517 Kingston Road 6

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Main Street Subway1.3 km
• 🚇 Woodbine Subway1.3 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO16 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 37 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: The Big Carrot (400 m). Nearest park: Love Crescent Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Norway Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 60%6 min walk
• Williamson Road Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 73%8 min walk
• Beaches Alternative Junior School10 min walk
• Kimberley Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 67%10 min walk

Secondary

• Glen Ames Senior Public School7 min walk
• Notre Dame Catholic High School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 67%, literacy test 97%12 min walk
• Malvern Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 78%, literacy test 96%15 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 M4L

Owners / renters

61% / 39%

Median household income

$101,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

18%

Homes

19% detached, 7% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

32,218

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Urdu 0.6%.

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 The Beaches (2025): 31% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault32% below average
• Break and enter20% below average
• Auto theft27% below average
• Robbery68% below 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 3 active

• 346 LEE AVE · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2023
  for 3 units and easement
  Application details
• 511 KINGSTON RD · 0 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Amendment application. Amends the previously approved site plan application under 19 160180 STE 19 SA. Key changes include: revisions to side facade…
  Application details
• 558-560 KINGSTON RD · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2021
  Zoning By-law Amendment and Official Plan Amendment Application to permit a 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 3,725 square metres and…
  Application details
• 264 KENILWORTH AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  An Official Plan Amendment application submitted by Toronto Community Housing to facilitate the severance of the Site in order to implement the City's Tenants…
  Application details
• 9 BENLAMOND AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Zoning By-law Amendment for 4-storey (14.3 metre) low rise residential apartment building with 16 residential units, a total Gross Floor Area of 1,751 square…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 7 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 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 · 2021 · Closed
  Revision - add post and beam structure for the mezzanine level as per site conditions

9 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

32 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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