196 Strathnairn Avenue Lower #2

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Keelesdale LRT10 min walk
• 🚇 Caledonia LRT14 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 13 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: G&J West Indian Grocery & Kitchen (650 m). Nearest park: Green Hills Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Immaculate Conception Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 21%4 min walk
• Charles E Webster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 19%5 min walk
• Keelesdale Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 10%16 min walk
• Silverthorn Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 26%17 min walk

Secondary

• York Memorial Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 65%9 min walk
• George Harvey Collegiate Institute1.3 km
• St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 78%1.8 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 M6M

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$71,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 39% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

42,148

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 7.9%, Spanish 4.8%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

Flood and conservation Regulated area

This address is inside a conservation-authority regulated area (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority): near a valley, stream, shoreline or wetland, where flooding or erosion can occur. New building, additions, pools or grading usually need a permit from the authority.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Beechborough-Greenbrook (2025): about the Toronto average, down 37% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter41% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery89% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% below average
• Shootings52% 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

• 2175 KEELE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  This application relates to the third phase of Keelesdale and will include 172 residential units in four buildings (two midrise buildings and two stacked back…
  Application details
• 7-11 INGRAM DR · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Site Plan Control application to permit the development of a 4-storey self-storage building on the southeast portion of the site. The proposed 4-storey…
  Application details
• 2110 KEELE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2016
  Proposed development of a 3-storey building containing 9 rental stacked townhouse units and a GFA of 1,052 sq. m. The existing 9-storey rental apartment…
  Application details
• 2175 KEELE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of standard Condominium which includes 208 residential units in four buildings (two midrise buildings and two stacked back to back townhouse…
  Application details
• 2175 KEELE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal for a site plan amendment for application no. 18 135986 WET 12 SA to increase the height of building J from 4 storeys to 5 storeys.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 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

• Demolition · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct new 2.5 storey dwelling.
• New Building · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing house and construct new 2.5 storey single-family dwelling.

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 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.

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