1243 Islington Avenue 800

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Islington Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Royal York Subway16 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 41 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys Urban Fresh (100 m). Nearest park: Kenway Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Islington Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 41%6 min walk
• Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 75%7 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School10 min walk
• Kingsway College School Private1.3 km

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%7 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 M8X

Owners / renters

72% / 28%

Median household income

$139,000

Average age

48

Children under 15

13%

Homes

46% detached, 40% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

10,624

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Korean 1.3%, Ukrainian 0.8%, Serbian 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Islington (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault49% below average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft24% below average
• Robbery50% below average
• Theft from vehicles32% below average
• Shootings56% below 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 7 active

• 1243 ISLINGTON AVE · 0 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 61-storey mixed use building.
  Application details
• 1276 ISLINGTON AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed infill development of a 35-storey, 25,700.63 square-metre, purpose-built rental building containing 375 residential units, and 262 parking spaces…
  Application details
• 1243 ISLINGTON AVE · 0 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Application to amend the Zoning By-law at 1243 Islington Avenue to permit a 61 storey (191-metre, excluding mechanical penthouse), comprising 702 dwelling…
  Application details
• 25 MABELLE AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal to redevelop the site with a 49 storey mixed use building containing 79 square metres of retail gross floor area, 580 residential condominium units…
  Application details
• 1226 ISLINGTON AVE · 100 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  Bloor Kipling Housing Now: Draft Plan of Subdivision to create two mixed-use development blocks and a new public road connecting Green Lanes and Aberfoyle…
  Application details
• 20 CORDOVA AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Proposed 27 storey building containing 325 residential units and 179 parking spaces in a below-grade parking structure.
  Application details

3 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Galt Subdivision)100 m

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

Building permits

• Other · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to repair site features (ramp, trench drain) and waterproofing.
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Interior alterations, re-demising of Suite 501
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Interior office fit-up in Unit 301A - David Miner & Associates
• Interior Alterations · 2022 · Permit Issued
  Interior alterations to 5th floor
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Closed
  PROPSOED NEW UNIVERSAL WASHROOM

4 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

55 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. 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.