139 Church Avenue Basement

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 North York Centre Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Finch Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 98 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (700 m). Nearest park: Longmore Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%8 min walk
• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%15 min walk
• Hollywood Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 94%, math 100%18 min walk
• Claude Watson School for the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 89%18 min walk

Secondary

• Earl Haig Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 84%, literacy test 95%10 min walk
• FutureSkills High School Private16 min walk
• Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 87%, literacy test 97%1.3 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 M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 East Willowdale (2025): 41% below the Toronto average, down 40% from the year before.

• Assault62% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery28% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings30% 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 1 active

• 72 CHURCH AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2014
  Revised: A four storey residential purpose built rental building containing 14 residential units (4 studeio and one-bedroom units, 7 two-bedroom and 3- three…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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 RD

Residential Detached (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

11 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

71 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