2A Twenty Eighth Street

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Long Branch GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 24 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest park: Twenty-Eighth Street Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• James S. Bell Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 55%8 min walk
• Twentieth Street Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 69%, math 69%15 min walk
• The Holy Trinity Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 69%15 min walk
• École élémentaire Micheline-Saint-Cyr Catholic · French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 81%, math 62%1.4 km

Secondary

• Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 75%, literacy test 94%13 min walk
• Lakeshore Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 42%, literacy test 75%1.3 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 M8W

Owners / renters

65% / 35%

Median household income

$95,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

44% detached, 17% high-rise

Commute by transit

17%

Population

22,381

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Polish 2.6%, Spanish 1.3%, Ukrainian 1.1%, Portuguese 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 Long Branch (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 7% from the year before.

• Assault25% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft29% below average
• Robbery42% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% 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 2 active

• 220 LAKE PROMENADE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  The proposed Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision and Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications would…
  Application details
• 220 LAKE PROMENADE · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Subdivision, 2 lots.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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.

1 permit 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

86 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