523 Bloor Street W 1

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Bathurst Subway3 min walk
• 🚇 Spadina Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 188 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 11 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (100 m). Nearest park: Seaton Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Palmerston Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 73%9 min walk
• King Edward Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 82%, math 82%13 min walk

Secondary

• Central Technical School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 74%4 min walk
• ALPHA II Alternative School4 min walk
• Monsignor Fraser College - Annex Campus Catholic7 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 M5S

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$70,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

1% detached, 72% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,074

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%, Korean 1.7%, Portuguese 1.1%.

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 University (2025): 120% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault127% above average
• Break and enter285% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery71% above average
• Theft from vehicles67% above 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 13 active

• 862 BATHURST ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposal involves a 3-storey addition to the existing 2-storey building, resulting in a 5-storey mixed-use building. The development would retain medical…
  Application details
• 736 BATHURST ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 386 rental dwelling units and cultural/commercial space at-grade. The existing Bathurst…
  Application details
• 175 LOWTHER AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Lift the hold ('H') application for By-law 410-2024.
  Application details
• 175 LOWTHER AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 11-storey residential building with 64 dwelling units, including the retention of part of the heritage building at 171 Lowther Avenue.
  Application details
• 40 WALMER RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 25-storey building with a mix of rental replacement units (33 units) and condominium ownership units, totalling 253 units.
  Application details
• 425 BLOOR ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 30-storey building with retail units at grade along Bloor Street West. Overall, the proposal will introduce 472 residential units and 798 square…
  Application details

13 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

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 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

• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations for the new tenant - Easy Financial

7 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

77 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more 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