1131 Steeles Avenue W 601

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Downsview Park GO4.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 11 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (350 m). Nearest park: Rockford Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Rockford Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 35%8 min walk
• Louis-Honore Frechette Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 63%10 min walk
• E. J. Sand Public School12 min walk
• Westminster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 28%14 min walk

Secondary

• Fisherville Senior Public School16 min walk
• North West Year Round Alternative Centre16 min walk
• St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 92%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 M2R

Owners / renters

44% / 56%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

44

Children under 15

13%

Homes

21% detached, 60% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

40,581

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Russian 11.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 9.4%, Korean 2.6%, Iranian Persian 2.6%.

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 Westminster-Branson (2025): 38% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault33% below average
• Break and enter69% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery60% below average
• Theft from vehicles42% 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 5 active

• 6200 BATHURST ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of two residnetial towers, 43-storey and 39-storeys. A total of 1,021 residential units are proposed, being…
  Application details
• 6030 BATHURST ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Site Plan application for the proposal to permit a 26 storey residential building with two townhouse blocks. The proposed residential building would…
  Application details
• 25 FISHERVILLE RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site Plan Application for the proposed development that comprises of 2 additional apartment buildings on the site, to be located north (21 storeys) and south…
  Application details
• 6030 BATHURST ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2017
  Zoning Bylaw Amendment application to permit a 26 storey residential building with three townhouse blocks. The proposed residential building would contain a…
  Application details
• 5 FISHERVILLE RD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2016
  Proposal to permit 29-storey and 26 storey residential buildings joined by a 1, 2, 4 and 6 storey podium at the northeast corner of the site (Buildings B and…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 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.

What can be built RA

Residential Apartment.

From Toronto’s Zoning By-law 569-2013 map. Lot size, setbacks and trees decide what actually fits; check with a planner before you buy.

Full lot check · Run the numbers

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Closed
  PROPOSED: INTERIOR ALTERATIONS
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2020 · Closed
  Repairs to the interior suspended slab of the parking garage including expansion joint replacement, and localized mastic and hot-applied…
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal to repair existing ramp to parking garage

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

Trees

3 City street trees within 100 m. 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