298 Markham Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Bathurst Subway18 min walk
• 🚇 Christie Subway1.2 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 310 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 22 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (150 m). Nearest park: The Doctors' Parkette (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• King Edward Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 82%4 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private6 min walk
• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 60%8 min walk
• Clinton Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 84%8 min walk

Secondary

• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private11 min walk
• Harbord Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 77%, literacy test 93%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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 1.1%.

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 Trinity-Bellwoods (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% above average
• Shootings28% 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 2 active

• 452 BATHURST ST · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 6-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 357 COLLEGE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2018
  Proposal for site plan approval related to a five storey addition to existing hostel with portion of ground floor to be used as retail
  Application details
• 35 BELLEVUE AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 4-storey residential building with 78 dwelling units. This is a City-led Priority Housing Projects development.
  Application details
• 35 BELLEVUE AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  City Initiated Zoning By-law to construct a 4-storey residential building containing 78 new affordable dwelling units. For further project updates, see:…
  Application details
• 399 BATHURST ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2023
  The proposed patient tower has a total height of 15-storeys (13 occupied storeys) and 81.75m including the mechanical penthouse and interstitial mechanical…
  Application details
• 84 ULSTER ST · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condo for 5 residential units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Chinatown 1.3 km
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.4 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.8 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 R

Residential.

• ✅ 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

• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing ground floor unit for new retail tenant.

4 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

61 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.