42 North Drive LOWER

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway18 min walk
• 🚇 Main Street Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO1.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 39 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (450 m). Nearest park: Golf Club Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Blantyre Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 43%7 min walk
• Avalon Montessori School - Casa School Private7 min walk
• St. Dunstan Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 58%13 min walk
• Adam Beck Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 40%13 min walk

Secondary

• Neil McNeil High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 69%, literacy test 83%13 min walk
• Samuel Hearne Public School15 min walk
• Malvern Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 78%, literacy test 96%19 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 M1N

Owners / renters

65% / 35%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

15%

Homes

51% detached, 14% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

22,976

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 2.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1%, Mandarin 0.5%.

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 Birchcliffe-Cliffside (2025): about the Toronto average, up 6% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% above 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 7 active

• 2535 GERRARD ST E · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Proposal for a 650-square-metre addition to the existing single-storey building for a municipal shelter with approximately 80 beds.
  Application details
• 168 CLONMORE DR · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Amendment to 15 269073 ESC 36 SA to permit the development of 121 stacked townhouse units within seven (7) buildings. Building heights are 13.5m and a total…
  Application details
• 150 CLONMORE DR · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application for a stepped 12-storey multi-unit residential building, inclusive of a rooftop mechanical/amenity floor, and residential uses at-grade…
  Application details
• 150 CLONMORE DR · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  Rezoning proposal for a 12-storey residential building, inclusive of a rooftop mechanical/amenity floor, and residential uses at-grade at the rear and above.…
  Application details
• 1336 KINGSTON RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Demolish the existing 4-storey brick apartment building in order to redevelop the subject lands with an 8-storey apartment building with 112 units (gross floor…
  Application details
• 168 CLONMORE DR · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval was recently secured for the 121 stacked townhouse development.
  Application details

7 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 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

• Multiple Projects · 2018 · Closed
  Construct second floor addition and two storey rear addition w/ first floor alterations; basement walkout, rear deck, covered front porch…

9 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 5 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

39 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.

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