1492 Dundas Street E 1

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Donlands Subway1.7 km
• 🚇 Greenwood Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 69 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Raise the Root (450 m). Nearest park: 58 Curzon Street Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Joseph Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 58%2 min walk
• Leslieville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 33%2 min walk
• Bruce Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 43%10 min walk
• Blake Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 40%11 min walk

Secondary

• Riverdale Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 77%, literacy test 95%7 min walk
• East Alternative School of Toronto12 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 M4M

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$99,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

14%

Homes

6% detached, 25% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

25,052

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 6.3%, Mandarin 3.5%, Vietnamese 1.5%, Spanish 0.6%.

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 South Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter40% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles65% above average
• Shootings61% 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 3 active

• 1233 QUEEN ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Control application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 395 LESLIE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  Proposal for six detached dwellings and 4 semi-detached dwellings have a total residential gross floor area of 2,811 square metres.
  Application details
• 1249 QUEEN ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Proposal for a 6 storey mid-rise building with 29 dwelling units, commercial space at grade and two levels of below grade parking.
  Application details
• 1233 QUEEN ST E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  To amend the Zoning By-law to lift the Holding provision (H) from the site as identified on Diagram 2 of Zoning By-law No. 1292-2023.
  Application details
• 1233 QUEEN ST E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential…
  Application details
• 1285 QUEEN ST E · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 76 units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Gerrard 850 m
• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line1.3 km · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 Pape 1.8 km

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

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 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Revision Issued
  REV 01: INTERIOR ALTERATION TO SUIT 2 ADDITIONAL UNITS IN THE BASEMENT Proposed Interior Alterations to create a 9th unit in the basement
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Inspection
  Proposal to construct interior alterations to existing dwelling units
• Sprinklers · 2023 · Permit Issued
  Upgrade the fire sprinkler system at the Basement floor level
• Underpinning · 2022 · Closed
  Proposal for underpinning.
• Building Permit Related · 2020 · Application On Hold
  FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to the basement for storage purposes only in existing apartment building.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

72 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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