12 Mandel Crescent

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Leslie Subway2.4 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 16 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Justins Natural Foods (450 m). Nearest park: East Don Parkland (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire Paul-Demers French7 min walk
• Pineway Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 50%, math 50%9 min walk
• La passerelle élémentaire French11 min walk
• Cresthaven Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 73%14 min walk

Secondary

• Zion Heights Middle School11 min walk
• Don Valley Middle School1.5 km
• A Y Jackson Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 86%, 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 M2H

Owners / renters

75% / 25%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

12%

Homes

24% detached, 20% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

23,396

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 17.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 10.9%, Iranian Persian 2.3%, Korean 2.1%.

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 Bayview Woods-Steeles (2025): 43% below the Toronto average, down 21% from the year before.

• Assault63% below average
• Break and enter21% above average
• Auto theft37% below average
• Robbery27% below 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (GO Transit - Bala Subdivision)150 m

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

What can be built RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years.

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

Trees

85 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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