283 Davisville Avenue Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Davisville Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Mount Pleasant LRT15 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO6.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 68 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Olive Oil Emporium (450 m). Nearest park: Mount Pleasant Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sunnybrook School Private5 min walk
• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%11 min walk
• Maurice Cody Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 94%, math 87%13 min walk
• Eglinton Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 68%14 min walk

Secondary

• Hodgson Middle School2 min walk
• Northern Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 72%, literacy test 91%18 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 M4S

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

13%

Homes

12% detached, 68% high-rise

Commute by transit

39%

Population

30,754

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.1%, Iranian Persian 1.9%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 Mount Pleasant East (2025): 38% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault56% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery87% below average
• Theft from vehicles49% below 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 7 active

• 275 MERTON ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan for a 40-storey mixed use purpose built rental building with 494 dwelling units, of which 30% will be affordable rental units. A total gross floor…
  Application details
• 551 MOUNT PLEASANT RD · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Proposal to fully renovate and partially reconstruct the existing theatre. The existing historic front (west) facade fronting on Mount Pleasant Road will be…
  Application details
• 141 DAVISVILLE AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed 32-storey infill tower. The existing 20-storey. 313-unit rental apartment building currently on site will be retained. The proposed building will…
  Application details
• 224 MERTON ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 40-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 347.1 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 290 MERTON ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  INACTIVE Site Plan application to permit a 13-storey building (49.65 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse). The proposal includes 91 residential units…
  Application details
• 8 PAILTON CRES · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2020
  Proposal for a 35-storey mixed rental residential building, with retail at-grade along Pailton Cres, with approximately 437 units and 32130m2 of GFA.
  Application details

10 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 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 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

• Interior Alterations · 2022 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing single family dwelling

3 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

28 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