Pinnacle At Empress Walk

8 Hillcrest Ave, Toronto. 2 condos for sale and 7 condos for rent in this building right now. In Willowdale East.

For sale
2
For rent
7
Asking price per sq ft
$859
Typical rent
$2,400/mo
Maintenance fee per sq ft
$0.84
Storeys
23

About the building

Address
8 Hillcrest Ave, Toronto
Building name
Pinnacle At Empress Walk
Age
16-30 years
Pets
No
Property manager
FirstService Residential
Units seen listed
149

Amenities

  • Concierge
  • Exercise Room
  • Guest Suites
  • Gym
  • Party Room/Meeting Room
  • Recreation Room
  • Sauna
  • Visitor Parking

From the listings in this building; details can vary by unit and change over time.

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For rent in this building

Recent sales and rentals

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The neighbourhood

Getting around Very walkable

  • 🚇 North York Centre Subway1 min walk
  • 🚇 Sheppard-Yonge Subway12 min walk
  • 🚆 Oriole GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 129 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (50 m). Nearest park: Princess Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

  • Claude Watson School for the Arts
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 89%
    6 min walk
  • McKee Public School
    EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%
    10 min walk
  • St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
    EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%
    17 min walk
  • Churchill Public School
    EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 88%
    1.2 km

Secondary

  • Earl Haig Secondary School
    EQAO: Gr 9 math 84%, literacy test 95%
    8 min walk
  • Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Catholic · Private
    EQAO: Gr 9 math 87%, literacy test 97%
    8 min walk
  • Willowdale Middle School18 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 M2N

Owners / renters
59% / 41%
Median household income
$82,000
Average age
41
Children under 15
12%
Homes
17% detached, 70% high-rise
Commute by transit
29%
Population
75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Yonge-Doris (2025): 40% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

  • Assault33% below average
  • Break and enter69% below average
  • Auto theft56% below average
  • Robberyabout average
  • Theft from vehiclesabout average
  • Shootingsnone reported

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 8 active

  • 5220 YONGE ST · 350 m
    Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
    Zoning By-law Amendment Application proposes a Senior's Residential Accommodation including Seniors Independent Living, Assisted Living and Long-Term Care Home…
    Application details
  • 5100 YONGE ST · 100 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
    Site Plan Application to re-purpose the existing Toys R Us building into a supermarket with an approximate gross floor area of 3,814.50 square metres for the…
    Application details
  • 5220 YONGE ST · 350 m
    Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
    Retail component of an approved mixed use development including a residential, and commericial/office component. Associated with Condominium Applications No.…
    Application details
  • 5250-5254 YONGE ST · 450 m
    Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
    Office component of an approved mixed use development including a retail and residential component. Associated with Condominium Applications No. 23 196812 NNY…
    Application details
  • 5051-5061 YONGE ST · 100 m
    Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
    Site Plan application for a 39-storey mixed-use building with 365 dwelling units and 2,029 sq.m of non-residential gross floor area. The proposed building…
    Application details
  • 5051-5061 YONGE ST · 100 m
    Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
    *** Draft Plan of Condominium application
    Application details

4 more within 500 m.

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

Distances are approximate. Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Neighbourhood figures: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census. School results: EQAO via Ontario Data Catalogue (Open Government Licence – Ontario). Neighbourhood crime: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal (Open Government Licence – Toronto Police Service). Crime Severity Index: Statistics Canada. Planning applications: City of Toronto open data.

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