480 Front Street W 1206

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway18 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 20 grocery stores, 269 cafés and restaurants, 34 parks, 16 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys (250 m). Nearest park: Draper Park (100 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 School7 min walk
• The Waterfront School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 71%11 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School7 min walk
• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%11 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private17 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 Wellington Place (2025): 31% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault52% above average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft57% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings30% above 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 28 active

• 150 QUEENS WHARF RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are…
  Application details
• 495 KING ST W · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 445 ADELAIDE ST W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
  Application details
• 10 LOWER SPADINA AVE · 450 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 · 450 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
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed mixed-use building containing 1,058 units, 23-storey and 27-storey towers atop a nine-storey base building.
  Application details

31 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 Transit500 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 750 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.3 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.

What can be built CRE

Commercial Residential Employment (with a site-specific exception).

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

• Other · 2026 · Under Review
  Structural slab infill at openings on L4&6.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to suite interior.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2025 · Closed
  One pair of electromagnetic locks on ground floor.
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Security gates install for the existing Shoppers Drug Mart - 486 Front St. W., Unit LG-12
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Interior alterations for suite 2301for office - The Well

14 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

16 City street trees within 100 m. 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