2550 Lawrence Avenue E 1202

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kennedy Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Ionview LRT2.3 km
• 🚆 Kennedy GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 15 cafés and restaurants, 3 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (300 m). Nearest park: Arsandco Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Donwood Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 54%, math 32%11 min walk
• Hunter's Glen Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 61%14 min walk
• St. Albert Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 25%15 min walk
• Dorset Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 68%16 min walk

Secondary

• David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 32%, literacy test 72%8 min walk
• Charles Gordon Senior Public School12 min walk
• Winston Churchill Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 22%, literacy test 65%16 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 M1P

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$76,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

25% detached, 51% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

45,170

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 4.3%, Mandarin 3.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 3.5%.

Flood and conservation Flood plain

This address falls inside a mapped flood plain (Toronto and Region Conservation Authority). Building, additions and grading need a permit from the conservation authority, and flood insurance can cost more or be harder to get.

Screening maps only. Ask the conservation authority for a property inquiry before relying on this.

Safety

Major crime per resident in Dorset Park (2025): about the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft58% above average
• Robbery44% above average
• Theft from vehicles58% above average
• Shootings123% 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

• 2683 LAWRENCE AVE E · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2024
  Site Plan application to permit an 11-storey (36 metres excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building at 2683 Lawrence Avenue East. The proposal consists…
  Application details
• 2640 LAWRENCE AVE E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2025
  OPA applicaiton to permit the development of a 33-storey residential building and 43-storey mixed-use building with a 971 square metre public park. A total of…
  Application details
• 1555 MIDLAND AVE · 450 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2024
  Part Lot Control Application for the renewal of By-law 705-2023 which is set to expire. The by-law pertains to Townhouse Blocks 12, 17, 20 and 23 of the…
  Application details
• 1555 MIDLAND AVE · 450 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2023
  Part Lot Control Exemption for creation of residential semi-detached lots and townhouse block units with maintenance easements for the total of 103 conveyable…
  Application details
• 2640 LAWRENCE AVE E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2022
  Rezoning application to permit the development of a 33-storey residential building and a 43-storey mixed-use building with a total of 1,001 residential…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Uxbridge Subdivision)300 m

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

Trees

0 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