265 Van Dusen Boulevard 9

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kipling Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 Islington Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Kipling GO13 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 39 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (700 m). Nearest park: Kenway Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Islington Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 41%13 min walk
• Filipok Russian Junior School16 min walk
• Our Lady of Peace Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%19 min walk
• Norseman Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%1.2 km

Secondary

• Etobicoke Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 73%, literacy test 90%1.2 km

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 M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

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 Etobicoke City Centre (2025): 55% above the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft167% above average
• Robbery139% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above average
• Shootings98% 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 5 active

• 5207 DUNDAS ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative application in relation to file #22 212809 WET 03 SA.
• 56 FIELDWAY RD · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan application proposing to redevelop the site into a mixed-use community comprised of four tall buildings at 12, 23, 34 and 42 storeys. The proposal…
  Application details
• 38 FIELDWAY RD · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Current SPA resubmission proposes 8,060.9 square metres of total gross floor area (GFA), a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 3.62 times the area of the lot, a mix of…
  Application details
• 38 FIELDWAY RD · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** To permit a 10-storey residential building that contains 123 dwelling units and two below-ground parking levels. The redevelopment proposes 9,791.10 sq. m…
  Application details
• 56 FIELDWAY RD · 100 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  Application details
• 3725 BLOOR ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  A City-initiated zoning by-law amendment to permit a 43 storey mixed-use building comprised of 698 residential units including approximately 230 affordable…
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Canadian Pacific Kansas City)150 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RT

Residential Townhouse (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

Trees

24 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