488 University Avenue 5002

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway1 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 563 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 31 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Petra Ave Market (300 m). Nearest park: Gallery Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private7 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%7 min walk
• Beverley School8 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%12 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School3 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%8 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private9 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 M5G

Owners / renters

30% / 70%

Median household income

$67,500

Average age

34

Children under 15

8%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

9,751

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.9%, Arabic 2.8%, Korean 1.6%.

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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 19 active

• 99 GERRARD ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.
  Application details
• 206 SIMCOE ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe…
  Application details
• 67 ELM ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.
  Application details
• 130 ELIZABETH ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 15-storey building at 604-610 Bay Street and a 43-storey building at 130 Elizabeth Street. The proposed development integrates the…
  Application details
• 250 DUNDAS ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required…
  Application details
• 234 SIMCOE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Standard Draft Plan of Condominium for 17 non-residential units.
  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

• 🚧 Osgoode 500 m
• 🚧 Queen 800 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 950 m

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

59 City street trees within 100 m, mostly lindens. 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