20 Richardson Street 717

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 King Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Union Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO15 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 178 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 14 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (150 m). Nearest park: Sugar Beach North (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School4 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%4 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%9 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%1.3 km

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%1.2 km
• Contact Alternative School2.0 km
• Collège français French2.0 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% below 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 16 active

• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol for 23 167778 STE 10 OZ, 25 231179 STE 10 OZ, and 26 149454 STE 10 OZ
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site plan application for Quayside Building 2, a 56 storey, 618 unit building to be delivered as part of the Quayside project. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2023
  Quayside development - Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish eight blocks, including the Queens Quay East extension, a realigned Parliament Street,…
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  "Master Site Plan Application" for Quayside Blocks 1 & 2 ground floor and below grade elements.This Master Site Plan Application addresses ground floor design…
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Control application for Quayside Building 1A - "The Western Curve"Proposed 68-storey (222.7 m) mixed-use building containing 910 residential units…
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Control application for Quayside Building 1B - "The Overstory"Proposed 66 storey (225.50 m including mechanical penthouse), 720 unit building to be…
  Application details

21 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

• 🚧 Distillery District 800 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.0 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway50 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)100 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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