197 Yonge Street 1503

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Queen Subway1 min walk
• 🚇 TMU Subway6 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO15 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 482 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 32 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Eataly (200 m). Nearest park: Trinity Square (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic4 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%11 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School15 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%15 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School14 min walk
• Collège français French16 min walk
• Native Learning Centre18 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 M5B

Owners / renters

28% / 72%

Median household income

$58,000

Average age

37

Children under 15

5%

Homes

0% detached, 94% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

17,422

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 6.8%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.1%, Korean 1.8%, Spanish 1.7%.

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 Downtown Yonge East (2025): 123% above the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault207% above average
• Break and enter45% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery83% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings47% 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 27 active

• 134 JARVIS ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 335 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  This application is to facilitate a Site Plan Agreement for the subject site, which would permit an extension of the temporary use permit for the outdoor…
• 59 ADELAIDE ST E · 400 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
• 33 DUNDAS ST E · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two units
  Application details
• 59 RICHMOND ST E · 300 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
• 239 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774…
  Application details

38 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

• 🚧 Queen 100 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 650 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 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.

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Designated (Part IV) (2015). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2025 · Closed
  Replacement of three (3) exterior doors. Removal and infilling of one (1) exterior door. Re-slope interlocking pavers in front of exterior…
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to a base building shell commercial space to be converted into a new premises used for an office tenant.…
• Alternative Solution · 2020 · Refused
  The project is a multi-use residential building (Massey Tower) located at 197 Yonge Street in Toronto, Ontario. The first and second…
• New Building · 2020 · Revision Issued
  Rev 2: sprinkler drawingsProposal to construct a new 60 storey mixed use building (plus a mechanical penthouse and an elevator mechanical…
• Alternative Solution · 2019 · Approved
  Alternative solution for " Exposure Protection " see application form for details - see 13 237742

65 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

2 City street trees within 100 m. That’s fewer 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