190 Benjamin Boake Trail

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway1.5 km
• 🚇 Sentinel LRT1.6 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 8 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: AyaSofya Super Market (600 m). Nearest park: Benjamin Boake Greenbelt (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Stilecroft Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 54%8 min walk
• Sheppard Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 28%, math 22%8 min walk
• St. Jerome Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 41%8 min walk
• Africentric Alternative School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 70%, math 30%8 min walk

Secondary

• Elia Middle School13 min walk
• Oakdale Park Middle School1.3 km
• C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 24%, literacy test 65%1.3 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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 1 active

• 1629 SHEPPARD AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2017
  Proposal for seven 3-storey residential units contained in three sets of semi-detached houses and one detached house fronting Sheppard Avenue West. See parent…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 km. Transit times · Driving times

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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

Trees

49 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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