249 Victoria Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 TMU Subway3 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway5 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 451 cafés and restaurants, 26 parks, 34 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Eataly (150 m). Nearest park: Trinity Square (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic2 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%9 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%13 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%17 min walk

Secondary

• Collège français French12 min walk
• Native Learning Centre14 min walk
• Contact Alternative School14 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 M5B

Owners / renters

28% / 72%

Median household income

$58,000

Average age

37

Children under 15

5%

Homes

0% detached, 94% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

17,422

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 6.8%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.1%, Korean 1.8%, Spanish 1.7%.

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 Downtown Yonge East (2025): 123% above the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault207% above average
• Break and enter45% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery83% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings47% 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 38 active

• 136 JARVIS ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 335 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  This application is to facilitate a Site Plan Agreement for the subject site, which would permit an extension of the temporary use permit for the outdoor…
• 20 GERRARD ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey addition to the existing Covenant House Toronto. The proposal would increase its youth crisis and supportive housing capacity…
  Application details
• 219 JARVIS ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32-storey mixed-use building, containing 315 dwelling units (including 38…
  Application details
• 55 ELM ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.
  Application details
• 33 DUNDAS ST E · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two units
  Application details

49 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 350 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 700 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 800 m

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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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

• Multiple Projects · 2019 · Permit Issued
  Remove existing concrete curb in basement. Reinforce existing foundation wall with steel bracing. Opening through existing ground floor for…
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Proposal to increase seating by 24 seats in the existing restaurant with 64 seats. Conversion of some office space on the second floor to…

2 permits 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

27 City street trees within 100 m. 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.