The Candy Factory Lofts

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Christie Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO16 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 209 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (350 m). Nearest park: Shaw Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%4 min walk
• Niagara Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 84%9 min walk
• Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 71%10 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%13 min walk

Secondary

• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private1.2 km

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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 1.1%.

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 West Queen West (2025): 24% below the Toronto average, down 16% from the year before.

• Assault23% below average
• Break and enter37% above average
• Auto theft63% below average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings21% below 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 6 active

• 952 KING ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to…
  Application details
• 952 KING ST W · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the…
  Application details
• 127 STRACHAN AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138…
  Application details
• 99 STRACHAN AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 18-storey mixed-use building having a residential gross floor area of 14,650 square metres and a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 835 QUEEN ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Proposal for a 6-storey mixed-use building containing19 residential dwelling units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 136 square metres, and the…
  Application details
• 26 OSSINGTON AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site Plan Application to permit a 3-storey mixed use building containing 4 residential units and retail at grade.
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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