248 Gowan Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Donlands Subway17 min walk
• 🚇 Pape Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Danforth GO3.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 22 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fresh From The Farm (400 m). Nearest park: East York Rotary Commons (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Holy Cross Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 46%4 min walk
• William Burgess Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 60%, math 52%7 min walk
• Chester Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 81%, math 50%11 min walk
• Wilkinson Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 61%16 min walk

Secondary

• Westwood Middle School11 min walk
• Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 55%, literacy test 78%17 min walk
• Greenwood Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 17%17 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 M4J

Owners / renters

62% / 38%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

17%

Homes

29% detached, 16% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

35,128

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.7%.

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 Danforth East York (2025): 44% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault43% below average
• Break and enter54% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery86% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings33% 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 1 active

• 1030 PAPE AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for the Cosburn Station as part of the Ontario Line Subway
  Application details
• 319 MORTIMER AVE · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Application for Draft Plan of Condominium approval for 4 residential units within a 3-storey semi-detached triplex and a 2-storey garden suite.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Cosburn 400 m
• 🚧 Pape TTC1.0 km
• 🚧 Thorncliffe Park 1.8 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

31 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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