1537 Queen Street W A

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dundas West Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Bloor UP Express2.2 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 75 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Queen Supermarket Convenience (500 m). Nearest park: Beaty Avenue Parkette (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Garden Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 94%10 min walk
• Holy Family Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 42%11 min walk
• Parkdale Junior and Senior Public School11 min walk
• Dr Rita Cox - Kina Minagok Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 40%11 min walk

Secondary

• Parkdale Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 61%, literacy test 86%10 min walk
• City View Alternative Senior School19 min walk
• École secondaire catholique Saint-Frère-André Catholic · French1.4 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 M6R

Owners / renters

51% / 49%

Median household income

$104,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

15%

Homes

16% detached, 11% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

19,349

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Polish 1.8%, Spanish 0.5%, Portuguese 0.5%, Ukrainian 0.4%.

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 Parkdale (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault48% above average
• Break and enter27% above average
• Auto theft68% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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 6 active

• 1605 QUEEN ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment to convert the existing building into the Phoenix Concert Theatre.
  Application details
• 138 DOWLING AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2026
  Proposal to construct a 14 storey residential purpose-built rental building.
  Application details
• 1451 QUEEN ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023
  The application proposes to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 12-storey mixed use building containing 249 dwelling units. The proposed…
  Application details
• 1437 QUEEN ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The application proposes to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new 12-storey mixed use building containing 249 dwelling units. The proposed…
  Application details
• 10 MAYNARD AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposal to remove the existing three-storey front portion of the residential building and to construct a two-storey addition for the purpose of introducing a…
  Application details
• 1488 QUEEN ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Proposal for a 6-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 190 square metres, and a residnetial gross floor area of 2550.0 square…
  Application details

5 more within 500 m.

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

• 🚧 Exhibition 1.9 km · opening 2031

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

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway250 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Oakville Subdivision)200 m

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

9 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

76 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.