1238 Pharmacy Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚆 Kennedy GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 30 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (750 m). Nearest park: Deanvar Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Kevin Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%3 min walk
• Maryvale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 19%10 min walk
• Buchanan Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 68%, math 43%11 min walk
• Broadlands Public School
  EQAO: math 68%12 min walk

Secondary

• Gooderham Learning Centre4 min walk
• Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%6 min walk
• Senator O'Connor College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 64%, literacy test 88%13 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 M1R

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

48% detached, 26% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

30,467

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Arabic 3.8%, Tamil 2.6%, Greek 2%.

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 Wexford/Maryvale (2025): 53% above the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assault47% above average
• Break and enter34% above average
• Auto theft89% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehicles109% above average
• Shootings295% 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 3 active

• 1925 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application for a 12-storey mixed use building consisting of 185 rental housing units with a total gross floor area of 17,782.93 square metres,…
  Application details
• 1955 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2009
  INACTIVE Proposal to demolish existing grade-related rental housing and replace it with a 693 unit residential townhouse / apartment development with a…
• 1955 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2009
  INACTIVE Proposal to demolish existing grade-related rental housing and replace it with a 693 unit residential townhouse / apartment development with a…
• 1925 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Original Proposal: The proposed OPA and rezoning and site plan applications are to allow for the redevelopment of thesubject site with an 11-storey (37.2…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Belleville Subdivision)50 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

• Second Suite · 2022 · Cancelled
  converting basement into a 2nd unit, renovating basement and the 1st floor

5 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

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

Trees

27 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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