17 Kecala Road

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Kennedy GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 15 cafés and restaurants, 2 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Lone Tai Supermarket (500 m). Nearest park: Lawrence-Kennedy Parkette (850 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Dorset Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 68%7 min walk
• St. Lawrence Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 54%8 min walk
• General Crerar Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 62%, math 19%14 min walk
• Manhattan Park Junior Public School18 min walk

Secondary

• Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 22%, literacy test 65%12 min walk
• David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 32%, literacy test 72%1.5 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 M1P

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$76,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

25% detached, 51% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

45,170

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 4.3%, Mandarin 3.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.5%.

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 Dorset Park (2025): about the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft58% above average
• Robbery44% above average
• Theft from vehicles58% above average
• Shootings123% 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 1 active

• 1260 KENNEDY RD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Rezoning application resubmission for a proposed 14-storey mixed-use building containing 676 sq. m. of ground floor commercial space and 272 residential units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 14 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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.

3 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

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

Trees

43 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