159 Wellesley Street E 3002

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sherbourne Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Wellesley Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 243 cafés and restaurants, 28 parks, 33 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (50 m). Nearest park: Wellesley - Magill Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%1 min walk
• Winchester Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 57%6 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%7 min walk
• Rose Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 14%8 min walk

Secondary

• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%2 min walk
• Msgr Fraser College - Isabella Campus Catholic6 min walk
• Native Learning Centre7 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 M4Y

Owners / renters

29% / 71%

Median household income

$62,400

Average age

39

Children under 15

4%

Homes

0% detached, 91% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

36,319

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 7.6%, Korean 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%, Iranian Persian 1%.

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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (2025): 26% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault40% above average
• Break and enter70% above average
• Auto theft59% below average
• Robbery85% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsnone reported

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 35 active

• 405 SHERBOURNE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Control Application for a 35-storey (112.6) metre building (excluding mechanical penthouse) 25,069 square metres of residential gross floor area and…
  Application details
• 124 ISABELLA ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains…
  Application details
• 440 JARVIS ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36 are rental replacement units,…
  Application details
• 440 JARVIS ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36…
  Application details
• 81 ISABELLA ST · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential building, containing 647 dwelling units, including 48 replacement rental dwelling units.
  Application details
• 516 CHURCH ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties at 508-510 Church St. Approximately 4390 square…
  Application details

41 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

• 🚧 Moss Park 1.4 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.6 km
• 🚧 Distillery District 1.9 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

• New Building · 2020 · Cancelled
  Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a new 36 storey condo with 360 residential units, commercial at grade, and 4 levels of below…
• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing vacant commercial unit on the ground floor for new restaurant, less than 30 seats - "Domino's…
• Partial Permit - Structural Framing · 2018 · Cancelled
  Conditional Permit - Part Permit including Cladding- Proposal to construct a new 36 storey condo with 360 residential units, commercial at…
• Partial Permit - Foundation · 2018 · Cancelled
  Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a new 36 storey condo with 360 residential units, commercial at grade, and 4…
• Shoring · 2017 · Closed
  Soil remediation for future development

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

Trees

47 City street trees within 100 m. 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