131 Gillard Avenue Upper

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Greenwood Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Coxwell Subway9 min walk
• 🚆 Danforth GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 66 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 11 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Forbes Wild Foods (300 m). Nearest park: Felstead Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Earl Haig Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 40%8 min walk
• École élémentaire catholique Georges-Étienne-Cartier French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 74%10 min walk
• Equinox Holistic Alternative School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 44%11 min walk
• Roden Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%12 min walk

Secondary

• St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 85%4 min walk
• School of Life Experience5 min walk
• Monarch Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 70%, literacy test 88%5 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 M4J

Owners / renters

62% / 38%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

17%

Homes

29% detached, 16% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

35,128

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 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 Greenwood-Coxwell (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, down 30% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter28% below average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings21% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

• 🚧 Pape 1.4 km
• 🚧 Gerrard 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

11 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

76 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.

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