29 Thelma Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Clair West Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 St. Clair Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 12 cafés and restaurants, 15 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kitchen Table (150 m). Nearest park: Montclair Avenue Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Bishop Strachan School Private4 min walk
• Holy Rosary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 55%9 min walk
• Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 90%11 min walk
• Upper Canada College Private11 min walk

Secondary

• De La Salle College "Oaklands" Private1.3 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 M4V

Owners / renters

44% / 56%

Median household income

$99,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

10%

Homes

11% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

26%

Population

19,273

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.3%, Mandarin 0.8%, Russian 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 Forest Hill South (2025): 41% below the Toronto average, down 29% from the year before.

• Assault74% below average
• Break and enter73% above average
• Auto theft53% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles38% 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 4 active

• 19 THELMA AVE · 50 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey residential building, with 16 dwelling units, 49 vehicle parking spaces, and 10 bicylce parking spaces.
  Application details
• 271 RUSSELL HILL RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Amendment to 08 150183 STE 22 SA
  Application details
• 429 WALMER RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  May 2023 resubmission: The application has been revised as follows: A 73.5 metre (19-storey inclusive of mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building is proposed…
  Application details
• 396 SPADINA RD · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2015
  A 6-storey mixed use building containing retail units at ground level and 33 residential units above, approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on May 10, 2018.The…
• 396 SPADINA RD · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  The Proposed Development, and Zoning By-law Amendment, is comprised of a new 14-storey mixed use building with ground floor retail uses and residential uses on…
  Application details
• 270 HEATH ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for one storey building for the fan plant adjacent to the north exit of St. Clair West Station (8 Tichester Road) and within Cedarvale Park.…
  Application details

3 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 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

• Demolition · 2022 · Issuance Pending
  Proposal to demolish existing dwelling to construct new three storey Single Family Dwelling with finished basement, integral garage, rear…
• New Building · 2022 · Issuance Pending
  Construct a New 3-Storey Single Family Dwelling Detached House, with a finished basement, an integral garage, a rear deck and second storey…

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

65 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