251 Jarvis Street 2213

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 TMU Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 27 grocery stores, 368 cafés and restaurants, 26 parks, 31 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (200 m). Nearest park: Arena Gardens (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%3 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic5 min walk
• Lord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 30%11 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%12 min walk

Secondary

• Collège français French10 min walk
• Native Learning Centre12 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%15 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 Moss Park (2025): 119% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault190% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft64% below average
• Robbery112% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% above average
• Shootings58% below 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 25 active

• 136 JARVIS ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 219 JARVIS ST · 150 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
• 309 GEORGE ST · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Lift the Hold application related to a new 10-storey building, containing 80 emergency shelter beds, 100 transitional shelter beds, 124 long-term care beds, 70…
  Application details
• 33 DUNDAS ST E · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two units
  Application details
• 201 SHERBOURNE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan application to permit two tall buildings (39- and 40-storeys), containing 693 new residential dwelling units, 525 square metres of non-residential…
  Application details
• 150 SHERBOURNE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control application for a 7,544.3 square metres City of Toronto community centre to replace the existing John Innes Community Centre.
  Application details

39 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

• 🚧 Moss Park 450 m
• 🚧 Queen 700 m
• 🚧 Distillery District 1.1 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.

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

8 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

41 City street trees within 100 m. 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