284 King Street E 505

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 King Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 161 cafés and restaurants, 27 parks, 14 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (150 m). Nearest park: Little Trinity Church Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%3 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%8 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%9 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School10 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%9 min walk
• Collège français French1.5 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 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 Moss Park (2025): 119% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault190% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft64% below average
• Robbery112% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% above average
• Shootings58% below 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 28 active

• 231 RICHMOND ST E · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 39-storey mixed-use development with four levels of underground parking, and containing 516 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 31 PARLIAMENT ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Stamdard Condominium for 427 units.
  Application details
• 281 FRONT ST E · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Application to permit two residential towers (54 and 50 storeys) with 1,065 dwelling units and 643 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.
  Application details
• 4 GILEAD PL · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 20-storey purpose built rental residential building, containing 297 dwelling units.
• 4 GILEAD PL · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2026
  The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 20 storey residential building containing 297 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 298 KING ST E · 50 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application for a 42-storey (139.90 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 1,188 square metres of commercial uses at grade…
  Application details

35 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Distillery District 150 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 500 m
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2022). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Electromagnetic Locks · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to install one magnetic lock at ground floor main lobby door,.
• New Building · 2024 · Inspection
  32 Storey residential development with 216 units and 1 retail unit at grade. There are also 4 levels underground parking and a mechanical…
• Partial Permit - Structural Framing · 2024 · Closed
  Conditional Permit - Part Permit - 32 Storey residential development with 219 units and 1 retail unit at grade. There are also 4 levels…
• Alternative Solution · 2023 · Approved
  Proposal for Alternative Solution regarding standpipe system IN SCISSOR EXIT STAIR
• Partial Permit - Foundation · 2023 · Cancelled
  Conditional Permit - Part Permit - 32 Storey residential development with 219 units and 1 retail unit at grade. There are also 4 levels…

7 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

42 City street trees within 100 m. That’s about 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