26 Strathgowan Avenue Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lawrence Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Eglinton Subway1.4 km
• 🚆 Oriole GO5.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 33 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fresh Fruits House (450 m). Nearest park: Lawrence Park Ravine (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• John Ross Robertson Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 72%11 min walk
• John Fisher Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 76%13 min walk
• Blythwood Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 62%13 min walk
• Bedford Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 79%15 min walk

Secondary

• Glenview Senior Public School12 min walk
• Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 88%, literacy test 96%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 M4N

Owners / renters

64% / 36%

Median household income

$146,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

15%

Homes

48% detached, 27% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

16,058

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 2.3%, Iranian Persian 1.4%, Spanish 0.9%, Yue (Cantonese) 0.8%.

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 Lawrence Park South (2025): 44% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault74% below average
• Break and enter52% above average
• Auto theft22% below average
• Robbery55% below average
• Theft from vehicles58% 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 3 active

• 2704 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 13-storey residential retirement building. The building will provide a total of 208 residential…
  Application details
• 2704 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 13-storey seniors residence providing residential suites, assisted living suites and memory care…
  Application details
• 2851 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Application details
• 15 STRATHGOWAN AVE · 50 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  Proposal for a site plan amendment to reflect changes to streetscape, landscaping, civil plans and change to number of units.
  Application details
• 19 STRATHGOWAN AVE · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium to permit 61 market residential units and 116 underground residential vehicular parking spaces in a mixed-use and…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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 RD

Residential 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

82 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