1937 Lawrence Avenue W

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Weston UP Express9 min walk
• 🚇 Mount Dennis LRT2.3 km
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO2.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 35 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 8 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (300 m). Nearest park: Merrill Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Bernard Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 31%8 min walk
• Weston Memorial Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 84%, math 84%8 min walk
• Brookhaven Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 40%, math 25%14 min walk
• Portage Trail Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 11%17 min walk

Secondary

• Weston Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 27%, literacy test 70%6 min walk
• C R Marchant Middle School9 min walk
• Amesbury Middle School18 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 M9N

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$69,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

16%

Homes

26% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

26,059

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 4.4%, Somali 3.3%, Portuguese 3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.6%.

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 Weston (2025): about the Toronto average, down 35% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery60% below average
• Theft from vehicles36% below average
• Shootings121% 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 3 active

• 1747-1755 JANE ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed construction of two 12-storey mixed-use buildings in the north and south ends of the subject site. The 14-storey building, inclusive of its ground…
  Application details
• 1675-1677 JANE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposal to demolish the existing Salvation Army thrift store and vehicle service garage building to accommodate a new Shoppers Drug Mart building (Retail B),…
  Application details
• 1683 JANE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Site Plan Control application to permit the construction of a gas station with a retail kiosk. The application proposes a partial demolition of the existing…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

Building permits

• New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal to convert the 1 storey with basement rear yard ancillary strucutre to a garden suite.
• Multiple Projects · 2025 · Revision Issued
  Rev 01; Revise Basement Window to Glass Blackproposal for alteration to basement to introduce fourth dwelling unit (triplex to fourplex)
• Accessory Building · 2025 · Revision Issued
  Revision: INTERIOR LAYOUTS GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT
• Accessory Building · 2024 · Cancelled
  PROPOSED 1 STOREY ANCILLARY BUILDING WITH BASEMENT.
• Multiple Projects · 2023 · Closed
  Conversion of Existing Detached Dwelling with Secondary Dwelling Unit to a Residential Triplex. 2nd Floor of Existing Building to be…

8 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 4 new homes.

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

Trees

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