19 D'arcy Street Main Floor

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway9 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 21 grocery stores, 539 cafés and restaurants, 21 parks, 25 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Lucky Moose Food Mart (200 m). Nearest park: Gallery Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private2 min walk
• Beverley School4 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%6 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%9 min walk

Secondary

• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%3 min walk
• Contact Alternative School3 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private4 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 14 active

• 206 SIMCOE ST · 450 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
• 50 STEPHANIE ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 11-storey purpose-built rental residential building atop a 3-storey podium. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 250 DUNDAS ST W · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required…
  Application details
• 234 SIMCOE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Standard Draft Plan of Condominium for 17 non-residential units.
  Application details
• 195 DUNDAS ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site plan application for a 41-storey mixed use building, comprising of a 6-storey podium, on top of which is a 35-storey tower. The proposed building will…
  Application details
• 505 UNIVERSITY AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The redevelopment proposes a 64-storey mixed-use building with a 12-storey office podium and is inclusive of four levels of below-grade parking with a total of…
  Application details

26 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

• 🚧 Osgoode 650 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 750 m
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Multiple Projects · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal for multiple projects to an existing detached dwelling. Scope of work includes a 3rd floor addition, interior alterations, rear…
• Garage · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish the detached garage at the rear of an existing SFD-detached dwelling and a proposed parking pad for 2 required parking…

1 permit on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

33 City street trees within 100 m. 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