138 Downes Street 2608

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway11 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO11 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 213 cafés and restaurants, 20 parks, 16 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (50 m). Nearest park: 50 Queens Quay East Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School6 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%7 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%13 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic1.3 km

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%1.5 km
• Contact Alternative School1.9 km

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 M5E

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$98,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

11,779

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.1%, Spanish 1%, Hindi 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% 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 17 active

• 1 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications contemplate the redevelopment of the Subject Site with two towers having heights of…
  Application details
• 7 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Phased Condominium for 958 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 1 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  PHASE 3 - This Site Plan Approval application for Phase 3 proposes a 95-storey tower with a gross floor area of 93148sqm.
  Application details
• 1 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  The proposed applications seek to amend By-law No. 248- 2020 (LPAT) (which introduced the 1-7 Yonge Site and Area Specific Policy) and to amend site-specific…
  Application details
• 178 QUEENS QUAY E · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Zoning By-law Amendment Application to lift the "H"" Holding Symbol that currently applies to the subject site.
  Application details
• 1 YONGE ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for Phase 4 & 5 of the One Yonge Development, consisting of two non-residential towers having heights of 22 and 40-storeys, respectively.…
  Application details

21 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Distillery District 1.0 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.1 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway150 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)200 m

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

Trees

0 City street trees within 100 m. 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