172 Ossington Avenue Main Floor

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway1.7 km
• 🚇 Christie Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 16 grocery stores, 215 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Flora Universal Health Foods (300 m). Nearest park: Osler Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%4 min walk
• Pope Francis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 14%6 min walk
• Ossington/Old Orchard Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 85%9 min walk
• The Grove Community School11 min walk

Secondary

• Horizon Alternative Senior School17 min walk
• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%17 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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 1.1%.

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 Trinity-Bellwoods (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% above average
• Shootings28% 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 4 active

• 1117 DUNDAS ST W · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 10 storey residential building with 74 dwelling units, 23 of which will be affordable housing and a one-storey ancillary building at…
  Application details
• 108 HARRISON ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for renovations to the existing building at 108 Harrison Street to serve as a municipal shelter.
  Application details
• 150 HARRISON ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 3-storey affordable housing apartment building comprised of 2234 square metres…
  Application details
• 26 OSSINGTON AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site Plan Application to permit a 3-storey mixed use building containing 4 residential units and retail at grade.
  Application details
• 1117 DUNDAS ST W · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  A City-initiated combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 10-storey, mass timber, mixed-use building containing 94 dwelling units…
  Application details
• 1200 DUNDAS ST W · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 115 units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Exhibition 1.3 km · opening 2031
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.5 km
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.9 km

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

• Other · 2024 · Closed
  Proposed construction of rear exterior stairs to second floor. The landings between 172 & 174 Ossington Ave will be altered and connected.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to convert existing retail store to a restaurant, greater than 30 seats.

10 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

72 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.