12 York Street 1906

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 16 grocery stores, 277 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Nature's Emporium (50 m). Nearest park: Love Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School17 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%17 min walk
• Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 64%18 min walk
• Jean Lumb Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 65%18 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School1.4 km
• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%1.5 km
• Contact Alternative School1.5 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 M5J

Owners / renters

43% / 57%

Median household income

$94,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

6%

Homes

2% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

16,879

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 4.7%, Hindi 1.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.6%, Spanish 1.4%.

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 Harbourfront-CityPlace (2025): about the Toronto average, up 14% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter25% below average
• Auto theft75% below average
• Robbery39% below average
• Theft from vehicles42% below average
• Shootingsabout 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 8 active

• 200 QUEENS QUAY W · 150 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 59-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 330 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 200 QUEENS QUAY W · 150 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 1482 units.
  Application details
• 141 BAY ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  Site Plan Control applicaiton to permit two towers on top of the existing heritage designated Dominion Public Building. A total gross floor area (GFA) of…
  Application details
• 60 HARBOUR ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site plan application for a proposed 57-storey non-residential building.
  Application details
• 255 BREMNER BLVD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  Proposed amendment to the approved site plan application for the Hydro Station (File No. 11 229840 STE 20 SA) to make the temporary driveway access from Lower…
  Application details
• 20 YORK ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2014
  Proposal to construct a 48-storey office tower. The subject site includes 151 Front Street West and 20 York Street.
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Osgoode 1.1 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.2 km
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.5 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway0 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)250 m

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

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Closed
  Revision #1: interior layout changes
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Cancelled
  Proposal for interior alterations to a ground floor commercial retail unit for a new tenant, tenant will occupy CRU #G003 & CRU #G004 [Mos…
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations for office space to existing mixed use building on level/unit G001. Convenience address is 14 York St.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2015 · Closed
  Install 11 mag locks

83 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

59 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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