170 University Avenue 901

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway4 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO10 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 22 grocery stores, 536 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 24 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Longo's (300 m). Nearest park: The Pasture (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%13 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic15 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private16 min walk
• ALPHA Alternative Junior School17 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School11 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%16 min walk
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School17 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 M5H

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

100% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

3,248

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 5.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.7%, Spanish 1.4%, Korean 1.2%.

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 Yonge-Bay Corridor (2025): 247% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault338% above average
• Break and enter191% above average
• Auto theft28% below average
• Robbery283% above average
• Theft from vehicles90% above average
• Shootings47% 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 31 active

• 180 QUEEN ST W · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe…
  Application details
• 156 JOHN ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
  Application details
• 276 KING ST W · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  OPA and rezoning for amendments to modify the performance standards applicable to the mixed-use building to be located at 274-284 King Street West on the West…
  Application details
• 55 JOHN ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for the relocation of Toronto Fire and Emergency Service Station 332 to the south side of Metro Hall.
  Application details
• 53 SIMCOE ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for a proposal to amend By-law 1015-2022, the proposed 65-storey residential…
  Application details
• 205 QUEEN ST W · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Ontario Line Osgoode Station
  Application details

30 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Osgoode 250 m
• 🚧 Queen 650 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 900 m

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

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

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Not Started
  Proposal for interior alterations to the 3rd floor of tenant suite
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations to convert existing restaurant into office.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Closed
  Interior alterations with mechanical, electrical and plumbing work to suit new layout for the model suite in suite 400.
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing office suite.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations with associated mechanical, electrical and plumbing to suite new layout.

20 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

31 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.