1608 Queen Street E

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Coxwell Subway2.0 km
• 🚇 Greenwood Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 36 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Ambrosia (150 m). Nearest park: Ashbridge's Bay Sports Club (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 53%8 min walk
• Roden Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%15 min walk
• Equinox Holistic Alternative School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 44%15 min walk
• Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 45%17 min walk

Secondary

• Monarch Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 70%, literacy test 88%1.4 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 M4L

Owners / renters

61% / 39%

Median household income

$101,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

18%

Homes

19% detached, 7% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

32,218

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Urdu 0.6%.

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 Greenwood-Coxwell (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, down 30% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter28% below average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings21% 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 5 active

• 1684 QUEEN ST E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 10-storey mixed-use building with a height of 34.95 metres (plus a 5.5 metre mechanical penthouse). The proposed…
  Application details
• 1596 QUEEN ST E · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Rezoning for proposed 6-storey mixed-use building with 181 m² of non-residential gross floor area at grade and 30 residential units above (2,526 m² residential…
  Application details
• 17 RHODES AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application to convert existing church to a 4-storey, 26-unit apartment building.
  Application details
• 1684 QUEEN ST E · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 6-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1120 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1684 QUEEN ST E · 300 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 3 Block.
  Application details
• 1555 QUEEN ST E · 200 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2024
  Part Lot Control application for lands at 1050-1060 Eastern Avenue (Formerly 1555-1575 Queen Street East)
  Application details

3 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 km. Transit times · Driving times

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 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

• Other · 2015 · Cancelled
  Proposal to erect a new sloped roof over existing flat roof, in conjunction with 1610 Queen St E 15-163826

2 permits 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

28 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.