291 Avenue Road 408

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Summerhill Subway11 min walk
• 🚇 Rosedale Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO4.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 68 cafés and restaurants, 27 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: New Forest Market (550 m). Nearest park: Robertson Davies Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cottingham Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 100%4 min walk
• Brown Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 75%11 min walk
• Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 71%14 min walk
• Huron Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 59%16 min walk

Secondary

• De La Salle College "Oaklands" Private5 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 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 Yonge-St.Clair (2025): 42% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault65% below average
• Break and enter97% above average
• Auto theft71% below average
• Robbery67% below average
• Theft from vehicles45% 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 3 active

• 189 AVENUE RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for an 11-storey mixed-use building containing 18 dwelling units and 400 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
  Application details
• 158 AVENUE RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.
  Application details
• 115 DUPONT ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2015
  The Proposed Building for 115 Dupont st. is a Group D 5 storey office building with a typical floor plate of 213 m2 and a gross floor area of 884 m2.The…
  Application details
• 131 FARNHAM AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application for proposed 1 storey addition the east side and a 2 storey addition to the west side of the existing arena building - De La Salle College
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (North Toronto Subdivision)150 m

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

• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for balcony and guard, concrete slab, embedded steel beam and masonry repairs
• Addition · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal for addition of garbage room in the existing garage
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  REINSTATING FIRE PROTECTION, FIRE STOPPING ETC... AFTER STRUCTURAL REPAIRS
• Other · 2022 · Closed
  Steel Joist Repairs and Patio Waterproofing Replacement
• Other · 2019 · Closed
  Administrative permit in conjunction to 289-291 Avenue Rd (17 257038 BLD).

7 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

83 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