493 Mortimer Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Greenwood Subway12 min walk
• 🚇 Coxwell Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Danforth GO2.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 39 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 8 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Greenwood Market (850 m). Nearest park: True Davidson Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• École élémentaire La Mosaïque French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 85%4 min walk
• R H McGregor Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 72%, math 74%5 min walk
• Diefenbaker Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 65%9 min walk
• Holy Cross Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 46%12 min walk

Secondary

• Cosburn Middle School8 min walk
• Greenwood Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 17%11 min walk
• East York Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 46%, literacy test 83%12 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 M4J

Owners / renters

62% / 38%

Median household income

$93,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

17%

Homes

29% detached, 16% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

35,128

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.5%, Mandarin 0.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 0.7%.

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 Danforth East York (2025): 44% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault43% below average
• Break and enter54% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery86% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings33% 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

No planning applications within 500 m in the last five years.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Cosburn 1.5 km
• 🚧 Pape TTC1.5 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.

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Finishing Basements · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for Basement Renovation
• Other · 2023 · Closed
  Small residential projects, Single Family Dwelling (SFD) semi-detached, Proposal to lower the existing basement via underpinning,…

1 permit 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. 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