2874 Keele Street 405

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Downsview Park Subway2.3 km
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 7 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Selam Convenience and Grocery Store (50 m). Nearest park: Stanley Greene Park (550 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downsview Public School4 min walk
• Blaydon Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 45%, math 45%6 min walk
• St. Raphael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 44%10 min walk
• St. Conrad Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 35%14 min walk

Secondary

• Downsview Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 26%, literacy test 59%7 min walk
• Madonna Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 39%, literacy test 82%10 min walk
• Pierre Laporte Middle School17 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 M3M

Owners / renters

43% / 57%

Median household income

$74,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

27% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

24,906

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 6%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6%, Italian 4.5%, Vietnamese 3.4%.

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 Downsview (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% above average
• Robbery60% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootingsabout 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

• 6 PAXTONIA BLVD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023
  Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 11-storey building containing 156 dwelling units and 388.82 square metres of at-grade…
  Application details
• 6 PAXTONIA BLVD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Application under site plan control to permit a 11-storey building containing 156 dwelling units and 388.82 square metres of at-grade commercial uses. (See the…
  Application details
• 2808 KEELE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  April 13, 2022 - Proposal for a 13-storey residential building fronting Keele Street with a total residential gross floor area of 24,387 square metres, a total…
  Application details
• 2850 KEELE ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  INACTIVE Site Plan application to permit a one storey addition above the existing 3-storey apartment building
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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.

6 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

34 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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