5 San Romano Way 1509

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Driftwood LRT2 min walk
• 🚇 Jane and Finch LRT4 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO3.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 10 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (300 m). Nearest park: Driftwood Park (500 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Driftwood Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 47%, math 41%7 min walk
• St. Charles Garnier Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 21%8 min walk
• Topcliff Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 39%, math 43%8 min walk
• St. Francis de Sales Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 20%10 min walk

Secondary

• Westview Centennial Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 21%, literacy test 58%15 min walk
• Brookview Middle School15 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 M3N

Owners / renters

37% / 63%

Median household income

$66,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

18%

Homes

7% detached, 52% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

40,846

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Vietnamese 7.3%, Spanish 4.8%, Italian 2.4%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.2%.

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 Black Creek (2025): 25% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault57% above average
• Break and enter50% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehicles21% below average
• Shootings322% 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 1 active

• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Control Application to facilitate Phase 1 of the proposed redevelopment of the Jane Finch Mall. Phase 1 incorporates the lands fronting on Finch…
  Application details
• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The stand-alone Official Plan Amendment proposes to establish a site and area specific policy (SASP) in order to facilitate the long-term, multi-phased…
  Application details
• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes the development of Phase 1, incorporating the lands fronting on Finch Avenue West. Six new buildings are proposed, with…
  Application details
• 1 YORK GATE BLVD · 350 m
  Site Plan · OMB Approved · applied 2022
  **The OLT issued the Final Order on the ZBA appeal (OLT-23-000969) and adjourned the site plan appeal (OLT-23-000970). The site plan appeal is currently in the…
  Application details
• 1 YORK GATE BLVD · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Approved · applied 2022
  Construction of a 22-storey purpose-built rental residential apartment building in the northwest portion of the property.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 17 km. Transit times · Driving times

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 RAC

Residential Apartment Commercial (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

Trees

35 City street trees within 100 m. 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.

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