253 Danforth Avenue 101

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Chester Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Broadview Subway4 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 10 grocery stores, 87 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (100 m). Nearest park: Broadview Subway Station Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Frankland Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 52%5 min walk
• Jackman Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 55%6 min walk
• Holy Name Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 69%10 min walk
• Withrow Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 62%12 min walk

Secondary

• CALC Secondary School8 min walk
• Quest Alternative Senior School12 min walk
• Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 95%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 M4K

Owners / renters

45% / 55%

Median household income

$84,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

14%

Homes

16% detached, 35% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

30,913

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Spanish 1%, Serbian 0.9%.

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 North Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, up 18% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft53% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles28% above average
• Shootingsabout 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 5 active

• 882 BROADVIEW AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The Application proposes the redevelopment of the site by demolishing the existing rental apartment building on the subject site, which contains six rental…
  Application details
• 838 BROADVIEW AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 541.83 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 742 BROADVIEW AVE · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 7 lots.
  Application details
• 742 BROADVIEW AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2021
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to faciliate a development of two buildings of 39 and 42 storeys. A total of 857 residential dwelling units are…
  Application details
• 741 BROADVIEW AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2021
  Proposal for a 3-storey addition atop an existing 3-storey non-residential building, as well as a rear 4-storey addition to the building. The proposed…
  Application details
• 802 BROADVIEW AVE · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for a 6-storey mixed use building with a retail ground floor, 33 residential units and 2 levels of underground parking.
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Pape 900 m
• 🚧 Gerrard 1.4 km
• 🚧 Cosburn 1.5 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 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

10 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

67 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.