42 Charles Street E 1402

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Bloor-Yonge Subway3 min walk
• 🚇 Wellesley Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 17 grocery stores, 261 cafés and restaurants, 31 parks, 26 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (150 m). Nearest park: George Hislop Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Jesse Ketchum Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 71%12 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%12 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%13 min walk

Secondary

• Msgr Fraser College - Isabella Campus Catholic9 min walk
• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%10 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%11 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 Church-Wellesley (2025): 25% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault65% above average
• Break and enter23% below average
• Auto theft79% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 50 active

• 90 BLOOR ST E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a self-storage warehouse use on floors 2-5 (formely The Bay retail space). The existing ground floor retail unit will be…
  Application details
• 55 ISABELLA ST · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 75-storey mixed-use building (250.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 92 square…
  Application details
• 27-29 YORKVILLE AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application for North Tower B with 760 residential units proposed.
  Application details
• 27-29 YORKVILLE AVE · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2026
  An application for Draft Plan of Condominium. The application proposes to create 378 residential units.
  Application details
• 112 ISABELLA ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains…
  Application details
• 1075 BAY ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m2 of non-residential space and/or…
  Application details

64 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 1.9 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 2.0 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.

Building permits

• New Building · 2016 · Inspection
  Proposal to construct a 56 sty condo with 3 sty podium, 474 residential units, and 4 levels of below grade parking. NOTE: See active stand…
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2016 · Inspection
  Proposal to install 16 electromagnetic locks in condominium building.
• Alternative Solution · 2015 · Approved
  It is proposed to use type 304L stainless steel piping (4" diameter and larger) and Victaulic stainless steel fittings, in place of type L…
• Alternative Solution · 2015 · Approved
  alternative solution for design of pool deck on 3rd floor of Casa II condo project

3 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

53 City street trees within 100 m. 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