2556 Lake Shore Boulevard W Lower

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Mimico GO15 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 17 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Your Independent Grocer (600 m). Nearest park: Vimy Ridge Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• John English Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%6 min walk
• St. Leo Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 73%11 min walk
• Second Street Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 38%14 min walk
• David Hornell Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 60%18 min walk

Secondary

• Mimico Adult Centre10 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 M8V

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$79,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

11%

Homes

15% detached, 57% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

44,144

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.9%, Polish 1.9%, Russian 1.7%, Tibetan 1.4%.

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 Mimico-Queensway (2025): 254% above the Toronto average, up 9% from the year before.

• Assault448% above average
• Break and enter30% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery47% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% below 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 1 active

• 2491 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal to demolish the existing commercial/residential building on the subject lands and redevelop the site with a stepped 9-storey mixed-use building,…
  Application details
• 2491 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal to demolish the existing commercial/residential building on the subject lands and redevelop the site with a stepped 9-storey mixed-use building,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 km. Transit times · Driving times

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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

59 City street trees within 100 m. 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.

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