2505 Gerrard Street E Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Main Street Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 45 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (100 m). Nearest park: Kenworthy Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Blantyre Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 43%4 min walk
• Adam Beck Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 40%8 min walk
• St. Dunstan Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 58%11 min walk
• Avalon Montessori School - Casa School Private13 min walk

Secondary

• Malvern Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 78%, literacy test 96%13 min walk
• Samuel Hearne Public School13 min walk
• Neil McNeil High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 69%, literacy test 83%14 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 M1N

Owners / renters

65% / 35%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

15%

Homes

51% detached, 14% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

22,976

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 2.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1%, Mandarin 0.5%.

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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside (2025): about the Toronto average, up 6% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% 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 6 active

• 49 LUCY AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development consists of a 12-storey mid-rise residential building, with a height of 41.0 metres (excluding mechanical penthouse), a total gross…
  Application details
• 411 VICTORIA PARK AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Construct a 3-storey elementary school for 380 children and 4-room child care for 73 children, including all associated site amenities.
  Application details
• 2535 GERRARD ST E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Proposal for a 650-square-metre addition to the existing single-storey building for a municipal shelter with approximately 80 beds.
  Application details
• 4 THORA AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  OPA and Rezoning resubmission to permit the development of 2 mixed use buildings (35 and 14 storeys) atop a shared L-shaped podium. The proposal includes 380.5…
  Application details
• 3095 DANFORTH AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  The proposed development contemplates a 7-storey (25.1 metres) mixed-use building with a total of 2807 square metres of residential GFA and 125 square metres…
  Application details
• 45 THORA AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2013
  Site Plan approval to build 12 townhouse. See accompanying Rezoning file for updated files and description.
  Application details

4 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)300 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-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

Building permits

• Second Suite · 2019 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations

4 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

16 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.

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