23 Ross Street Garden Suite(Laneway Apt)

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway12 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 386 cafés and restaurants, 20 parks, 26 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: 大統華 T&T Supermarket (400 m). Nearest park: Julius Deutsch Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Beverley School3 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private5 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%6 min walk
• Lord Lansdowne Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 81%7 min walk

Secondary

• Subway Academy II Private4 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%5 min walk
• Contact Alternative School10 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 6 active

• 309 AUGUSTA AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.
  Application details
• 150 COLLEGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development has a height of 9-storeys above-grade (41.4 metres to the top of the main building) with additional rooftop mechanical penthouses and…
  Application details
• 199 COLLEGE ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Related App 22 150580 STE 11 OZSite Plan application for proposal for a 31-storey mixed-use building containing 492 purpose-built rental units. The proposed…
  Application details
• 240 MC CAUL ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed 18-storey Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) building that would contain 200 suites comprised of 1- and 2-bedroom suites, office space for RMHC,…
  Application details
• 502 SPADINA AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed nine-storey mixed-use building with a residential gross floor area of 8,213 square metres, including 109 affordable rental units, and a…
  Application details
• 700 UNIVERSITY AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposal for a 4-storey addition above the existing 19-storey office tower, and a 61-storey rental residential tower. The proposal consists of a total of…
  Application details

9 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 1000 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.1 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.5 km

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.

What can be built R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a 2 storey garden suite in the rear yard.
• Other · 2026 · Closed
  Proposal to install rooftop solar panels with ballast and structural anchors.
• Multiple Projects · 2025 · Closed
  Proposed multiple projects including interior alterations and a partial third-storey addition to convert single family dwelling to…

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

57 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