155 Merchants' Wharf 512

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 King Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Union Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 63 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Marché Leo's (250 m). Nearest park: Aitken Place Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%8 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%11 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School12 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%16 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%14 min walk
• SEED Alternative School2.0 km
• Queen Alexandra Middle School2.0 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% 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 22 active

• 31 PARLIAMENT ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Stamdard Condominium for 427 units.
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol for 23 167778 STE 10 OZ, 25 231179 STE 10 OZ, and 26 149454 STE 10 OZ
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site plan application for Quayside Building 2, a 56 storey, 618 unit building to be delivered as part of the Quayside project. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 429 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for four development blocks consisting of 14 mixed-use buildings. Tower heights range from 28-storeys to…
  Application details
• 333 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 200 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2023
  Quayside development - Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish eight blocks, including the Queens Quay East extension, a realigned Parliament Street,…
  Application details
• 11 SMALL ST · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2023
  Proposed Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments for Quayside Master Plan Blocks 3b, 4 and 5. The proposal for Blocks 3b, 4 and 5 includes two residential…
  Application details

21 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Distillery District 650 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.2 km
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line1.5 km · opening early 2030s

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

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway150 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)200 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposed interior alteration (tenant fit-out) to the ground floor retail unit including associated mechanical, electrical, and plumbing…

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

0 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