16 Yonge Street 2903

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO6 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 21 grocery stores, 285 cafés and restaurants, 26 parks, 18 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kitchen Table (150 m). Nearest park: 50 Queens Quay East Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School10 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%11 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%18 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic1.3 km

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School1.7 km
• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%1.8 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 M5E

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$98,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

11,779

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.1%, Spanish 1%, Hindi 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 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 16 active

• 1 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications contemplate the redevelopment of the Subject Site with two towers having heights of…
  Application details
• 1 FRONT ST W · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 2 tower mixed-use building (45 and 49 storeys) atop the historic Dominion Public Building. There are no…
  Application details
• 7 YONGE ST · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Phased Condominium for 958 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 22 FRONT ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan application for a 40-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would…
  Application details
• 22 FRONT ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2023
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 52-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the…
  Application details
• 1 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  PHASE 3 - This Site Plan Approval application for Phase 3 proposes a 95-storey tower with a gross floor area of 93148sqm.
  Application details

18 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 1.0 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.2 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.3 km

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

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway100 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 · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to an existing retail store for new takeout resataurant - UNIT A, "Sweet Scoop". Convenience address is…
• Other · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal for repairs to the podium deck of existing residential condo tower.
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to create medical office and pharmacy to unit K.
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Proposed alterations to existing two guest suites (43.08m2) on second floor to convert into new residential dwelling unit.
• Interior Alterations · 2015 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to units GR 01-02-03-04 on the ground floor of existing mixed use building.for new restaurant with 100…

41 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

38 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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