1028 Mcnicoll Avenue 1006

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 10 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest park: Chester Le Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sir Samuel B. Steele Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 68%10 min walk
• Chester Le Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 23%10 min walk
• Epiphany of our Lord Catholic Academy Catholic · Private10 min walk
• Cherokee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 64%, math 71%12 min walk

Secondary

• Sir Ernest MacMillan Senior Public School8 min walk
• L'Amoreaux Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 30%, literacy test 75%1.3 km
• Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 89%1.5 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 M1W

Owners / renters

74% / 26%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

12%

Homes

31% detached, 42% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

47,070

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 15.9%, Yue (Cantonese) 15.5%, Tamil 2.7%, Armenian 2.5%.

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 Steeles (2025): 53% below the Toronto average, up 20% from the year before.

• Assault71% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft38% below average
• Robbery31% below average
• Theft from vehicles47% below 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 1 active

• 3551 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2009
  Site Plan approval application for a Place of Worship in an existing Single Family Dwelling. Concurrent rezoning application approved at the Ontario Muncipal…
  Application details
• 1020 MCNICOLL AVE · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2026
  Proposal for a new 9-storey long-term care home with approximately 512 beds on the southern portion of the site and retaining the existing building on the…
  Application details
• 3751 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominum Application for an industrial building consiting of twelve (12) industrial units with mezzanines. See Site Plan: 21 231411 ESC 22 SA.
  Application details
• 3751 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2021
  To expand the one-storey industrial building.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 18 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

• Alternative Solution · 2019 · Approved
  Proposal for an alternative solution for the omission of fire hose cabinets
• New Building · 2018 · Inspection
  Construction of a 14 storey apartment building with 177 residential units situated on top of a parking garage (which is also partially…
• Addition · 2018 · Cancelled
  construct one storey addition to community centre for "St Johns McNicoll Centre" Building C including offices, gym, auditorium service rooms
• New Building · 2018 · Revocation Pending
  Construction of a parking garage below Building A (which is also partially below a commercial/residential building, see building B). The…
• Building Permit Related · 2018 · Closed
  FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Construction of a 14 storey apartment building with 177 residential units situated on top of a parking garage…

3 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

22 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. That’s fewer 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