21 Franklin Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sheppard-Yonge Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 York Mills Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Oriole GO3.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 56 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (250 m). Nearest park: Avondale Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Edward Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 63%5 min walk
• Avondale Alternative Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 88%14 min walk
• Cameron Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 87%14 min walk
• Avondale Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 58%15 min walk

Secondary

• Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 87%, literacy test 97%14 min walk
• Earl Haig Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 84%, literacy test 95%1.6 km
• Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 64%, literacy test 89%1.6 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 M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Lansing-Westgate (2025): 22% below the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault21% below average
• Break and enter45% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery37% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings33% 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 14 active

• 16 CAMERON AVE · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 50-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
  Application details
• 4632-4648 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 50-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
  Application details
• 21 JOHNSTON AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 48-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
  Application details
• 21 POYNTZ AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 51-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial uses. The building will provide a…
  Application details
• 36 AVONDALE AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 49-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 504 residential units, being a…
  Application details
• 36 AVONDALE AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 49-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 504 residential units, being a…
  Application details

10 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Highway 401300 m

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

Building permits

• Demolition · 2023 · Issuance Pending
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling and construct 6 new dwellings.
• New Building · 2023 · Cancelled
  Proposal to construct a single family dwelling (21 & 23 franklin ave) part 1 of 6
• New Building · 2023 · Examiner's Notice Sent
  Proposal to construct a single family dwelling (21 & 23 franklin ave) part 2 of 6
• New Building · 2023 · Examiner's Notice Sent
  Proposal to construct a single family dwelling (21 & 23 franklin ave) part 3 of 6

47 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 45 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. 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