298 Jarvis Street 507

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 College Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 TMU Subway9 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 28 grocery stores, 331 cafés and restaurants, 29 parks, 33 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Jarvis Market (100 m). Nearest park: Allan Gardens (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%5 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%9 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%9 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic10 min walk

Secondary

• Collège français French3 min walk
• Native Learning Centre6 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%8 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 M5B

Owners / renters

28% / 72%

Median household income

$58,000

Average age

37

Children under 15

5%

Homes

0% detached, 94% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

17,422

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 6.8%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.1%, Korean 1.8%, Spanish 1.7%.

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 Downtown Yonge East (2025): 123% above the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault207% above average
• Break and enter45% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery83% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% above average
• Shootings47% above 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 29 active

• 21 MCGILL ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey addition to the existing Covenant House Toronto. The proposal would increase its youth crisis and supportive housing capacity…
  Application details
• 405 SHERBOURNE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Control Application for a 35-storey (112.6) metre building (excluding mechanical penthouse) 25,069 square metres of residential gross floor area and…
  Application details
• 349 GEORGE ST · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Lift the Hold application related to a new 10-storey building, containing 80 emergency shelter beds, 100 transitional shelter beds, 124 long-term care beds, 70…
  Application details
• 114 MAITLAND ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36 are rental replacement units,…
  Application details
• 211 GERRARD ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 10-storey mixed use building with 60 purpose-built rental units and commercial uses at grade.
  Application details
• 114 MAITLAND ST · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36…
  Application details

39 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Moss Park 900 m
• 🚧 Queen 1000 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.4 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: Designated (Part IV). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Fire Alarm · 2022 · Permit Issued
  Replacement of exisitng fire alram control panel
• Other · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal for removal and replacement of existing cooling tower and chiller in existing multi unit building.
• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for structural upgrades for the installation of an air separator and flow metre on chilled water main line located in the…

5 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

27 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. That’s fewer 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