% / 70%

Median household income

$67,500

Average age

34

Children under 15

8%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

9,751

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.9%, Arabic 2.8%, Korean 1.6%.

Flood and conservation No mapped hazard

Not inside a mapped flood plain or regulated area.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% above average

Crime Severity Index for Toronto police: 60 vs 57 for Ontario (2025).

Police-reported figures for the whole neighbourhood, not this street. Rates use the area’s resident population.

Development nearby 19 active

• 99 GERRARD ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.
  Application details
• 206 SIMCOE ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe…
  Application details
• 67 ELM ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.
  Application details
• 130 ELIZABETH ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 15-storey building at 604-610 Bay Street and a 43-storey building at 130 Elizabeth Street. The proposed development integrates the…
  Application details
• 250 DUNDAS ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required…
  Application details
• 234 SIMCOE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Standard Draft Plan of Condominium for 17 non-residential units.
  Application details

31 more within 500 m.

Rezoning, site plan, subdivision and condominium applications filed with the city.