173 King Street E

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 King Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO15 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 18 grocery stores, 289 cafés and restaurants, 26 parks, 23 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (100 m). Nearest park: Market Lane Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%5 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School5 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%8 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%11 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%16 min walk
• Collège français French1.4 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 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 Moss Park (2025): 119% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault190% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft64% below average
• Robbery112% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% above average
• Shootings58% 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 23 active

• 134 JARVIS ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 231 RICHMOND ST E · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 39-storey mixed-use development with four levels of underground parking, and containing 516 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 65 ADELAIDE ST E · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a new 63-storey mixed-use building, containing approximately 370 dwelling units.
  Application details
• 114 CHURCH ST · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Standard condominium application to create 592 residential units within a 48-storey mixed-use building. There will be 4 levels of below grade parking.
  Application details
• 23 TORONTO ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Control application to permit a 80 storey mixed use building containing 816 residential dwelling units, 1,599 square metres of retail space, 2,620…
  Application details
• 61 FRONT ST W · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The Project includes:· Construction of two new platforms, with canopies, stairs and elevators; and· A new concourse area below the new platforms that will…
  Application details

30 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Moss Park 450 m
• 🚧 Distillery District 600 m
• 🚧 Queen 700 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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2022). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Other · 2024 · Cancelled
  Proposal to obtain a party wall admin permit in relation to 23 229423 BLD - 171 King St E - Floor 2 to 4
• Other · 2023 · Permit Issued
  Proposal to obtain a party wall admin permit in relation to 171 King ST E 22-200498 00 BA
• Fire Alarm · 2018 · Inspection
  Proposal to replace an existing fire alarm panel in the main lobby of the building.
• Fire Alarm · 2017 · Cancelled
  Emergency Replacement of old fire alarm panel to a 4 storey building. Fire alarm panel replacement was requested by fire department due to…
• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations to the existing Cafe less then 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.