279 St Clair Avenue E First Floor

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Clair Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Summerhill Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 21 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (700 m). Nearest park: Loring-Wyle Parkette (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 80%6 min walk
• Whitney Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%8 min walk
• Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 68%11 min walk
• Sunnybrook School Private14 min walk

Secondary

• Hodgson Middle School1.2 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 M4T

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$114,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

13%

Homes

23% detached, 54% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

10,332

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.1%, Mandarin 0.8%, Russian 0.8%, Portuguese 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 Rosedale-Moore Park (2025): 43% above the Toronto average, down 10% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter140% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 1 active

• 100 INGLEWOOD DR · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Proposal to permit three (3) apartment-style condominium units within the existing 3-storey, triplex dwelling
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 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 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.

2 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

91 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