291 Pacific Avenue Main

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 High Park Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Keele Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 69 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (300 m). Nearest park: Baird Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• High Park Alternative Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 58%7 min walk
• Annette Street Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 47%8 min walk
• Indian Road Crescent Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 79%9 min walk
• St. Cecilia Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 78%10 min walk

Secondary

• Humberside Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 80%, literacy test 96%5 min walk
• Lucy McCormick Senior School10 min walk
• Ursula Franklin Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 86%, literacy test 99%12 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 M6P

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

14%

Homes

11% detached, 43% high-rise

Commute by transit

33%

Population

39,870

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 2%, Spanish 1.7%, Russian 1.1%, Polish 0.9%.

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 Junction Area (2025): 22% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter61% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles173% above average
• Shootings24% 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 4 active

• 301 KEELE ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 4 residentail dwelling units.
  Application details
• 260 HIGH PARK AVE · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 70 residential units
  Application details
• 3001 DUNDAS ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval to convert the existing 1-storey place of worship into a 5-storey mixed-use building having a residential gross floor area of 1213.15 square…
  Application details
• 203 OAKMOUNT RD · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2016
  INACTIVE Proposed development of a 4-storey, 52-unit residential apartment building consisting of 15 rental units, 37 condominium ownership units, amenity…
  Application details
• 209 MAVETY ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The Proposal is to undertake an interior retrofit and renovation of a former and vacant police station to accommodate a community health centre. The proposed…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 7 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

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

Trees

63 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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