397 Front Street W 2005

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO17 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 17 grocery stores, 315 cafés and restaurants, 31 parks, 15 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys (250 m). Nearest park: Northern Linear Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Jean Lumb Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 65%5 min walk
• Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 64%6 min walk
• ALPHA Alternative Junior School8 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%13 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School8 min walk
• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%13 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private19 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 M5V

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

59,912

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Hindi 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace (2025): about the Toronto average, up 14% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter25% below average
• Auto theft75% below average
• Robbery39% below average
• Theft from vehicles42% below average
• Shootingsabout 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 35 active

• 495 KING ST W · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 325 FRONT ST W · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval Application for Phase 1 of a three phase development at 315-325 Front Street West. The Phase 1 site plan includes two primarily residential…
  Application details
• 325 FRONT ST W · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment to previously approved ZBA 19 204347 STE 10 OZ for three residential towers (50 and 71 storeys) and one office tower (60 storeys). The…
  Application details
• 10 LOWER SPADINA AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Application for a 49-storey mixed use building (not including mechanical penthouse), containing approximately 128 square metres of non-residential…
  Application details
• 10 LOWER SPADINA AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 49-storey mixed use building (not including mechanical penthouse), containing approximately 128 square metres of…
  Application details
• 320 FRONT ST W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application to redevelop the southeast and southwest corners of the site at 310-330 Front Street West with two new…
  Application details

41 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 King West GO Transit700 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 750 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.1 km

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

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway450 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)50 m

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

Building permits

• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2022 · Inspection
  CONCRETE REPAIRS AND WATERPROOFING REPLACEMENT ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE EXTERIOR RAMP

6 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

23 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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