49 Algoma Street Basement

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚆 Mimico GO8 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 36 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Blooms & General (350 m). Nearest park: Winslow Dalesford Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• George R Gauld Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 82%, math 63%3 min walk
• St. Louis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 43%10 min walk
• David Hornell Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 60%10 min walk
• St. Leo Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 73%13 min walk

Secondary

• Mimico Adult Centre14 min walk
• Karen Kain School of the Arts18 min walk
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%18 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 M8Y

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

34% detached, 29% high-rise

Commute by transit

19%

Population

21,986

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Ukrainian 2.8%, Polish 2.5%, Russian 2.2%, Spanish 1.5%.

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 Mimico-Queensway (2025): 254% above the Toronto average, up 9% from the year before.

• Assault448% above average
• Break and enter30% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery47% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% below 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 17 active

• 2 AUDLEY ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposal includes 5 mixed-use towers, ranging in heights of 34-54 storeys with 2,631 residential rental units and 415 vehicular parking spaces within a…
  Application details
• 464 ROYAL YORK RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed redevelopment of the subject property with a 12-storey apartment building containing 112 purpose-built rental apartment dwelling units.
  Application details
• 18 BUCKINGHAM ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Proposed construction of the proposed Block B cooperative affordable housing building on the property municipally known as 18 Buckingham Street, Toronto.
  Application details
• 31 WINDSOR ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Proposed construction of the proposed Block C transitional housing facility on the property municipally known as 31 Windsor Street and 95 Portland Street.
  Application details
• 2-4 MENDOTA RD · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Proposal to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 4-storey (15.2 metre) tall self-storage facility with a gross floor area of 11,168.26 square…
  Application details
• 59 PORTLAND ST · 200 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

15 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway250 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

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

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. 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