38 Grenville Street 1406

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 College Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway6 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 22 grocery stores, 403 cafés and restaurants, 28 parks, 28 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (200 m). Nearest park: Opera Place (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%9 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%9 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private15 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic15 min walk

Secondary

• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%6 min walk
• Native Learning Centre9 min walk
• Collège français French10 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 M4Y

Owners / renters

29% / 71%

Median household income

$62,400

Average age

39

Children under 15

4%

Homes

0% detached, 91% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

36,319

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 7.6%, Korean 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%, Iranian Persian 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 Bay-Cloverhill (2025): about the Toronto average, up 6% from the year before.

• Assault22% below average
• Break and enter51% above average
• Auto theft93% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% 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 26 active

• 700 BAY ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.
  Application details
• 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
• 2 CARLTON ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan application for an 80-storey tower containing 69,448 square metres of residential GFA and 10,037 square metres of non-residential GFA (Non-res GFA…
  Application details
• 543 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail…
  Application details
• 506 CHURCH ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties at 508-510 Church St. Approximately 4390 square…
  Application details
• 8 BREADALBANE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan application for a proposed 67-storey residential/mixed-use building comprised of approximately 52,086 square metres of gross floor area (GFA),…
  Application details

31 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

• 🚧 Queen 1.2 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.2 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.5 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

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations for a new personal service shop on the ground floor of the existing multiple use building.
• Interior Alterations · 2016 · Revision Issued
  Revision for landlord work component to ceiling & bathroom removal.

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

62 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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