124 Merton Street 509

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Davisville Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 St. Clair Subway16 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 73 cafés and restaurants, 15 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys Urban Fresh (250 m). Nearest park: Al Green Sculpture Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%5 min walk
• The York School - Junior Campus Private9 min walk
• Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 68%12 min walk
• Sunnybrook School Private13 min walk

Secondary

• Hodgson Middle School12 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 M4S

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

13%

Homes

12% detached, 68% high-rise

Commute by transit

39%

Population

30,754

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.1%, Iranian Persian 1.9%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 South Eglinton-Davisville (2025): 49% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault43% below average
• Break and enter32% below average
• Auto theft74% below average
• Robbery69% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% below 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 25 active

• 22 DAVISVILLE AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2026
  The current proposal seeks to add an additional 10 storeys to each tower resulting in a total height of 48 and 55 storeys (165.3 metres and 186.3 metres to the…
  Application details
• 1960 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use building. The building will contain 379 residential units, 9 of which are rental replacement units, with…
  Application details
• 267 MERTON ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan for a 40-storey mixed use purpose built rental building with 494 dwelling units, of which 30% will be affordable rental units. A total gross floor…
  Application details
• 170 MERTON ST · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 36-storey mixed-use residential building, which includes the partial retention of the existing heritage building at 170 Merton Street.…
  Application details
• 1951 YONGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2023
  Proposed 38 and 45 storey towers, plus MPH, totaling 59,998.22 sq.m. residential GFA and 5,873.08 sq.m. non-residential for an FSI of 11.47. 818 units are…
  Application details
• 64 MERTON ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2022
  Official Plan Amendment application to permit a 46-storey mixed use building with 581residential units, with site-specific relief from office replacement…
  Application details

35 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 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 CR

Commercial Residential (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

Building permits

• Other · 2020 · Permit Issued
  Proposed exterior renovation for structural beam replacement and installation of a new oil interceptor in an existing transformer vault…
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Construct interior alterations (266m2)

14 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

30 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.