38 Kensington Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 446 cafés and restaurants, 18 parks, 27 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fruit Mart (50 m). Nearest park: Bellevue Square Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%5 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private6 min walk
• Beverley School8 min walk
• Lord Lansdowne Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 81%9 min walk

Secondary

• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private5 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private7 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%8 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% above 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 3 active

• 309 AUGUSTA AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.
  Application details
• 353 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
• 571 DUNDAS ST W · 150 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2017
  Draft Plan of Subdivision to update the Master Plan approved in 2011.
  Application details
• 571 DUNDAS ST W · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment application to lift the hold ('H') to By-law 842-2020 (Alexandra Park Phase 2B, Sites 9 and 17).
  Application details
• 333 COLLEGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2025
  A 20-storey privately-owned student residence building containing 17,649 square metres of residential gross floor area and 60 square metres of retail gross…
  Application details
• 333 COLLEGE ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Proposed 19-storey mixed-use building containg 746 rooms, Proposal contains 18, 404sqm of residential GFA, and 38sqm of non-residential GFA.
  Application details

6 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

• 🚧 Chinatown 650 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.1 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.2 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 · 2023 · Closed
  Proposal to replace existing exterior stair serving existing dwelling unit #02 at second storey.
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing apartment building. Scope of work includes proposals for demolition of an existing stair…

2 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

37 City street trees within 100 m. 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.