261 Spadina Avenue Upper

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway13 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 20 grocery stores, 521 cafés and restaurants, 20 parks, 29 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kai Wei Supermarket (0 m). Nearest park: Randy Padmore Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%5 min walk
• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%7 min walk
• Beverley School7 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private7 min walk

Secondary

• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%6 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private6 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private7 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 8 active

• 50 STEPHANIE ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 11-storey purpose-built rental residential building atop a 3-storey podium. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 443 QUEEN ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Queen-Spadina Ontario Line
  Application details
• 444 RICHMOND ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval application for a proposed 19-storey mixed-use building comprised of 117 residential dwelling units, 339 square metres of retail space on…
  Application details
• 184 SPADINA AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a hotel development comprised of two towers, one fronting Spadina Avenue (14 storeys - 41.45 metres including the mechanical penthouse)…
  Application details
• 147 SPADINA AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site plan approval application to redevelop the site with a 25-storey mixed-use building with a height of 79.8 metres (85.8 including the mechanical…
  Application details
• 147 SPADINA AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2021
  Revised Zoning Amendment application to redevelop the site with a 24-storey mixed-use building with a height of 76.8 meters (82.8 metres including the…
  Application details

12 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 350 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 850 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit950 m

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

• Interior Alterations · 2018 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations to existing restaurant. Scope of work is on the second floor.

10 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

104 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.