243 Lippincott Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Bathurst Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 Spadina Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 15 grocery stores, 318 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 19 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (450 m). Nearest park: Sally Bird Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• King Edward Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 82%6 min walk
• da Vinci School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 70%9 min walk
• Lord Lansdowne Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 81%10 min walk
• Clinton Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 84%10 min walk

Secondary

• Central Technical School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 74%3 min walk
• ALPHA II Alternative School3 min walk
• Harbord Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 77%, literacy test 93%8 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 M5S

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$70,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

1% detached, 72% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,074

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%, Korean 1.7%, Portuguese 1.1%.

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 University (2025): 120% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault127% above average
• Break and enter285% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery71% above average
• Theft from vehicles67% above average
• Shootingsnone reported

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 1 active

• 736 BATHURST ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 386 rental dwelling units and cultural/commercial space at-grade. The existing Bathurst…
  Application details
• 225 BRUNSWICK AVE · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for seven dwelling units.
  Application details
• 84 ULSTER ST · 150 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condo for 5 residential units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 1.7 km
• 🚧 King West GO Transit2.0 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

63 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