33 Bay Street 2609

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 17 grocery stores, 278 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 16 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kitchen Table (200 m). Nearest park: The Park at CIBC Square (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School13 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%13 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%1.3 km
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic1.4 km

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School1.6 km
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School1.7 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 M5J

Owners / renters

43% / 57%

Median household income

$94,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

6%

Homes

2% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

16,879

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 4.7%, Hindi 1.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.6%, Spanish 1.4%.

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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% 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 19 active

• 1 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications contemplate the redevelopment of the Subject Site with two towers having heights of…
  Application details
• 1 FRONT ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 2 tower mixed-use building (45 and 49 storeys) atop the historic Dominion Public Building. There are no…
  Application details
• 7 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Phased Condominium for 958 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 22 FRONT ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan application for a 40-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would…
  Application details
• 22 FRONT ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2023
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 52-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the…
  Application details
• 1 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  PHASE 3 - This Site Plan Approval application for Phase 3 proposes a 95-storey tower with a gross floor area of 93148sqm.
  Application details

19 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.2 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.4 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway50 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)250 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2006). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Other · 2026 · Cancelled
  Proposal to contruct drywall partitions around two storage areas in underground garage 'Fox & Fiddle'.
• Interior Alterations · 2023 · Inspection
  Install additional kitchen equipment and reconstruct existing washrooms of an existing restaurant.Install new seating and tables. Occupant…
• Fire Alarm · 2022 · Application On Hold
  Proposal for adding a new alarm audible signal at immediate area of the concierge desk which originating on any level of the underground…
• Interior Alterations · 2015 · Closed
  Permit for interior alterations to vacant retail space to for future Convenience Store.
• Interior Alterations · 2015 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations for new bedroom, study and multipurpose room on upper level of existing condominium unit.

35 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

25 City street trees within 100 m, mostly ginkgos. 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