159 Dundas Street E 710

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 TMU Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway9 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 26 grocery stores, 379 cafés and restaurants, 25 parks, 33 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (200 m). Nearest park: Arena Gardens (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%3 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic5 min walk
• Lord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 30%11 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%13 min walk

Secondary

• Collège français French11 min walk
• Native Learning Centre13 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%16 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 M5B

Owners / renters

28% / 72%

Median household income

$58,000

Average age

37

Children under 15

5%

Homes

0% detached, 94% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

17,422

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 6.8%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.1%, Korean 1.8%, Spanish 1.7%.

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 Downtown Yonge East (2025): 123% above the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault207% above average
• Break and enter45% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery83% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings47% 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 27 active

• 136 JARVIS ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 219 JARVIS ST · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32-storey mixed-use building, containing 315 dwelling units (including 38…
  Application details
• 309 GEORGE ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Lift the Hold application related to a new 10-storey building, containing 80 emergency shelter beds, 100 transitional shelter beds, 124 long-term care beds, 70…
  Application details
• 33 DUNDAS ST E · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two units
  Application details
• 247 YONGE ST · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774…
  Application details
• 247 YONGE ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.
  Application details

40 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Moss Park 400 m
• 🚧 Queen 650 m
• 🚧 Distillery District 1.1 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.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

33 City street trees within 100 m, mostly oaks. That’s about 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