1291 Bayview Avenue 205

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Leaside LRT1.6 km
• 🚇 Laird LRT1.9 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO5.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 24 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 1 pharmacy. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (150 m). Nearest park: Sandy Bruce Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Bennington Heights Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 74%7 min walk
• Rolph Road Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 88%9 min walk
• Leaside Children’s House Montessori Private13 min walk
• Sunnybrook School Private13 min walk

Secondary

• Hodgson Middle School18 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 M4G

Owners / renters

68% / 32%

Median household income

$130,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

16%

Homes

42% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

13%

Population

19,598

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%, Iranian Persian 0.7%, Portuguese 0.7%.

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 Leaside-Bennington (2025): 43% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault72% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft32% above average
• Robbery86% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 1 active

• 32 EVERGREEN GDNS · 150 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condo for Common Elements.
  Application details
• 32 EVERGREEN GDNS · 150 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2025
  Part Lot Control to create 4 lots.
  Application details
• 1250 BAYVIEW AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application Approval for a Family Mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
• 1408 BAYVIEW AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium proposing 44 residential (condo) units and 2 retail units in an 8-storey mixed-use building inclusive of 49 residential and…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Thorncliffe Park 1.9 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 RA

Residential Apartment.

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

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2017 · Closed
  Structural rehabilitation of podium deck slab and framing - Parking garage rehabilitation

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

7 City street trees within 100 m, mostly oaks. 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