2690 Islington Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Rowntree Mills LRT11 min walk
• 🚇 Pearldale LRT14 min walk
• 🚆 Etobicoke North GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 25 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Caribbean Groceries Meat and Fish (250 m). Nearest park: Thistletown Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire catholique Saint-Noël-Chabanel-Toronto Catholic · French10 min walk
• Beaumonde Heights Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 41%11 min walk
• St. John Vianney Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 48%17 min walk
• Rivercrest Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 68%, math 55%1.2 km

Secondary

• Humber Summit Middle School18 min walk
• Thistletown Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 33%, literacy test 78%1.4 km
• North Albion Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 29%, literacy test 70%1.7 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 M9V

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 40% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

53,878

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Punjabi (Panjabi) 6.7%, Gujarati 5%, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic 3.6%, Spanish 2.2%.

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 Thistletown-Beaumond Heights (2025): about the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter47% below average
• Auto theft43% above average
• Robbery99% above average
• Theft from vehicles31% below average
• Shootings125% 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 1 active

• 7 WARDLAW CRES · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  City-Initiated Zoning By-law Amenment for a four-storey residential building containing 51 supportive dwelling units.
  Application details
• 7 WARDLAW CRES · 150 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2025
  Site Plan Application for a four-storey residential building containing 51 supportive dwelling units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 18 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.

1 permit 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

54 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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