280 Spadina Road

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dupont Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 St. Clair West Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO4.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 33 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: New Forest Market (650 m). Nearest park: Spadina Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Hillcrest Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 91%, math 61%9 min walk
• Holy Rosary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 55%12 min walk
• Brown Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 75%13 min walk
• Huron Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 59%17 min walk

Secondary

• De La Salle College "Oaklands" Private15 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 M5R

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

8%

Homes

5% detached, 54% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

26,197

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 1.3%, Spanish 1%, Yue (Cantonese) 0.7%, Iranian Persian 0.6%.

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 Casa Loma (2025): 22% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault26% below average
• Break and enter70% above average
• Auto theft67% below average
• Robbery63% below average
• Theft from vehicles51% below average
• Shootings80% 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 4 active

• 206 RUSSELL HILL RD · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for with 4 POTLS in the form of 4 townhouse units
  Application details
• 574 DAVENPORT RD · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2022
  purpose is to facilitate 4 seperate units with common areas in existing building
  Application details
• 555 DAVENPORT RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 10,906 square metres, and containing 134 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 500 MACPHERSON AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site plan approval application for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 11572 square metres, and containing 135 residential dwelling…
  Application details
• 206 RUSSELL HILL RD · 350 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2026
  for 4 lots
  Application details
• 77 CLARENDON AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  To create one (1) condominium corporation consisting of 16 Residential Units, 35 Residential Parking Units and 4 Visitor Parking Units
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 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 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

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Under Review
  Proposed interior alterations to demolish and construct interior walls, add washrooms, several vendors with a front counter, ceilings and…
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for interior alterations to add a stair from basement to ground floor
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alteratons to restaurant 30 seats or less unit 2c-F
• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal to Add two (2) new steel channels to provide additional supports to the existing crane opening infill slab for the existing…
• Interior Alterations · 2018 · Revision Issued
  REVISION - interior layout changes as per the bubbled drawingsProposal for interior alterations to an existing restaurant with 30 seats -…

11 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

90 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