24 Roskell Crescent

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sentinel LRT11 min walk
• 🚇 Finch West Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 13 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Walmart Supercentre (450 m). Nearest park: Bratty Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Derrydown Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 44%, math 24%4 min walk
• Stilecroft Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 54%9 min walk
• St. Wilfrid Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 44%12 min walk
• Lamberton Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 70%, math 52%13 min walk

Secondary

• Elia Middle School7 min walk
• C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 24%, literacy test 65%9 min walk
• James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 74%12 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 M3J

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$75,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

13%

Homes

13% detached, 53% high-rise

Commute by transit

34%

Population

26,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4%, Vietnamese 3.2%, Spanish 3%, Italian 2.9%.

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 York University Heights (2025): 96% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault66% above average
• Break and enter98% above average
• Auto theft182% above average
• Robbery63% above average
• Theft from vehicles48% above average
• Shootings46% 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 4 active

• 25 BROADOAKS DR · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposal consists of an 8 storey purpose built rental apartment building on the vacant portion of the site, while retaining the existing two 9 storey rental…
  Application details
• 25 BROADOAKS DR · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposal consists of an 8 storey purpose built rental apartment building on the vacant portion of the site, while retaining the existing two 9 storey rental…
  Application details
• 20 BROADOAKS DR · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Control application to permit the redevelopment of the site with two 4-storey residential townhouse blocks, a 12-storey mixed use building, and an…
  Application details
• 20 BROADOAKS DR · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Proposed development consists of two 4 storey residential townhouse blocks, a 12 storey mixed use building, and a 18 storey and 30 storey residential…
  Application details
• 20 BROADOAKS DR · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2021
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application topermit the redevelopment of the site with two four-storeyresidential townhouse blocks, a 12-storey…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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 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

Trees

52 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s about 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