1 De Boers Drive 509

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Sheppard West Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO18 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 10 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: The Grocery Outlet (450 m). Nearest park: Banting Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Dublin Heights Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 63%1.4 km
• St. Robert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 52%1.6 km
• Faywood Arts-Based Curriculum School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 25%1.9 km
• St. Norbert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 57%1.9 km

Secondary

• William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 96%5 min walk
• Charles H Best Middle School1.9 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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 3 active

• 281 COCKSFIELD AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan Amendment & Rezoning Application proposing the development of a 12-storey residential building including 319 residential units. A paved access…
  Application details
• 20 DE BOERS DR · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted for a mixed use development with 50, 52, and 55-storey buildings on top…
  Application details
• 1050 SHEPPARD AVE W · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  INACTIVE 15 storey mixed use building containing 198 dwelling units (12,958sqm of residential gross floor area and 801 sqm of non-residential gross floor area)…
  Application details
• 1100 SHEPPARD AVE W · 100 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 422 units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise Nothing major nearby

No highway within 500 m, rail line within 300 m, or airport flight path nearby.

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

• Fire Alarm · 2022 · Permit Issued
  Replacement of fire alarm control panel. Additionally, all existing conventional initiating circuits will be replaced with their…
• Multiple Projects · 2017 · Closed
  Interior alterations *Shades* sales centre
• Interior Alterations · 2015 · Closed
  Interior Alterations to the existing commerical unit for cafe & Bistro under 30 seats in unit 18 suite 107 level A.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

242 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more than the Toronto average of 42.

Trees on City boulevards only, not private yards or parks.

Internet High-speed

50/10 Mbps or faster available here by cable, fibre or DSL (the federal high-speed target).

From the federal broadband map. Check exact speeds and providers for the address.

Short-term rentals

Only in your principal residence (where you live). The entire home can be rented up to 180 nights a year; renting up to 3 bedrooms while you live there has no limit. Hosts register with the City and collect the 6% accommodation tax.

City rules