38 Avenue Road 305

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. George Subway5 min walk
• 🚇 Museum Subway6 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 214 cafés and restaurants, 38 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Whole Foods Market (200 m). Nearest park: Boswell Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 71%6 min walk
• Huron Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 59%9 min walk
• Cottingham Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 100%18 min walk

Secondary

• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%13 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 M5R

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

8%

Homes

5% detached, 54% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

26,197

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 1.3%, Spanish 1%, Yue (Cantonese) 0.7%, Iranian Persian 0.6%.

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 Annex (2025): 35% above the Toronto average, down 12% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter104% above average
• Auto theft48% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings36% 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 21 active

• 208 BLOOR ST W · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed redevelopment of the lands with a 36-storey Private Student Residence (112.58 metres in height, including the mechanical penthouse) with 426 dwelling…
  Application details
• 27-29 YORKVILLE AVE · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application for North Tower B with 760 residential units proposed.
  Application details
• 27-29 YORKVILLE AVE · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2026
  An application for Draft Plan of Condominium. The application proposes to create 378 residential units.
  Application details
• 200 CUMBERLAND ST · 100 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2024
  Amendment to Approved Condo Plan. Condo Exemption process
  Application details
• 60 YORKVILLE AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2023
  Site Plan Amendment application to further amend the previously approved Site Plan Amendment application for the site (File No. 18 203283 STE 27 SA) to permit…
  Application details
• 82 BLOOR ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  78-storey mixed-use building with 952 square metres of retail space on the ground floor, 8,767 square metres of office space on second through fifth floors and…
  Application details

27 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 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 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

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Not Started
  Proposed interior alterations to convert existing retail store to an office with laboratory component.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposed interior alterations to existing residential condominium unit including structural changes to shear wall, non structural changes…
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for alterations to parking garage (waterproofing and concrete repairs).
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations of an existing single storey residential unit located on the 22nd floor of a 26 storey apartment…
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to install new finishes, new plumbing fixtures on existing rough ins and new lighting&electrical…

11 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

43 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. That’s about 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