1659 Gerrard Street E

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Coxwell Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Greenwood Subway19 min walk
• 🚆 Danforth GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 37 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (250 m). Nearest park: Fairford Avenue Parkette (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire catholique Georges-Étienne-Cartier French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 74%4 min walk
• Bowmore Road Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 45%5 min walk
• Equinox Holistic Alternative School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 44%6 min walk
• Roden Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 44%6 min walk

Secondary

• Monarch Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 70%, literacy test 88%7 min walk
• School of Life Experience8 min walk
• St. Patrick Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 85%12 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 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 Woodbine Corridor (2025): 26% below the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter35% below average
• Auto theft71% below average
• Robbery72% below average
• Theft from vehicles38% below 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 3 active

• 355 COXWELL AVE · 100 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 33 residential units.
  Application details
• 443-445 COXWELL AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed mid-rise self-storage facility of nine (9) storeys and 34.30 metres in height. Vehicular access is off of Coxwell Avenue, which leads to a covered…
  Application details
• 4 NEWBOLD AVE · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendement for a 10-storey residential rental apartment building with a height of 27.2 metres (30.2 metres with the MPH)…
  Application details
• 355 COXWELL AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2026
  To modify the mixed-used development approved by Site Specific Zoning By-laws 1227-2017 and 1228-2017 in order to construct a new six-storey affordable housing…
• 230 COXWELL AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  To construct a new four-storey apartment building with a height of 13.2 metres, 20 affordable rental units, a gross floor area of 1,173 square metres, and zero…
  Application details

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 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

51 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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