140 Elm Ridge Drive 116

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Cedarvale Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Glencairn Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO4.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 40 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys (150 m). Nearest park: Newgate Parkette (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• West Preparatory Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 57%7 min walk
• Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 61%10 min walk
• J R Wilcox Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 66%15 min walk
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 49%16 min walk

Secondary

• Spectrum Alternative Senior School1.4 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 M6B

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

31% detached, 47% high-rise

Commute by transit

32%

Population

28,534

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Italian 3%, Spanish 2.7%, Portuguese 2.6%.

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 Forest Hill North (2025): 47% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault46% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft68% below average
• Robbery91% below average
• Theft from vehicles62% 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 11 active

• 8 BENNER AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment proposing a 37-storey residential building containing 418 units, a GFA of 27,812.40 square metres, and a Floor Space…
  Application details
• 18 ROMAR CRES · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Two-tower mixed use building 36 and 39 storeys in height with a four-storey base building and a seven-storey podium connecting the two towers. A mid-block…
  Application details
• 15 PARK HILL RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of an 48-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 505 residential units, being…
  Application details
• 15 PARK HILL RD · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of an 48-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 505 residential units, being a…
  Application details
• 6 ROMAR CRES · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 37-storey (124.8m + 6m MPH) and 39-storey (131.1m + 6m MPH) towers on…
  Application details
• 16 STAYNER AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 35 and 37-storey residential towers on a shared 6-storey podium with 886…
  Application details

6 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Allen Road100 m

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

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2022 · Inspection
  Garage roof slab and P1 slab repairs, including slab replacement at P1 level and part of garage roof slab
• Fire Damage · 2020 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for interior alterations to repair fire damage.
• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2019 · Permit Issued
  Proposed balcony concrete repairs and painting where necessary.
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2017 · Closed
  Garage Roof Slab and P1 Slab Repairs and Waterproofing. 111 Ridelle Avenue.

3 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

14 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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