501 Yonge Street 1112

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 College Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Wellesley Subway4 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 371 cafés and restaurants, 31 parks, 30 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (200 m). Nearest park: Alexander Street Parkette (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%6 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%12 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%13 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic15 min walk

Secondary

• Native Learning Centre5 min walk
• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%7 min walk
• Collège français French7 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 38 active

• 21 MCGILL ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey addition to the existing Covenant House Toronto. The proposal would increase its youth crisis and supportive housing capacity…
  Application details
• 110 MAITLAND ST · 400 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
• 110 MAITLAND ST · 400 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
• 2 CARLTON ST · 150 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
• 543 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail…
  Application details
• 506 CHURCH ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties at 508-510 Church St. Approximately 4390 square…
  Application details

48 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 1.2 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.4 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.4 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.

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  REVISION - minor interior layout changes due to onsite conditionsProposal for interior alterations to convert commercial retail unit into…
• Building Permit Related · 2025 · Closed
  FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Proposal for interior alterations to convert commercial retail unit into an office.
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations for tenant at UNIT 9 - BARBER SHOP
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Leasehold improvements for a new Fit For Less fitness club - B1and B2 levels, ground floor
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alteration - fit out for new restaurant, construction of Interior walls, Plumbing water supply and Sanitary work,HVAC…

10 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

21 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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