1340 Avenue Road B

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Avenue LRT1.3 km
• 🚇 Lawrence Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO6.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 8 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Pusateri's Fine Foods (850 m). Nearest park: Lower Field (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• John Ross Robertson Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 72%7 min walk
• Allenby Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 75%11 min walk
• Mesorah Montessori School Private1.2 km

Secondary

• Glenview Senior Public School9 min walk
• Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 88%, literacy test 96%10 min walk
• Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 89%15 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 M5N

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$110,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

17%

Homes

44% detached, 38% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

16,154

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.6%, Spanish 1.8%, Hebrew 1.1%, Mandarin 1.1%.

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 Lawrence Park South (2025): 44% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault74% below average
• Break and enter52% above average
• Auto theft22% below average
• Robbery55% below average
• Theft from vehicles58% 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 1 active

• 1451 AVENUE RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control Application to permit a 1-storey (16.5m) tall air supported dome structure to house artificial turf soccer fields. A surface vehicular pick…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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 R

Residential (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 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations on basement level to create 1 bedroom unit.

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. 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