40 Brahms Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Don Mills Subway2.4 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO15 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 20 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (450 m). Nearest park: Willesden Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cresthaven Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 73%7 min walk
• École élémentaire Paul-Demers French10 min walk
• Crestview Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 80%, math 65%11 min walk
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School Catholic12 min walk

Secondary

• Don Valley Middle School11 min walk
• Zion Heights Middle School15 min walk
• A Y Jackson Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 86%, literacy test 92%1.3 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 M2H

Owners / renters

75% / 25%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

12%

Homes

24% detached, 20% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

23,396

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 17.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 10.9%, Iranian Persian 2.3%, Korean 2.1%.

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 Hillcrest Village (2025): 22% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft48% below average
• Robbery113% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings32% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ Garden suite in the backyard
• ✅ Laneway suite, if the lot backs onto a lane

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

82 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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