260 Ossington Avenue Upper

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Christie Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 14 grocery stores, 200 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 11 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Flora Universal Health Foods (150 m). Nearest park: Lakeview Avenue Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Pope Francis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 14%3 min walk
• Ossington/Old Orchard Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 85%5 min walk
• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%8 min walk
• École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 91%10 min walk

Secondary

• Horizon Alternative Senior School13 min walk
• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%13 min walk
• Delta Senior Alternative School15 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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 1.1%.

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 Trinity-Bellwoods (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% above average
• Shootings28% 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 4 active

• 1117-1125 DUNDAS ST W · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 10 storey residential building with 74 dwelling units, 23 of which will be affordable housing and a one-storey ancillary building at…
  Application details
• 108 HARRISON ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for renovations to the existing building at 108 Harrison Street to serve as a municipal shelter.
  Application details
• 833 COLLEGE ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  INACTIVE Proposed development consists of a six (6) storey mixed-use building including 58.4 square metres of commercial space at grade and 5 residential…
  Application details
• 150 HARRISON ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the development of the site for a 3-storey affordable housing apartment building comprised of 2234 square metres…
  Application details
• 1117-1125 DUNDAS ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  A City-initiated combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 10-storey, mass timber, mixed-use building containing 94 dwelling units…
  Application details
• 871 COLLEGE ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 23 residential units. This mixed use building includes 23 residential condo units, 89 residential rental units, and…
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Exhibition 1.6 km · opening 2031
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.7 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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, including 1 new home.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

21 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