50 Wellesley Street E 1506

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Wellesley Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 College Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 327 cafés and restaurants, 35 parks, 32 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Galleria Supermarket Express (200 m). Nearest park: Paul Kane House Parkette (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%5 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%10 min walk
• Winchester Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 57%15 min walk
• Rose Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 14%15 min walk

Secondary

• Native Learning Centre5 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%7 min walk
• Collège français French8 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 M4Y

Owners / renters

29% / 71%

Median household income

$62,400

Average age

39

Children under 15

4%

Homes

0% detached, 91% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

36,319

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 7.6%, Korean 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%, Iranian Persian 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 Church-Wellesley (2025): 25% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault65% above average
• Break and enter23% below average
• Auto theft79% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 52 active

• 55 ISABELLA ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 75-storey mixed-use building (250.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 92 square…
  Application details
• 110 MAITLAND ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36 are rental replacement units,…
  Application details
• 1075 BAY ST · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m2 of non-residential space and/or…
  Application details
• 110 MAITLAND ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36…
  Application details
• 48 ISABELLA ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential apartment building and will contain a total of 814 dwelling units, including 84…
  Application details
• 2 CARLTON ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan application for an 80-storey tower containing 69,448 square metres of residential GFA and 10,037 square metres of non-residential GFA (Non-res GFA…
  Application details

64 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 1.5 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.5 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.6 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 R

Residential (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

• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  PROPOSAL FOR DEMOLISHING INTERIOR WALL PARTITION AND CEILING. BUILDING NEW PARTITIONS AND CEILING FOR NEW OFFICE ROOMS.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposed lobby renovation including demolition of escalator, infilling of portion of floor slab, relocation of concierge desk and mail…
• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to convert a portion of the ground floor to a sales office for future condo.
• Alternative Solution · 2019 · Approved
  APPLICATION TO USE GRADE TP304 SCH 10 STAINLESS STEEL (SS) PIPE AS ALTERNATE TO TYPE L COPPER FOR DOMESTIC WATER MAIN RISER FOR ADDED…
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2019 · Closed
  Proposal to install one maglock in the underground P1 parking level.

9 permits 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

45 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