5 Defries Street 1503

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Castle Frank Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Broadview Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 88 cafés and restaurants, 29 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (150 m). Nearest park: Oak Street Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Nelson Mandela Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 17%7 min walk
• Dundas Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 53%11 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%11 min walk
• Sprucecourt Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 25%12 min walk

Secondary

• SEED Alternative School8 min walk
• Queen Alexandra Middle School9 min walk
• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 Regent Park (2025): about the Toronto average, down 7% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft58% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles41% below average
• Shootings27% below 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 14 active

• 7 LABATT AVE · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 46-storey residential building and a 2-storey non-residential building. Overall, the buildings contain a total of 1,170 dwelling units, 72,748.1 sq. m…
  Application details
• 761 DUNDAS ST E · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential…
  Application details
• 620 DUNDAS ST E · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Building 4A Proposal to construct a 26-storey tower, 10 storey mid-rise podium TCHC social housing building with 271 units, retail at grade along Gerrard…
  Application details
• 477 QUEEN ST E · 500 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  The proposed development will be 15 storeys in height, plus mezzanine and mechanical penthouse along Queen Street East. Parking elevator access to four levels…
  Application details
• 620 DUNDAS ST E · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 7 office units.
  Application details
• 641 QUEEN ST E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposed to retain the existing heritage buildings and construct a nine storey residential building. The building will contain 85 new residential dwelling…
  Application details

14 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line850 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line900 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 Distillery District 1.1 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Don Valley Parkway150 m
• 🚆 Rail line (GO Transit - Bala Subdivision)50 m

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

Building permits

• Alternative Solution · 2022 · Cancelled
  Alternative solution application for the sanitary sewer from the control chamber.
• New Building · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a 37 storey condominium residential tower with 580 units including 4 levels of parking
• Alternative Solution · 2021 · Approved
  Alternative Solution for the installation of standpipe and hose systems
• Partial Permit - Structural Framing · 2021 · Closed
  Conditional Permit - Part Permit - Proposal to construct a 37 storey condominium residential tower with 580 units including 4 levels of…
• Partial Permit - Foundation · 2021 · Cancelled
  Conditional Permit - Proposal to construct a 37 storey condominium residential tower with 580 units including 4 levels of parking

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

Trees

8 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