123 Portland Street 707

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Osgoode Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 372 cafés and restaurants, 20 parks, 23 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (200 m). Nearest park: Portland Street Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• ALPHA Alternative Junior School3 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%5 min walk
• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%10 min walk
• Niagara Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 84%10 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School3 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private10 min walk
• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%18 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 M5V

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

59,912

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Hindi 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 Wellington Place (2025): 31% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault52% above average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft57% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings30% above 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 45 active

• 689 KING ST W · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 30-storey mixed-use development, comprised of hotel uses on the first 13-storeys, including a restaurant and 251 hotel suites, and residential uses…
  Application details
• 150 QUEENS WHARF RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are…
  Application details
• 539 KING ST W · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 451 ADELAIDE ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
  Application details
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed mixed-use building containing 1,058 units, 23-storey and 27-storey towers atop a nine-storey base building.
  Application details
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed 40-storey, 123 metre, mixed-use building containing 413 residential units.
  Application details

56 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 King West GO Transit200 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 500 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.3 km

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

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 CRE

Commercial Residential Employment (with a site-specific exception).

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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2024). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Electromagnetic Locks · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to Install one maglock on ground floor.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Inspection
  Interior tenant fit-out to an existing building shell including associated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2023 · Closed
  Installation of maglocks on parking levels P3, P2 and Ground Floor - 5Total
• Demolition · 2020 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing 2 storey SFD-townhouse. There will be a future condo development at 119, 121and 123 Portland St and 502…
• Demolition · 2020 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing garage at the rear of rowhouse dwelling. There will be a future condo development at 119, 121and 123 Portland…

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

26 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