40 Bright Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Queen Subway1.6 km
• 🚇 King Subway1.6 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 85 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 12 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kabul Farms Supermarket (450 m). Nearest park: Bright Street Playground (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%2 min walk
• Nelson Mandela Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 17%5 min walk
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%12 min walk
• Lord Dufferin Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 30%12 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%3 min walk
• SEED Alternative School16 min walk
• Queen Alexandra Middle School16 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 Moss Park (2025): 119% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault190% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft64% below average
• Robbery112% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% above average
• Shootings58% 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 16 active

• 77 RIVER ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 46-storey residential building and a 2-storey non-residential building. Overall, the buildings contain a total of 1,170 dwelling units, 72,748.1 sq. m…
  Application details
• 1 SUMACH ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
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• 4 GILEAD PL · 300 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 20-storey purpose built rental residential building, containing 297 dwelling units.
• 4 GILEAD PL · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2026
  The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 20 storey residential building containing 297 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 16 SUMACH ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application to facilitate the development of the site with two mixed use buildings: 59 and 55 storeys, containing 1,284 dwelling units and…
  Application details
• 130 PARLIAMENT ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application for a 46 storey (156.3 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 419 dwelling units and 328 square metres of…
  Application details

19 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

• 🚧 Distillery District 550 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 900 m
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line950 m · opening early 2030s

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 R

Residential.

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

Heritage Listed

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Listed. The City must get 60 days’ notice before demolition, and it can move to designate the property.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Multiple Projects · 2016 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations, deck and parking pad in rear yard.

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

61 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