495 Queen Street W

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Osgoode Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 23 grocery stores, 499 cafés and restaurants, 20 parks, 24 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Fresh Picked Fresh Produce & Flowers (100 m). Nearest park: St. Andrew's Playground (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• ALPHA Alternative Junior School4 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%5 min walk
• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%7 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%9 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School4 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private7 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%13 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 41 active

• 489 KING ST W · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 445 ADELAIDE ST W · 250 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
• 111 PETER ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a new 52-story residential tower atop of the existing 9-story office building with ground-floor retail. This design includes 852…
  Application details
• 111 PETER ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a new 52-story residential tower atop of the existing 9-story office building with ground-floor retail. This design includes 852…
  Application details
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 500 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
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed 40-storey, 123 metre, mixed-use building containing 413 residential units.
  Application details

47 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

• 🚧 Chinatown 200 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit550 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1000 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.

What can be built CR

Commercial Residential (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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2007). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Other · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish and replace rear wall at lane at commercial property.
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing retail store."JUUL"

11 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

52 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.