170 Sumach Street 1609

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Castle Frank Subway1.6 km
• 🚇 TMU Subway1.7 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 95 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 15 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (200 m). Nearest park: Regent Park Athletic Grounds (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Nelson Mandela Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 17%3 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%8 min walk
• Lord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 30%8 min walk
• Sprucecourt Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 25%9 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%10 min walk
• SEED Alternative School14 min walk
• Queen Alexandra Middle School14 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 Regent Park (2025): about the Toronto average, down 7% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft58% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles41% below average
• Shootings27% 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 12 active

• 77 RIVER ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 46-storey residential building and a 2-storey non-residential building. Overall, the buildings contain a total of 1,170 dwelling units, 72,748.1 sq. m…
  Application details
• 500 DUNDAS ST E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2026
  Proposed 35-storey mixed use building (122.2 metres, including mechanical penthouse), containing 413 dwelling units and a minimum of 200 square metres of…
  Application details
• 747 DUNDAS ST E · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential…
  Application details
• 620 DUNDAS ST E · 100 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Building 4A Proposal to construct a 26-storey tower, 10 storey mid-rise podium TCHC social housing building with 271 units, retail at grade along Gerrard…
  Application details
• 477 QUEEN ST E · 400 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  The proposed development will be 15 storeys in height, plus mezzanine and mechanical penthouse along Queen Street East. Parking elevator access to four levels…
  Application details
• 620 DUNDAS ST E · 150 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 7 office units.
  Application details

11 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

• 🚧 Distillery District 950 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.0 km
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line1.2 km · opening early 2030s

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Don Valley Parkway500 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2025 · Inspection
  Proposed waterproofing and concrete repairs to underground parking garage.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2024 · Permit Issued
  Proposed installation of (1) electromagnetic lock on the ground level.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2018 · Closed
  Proposed electromagnetic lock on north-west corner of building.
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Inspection
  Proposed interior alterations to convert existing vacant unit into retail space for unit 1B.
• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to unit 5 for new restaurant less than 30 seats - "Subway Sandwiches"

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

136 City street trees within 100 m, mostly oaks. That’s more 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.

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