12 Pleasant Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 42 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Khorak Supermarket (200 m). Nearest park: Goulding Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%14 min walk
• Lillian Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 60%15 min walk
• R J Lang Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%18 min walk
• Pleasant Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%1.2 km

Secondary

• Newtonbrook Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 98%7 min walk
• Drewry Secondary School10 min walk
• École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel French12 min walk

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 M2M

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

10%

Homes

36% detached, 48% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

31,915

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.8%, Iranian Persian 8.3%, Korean 7.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Newtonbrook West (2025): about the Toronto average, down 10% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft96% above average
• Robbery20% above 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 19 active

• 7 NIPIGON AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  The applicants have submitted a development proposal for 7 - 17 Nipigon Avenue (the 'subject lands'), generally located east of Yonge Street, south of Steeles…
  Application details
• 7 NIPIGON AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023
  An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been made for 7 - 17 Nipigon Avenue (the "subject lands"), generally located east of…
  Application details
• 15 TANGREEN CRT · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2023
  Proposed redevelopment of the subject site with 7 new mixed use towers ranging from 25 to 55 storey's.
  Application details
• 15 TANGREEN CRT · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application in relation to OPA/Rezoning application, file #23 126217 NNY 18 OZ.
  Application details
• 6355 YONGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan application is for a 50-storey mixed-use building with a total residential gross floor area of approximately 37,742.8 square metres and 204 square…
  Application details
• 18 ATHABASKA AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 45-storey residential building with 544 residential units, having a gross floor area of 35,641 square metres. Proposed 228 parking space and 413…
  Application details

18 more within 500 m.

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 RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ 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.

5 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

40 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s about 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