1470 Midland Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kennedy Subway2.2 km
• 🚇 Ionview LRT2.4 km
• 🚆 Kennedy GO2.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 17 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (200 m). Nearest park: Arsandco Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Donwood Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 54%, math 32%9 min walk
• Hunter's Glen Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 61%15 min walk
• St. Albert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 25%16 min walk
• Dorset Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 68%17 min walk

Secondary

• David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 32%, literacy test 72%6 min walk
• Charles Gordon Senior Public School13 min walk
• Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 22%, literacy test 65%17 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 M1P

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$76,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

25% detached, 51% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

45,170

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 4.3%, Mandarin 3.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.5%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Dorset Park (2025): about the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft58% above average
• Robbery44% above average
• Theft from vehicles58% above average
• Shootings123% above 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

• 2683 LAWRENCE AVE E · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  Site Plan application to permit an 11-storey (36 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building at 2683 Lawrence Avenue East. The proposal consists…
  Application details
• 2640 LAWRENCE AVE E · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2025
  OPA applicaiton to permit the development of a 33-storey residential building and 43-storey mixed-use building with a 971 square metre public park. A total of…
  Application details
• 1555 MIDLAND AVE · 350 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2024
  Part Lot Control Application for the renewal of By-law 705-2023 which is set to expire. The by-law pertains to Townhouse Blocks 12, 17, 20 and 23 of the…
  Application details
• 1555 MIDLAND AVE · 350 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2023
  Part Lot Control Exemption for creation of residential semi-detached lots and townhouse block units with maintenance easements for the total of 103 conveyable…
  Application details
• 2640 LAWRENCE AVE E · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2022
  Rezoning application to permit the development of a 33-storey residential building and a 43-storey mixed-use building with a total of 1,001 residential…
  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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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 · 2023 · Permit Issued
  Localized Concrete Repairs

1 permit 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

2 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