525 Bloor Street E Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Sherbourne Subway3 min walk
• 🚇 Castle Frank Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 98 cafés and restaurants, 25 parks, 18 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Wan2 supermarket (200 m). Nearest park: Dr. Gordon Chong park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Rose Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 14%4 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%11 min walk
• Winchester Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 57%11 min walk
• Rosedale Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 100%13 min walk

Secondary

• Msgr Fraser College - Isabella Campus Catholic5 min walk
• Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 95%10 min walk
• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%11 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 M4W

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$104,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

9%

Homes

18% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

15,296

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 2.8%, Iranian Persian 1%, Spanish 0.9%, Korean 0.8%.

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 North St.James Town (2025): 24% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault67% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft62% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles35% below average
• Shootings48% below 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 13 active

• 38 HUNTLEY ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  To permit the construction of two buildings, with building heights of 56 and 60 storeys and approximately 1,362 dwelling units, and a POPS. The project retains…
  Application details
• 240 WELLESLEY ST E · 500 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish two development blocks with pedestrian and vehicular connections into and through the subject site. A new public park…
  Application details
• 8 EARL ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Application to permit a 63-storey residential building including a total of 50,580.8 square metres of residential gross floor area which will result…
  Application details
• 8 EARL ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 63-storey (207-metre, excluding mechanical penthouse) building, containing 709 total dwelling units…
  Application details
• 141 ISABELLA ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 69-storey residential building containing 823 dwelling units. The existing 7-storey apartment building and 3-storey single…
  Application details
• 135 ISABELLA ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Proposed 69 storey residential building with 770 units.
  Application details

16 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

Coming transit

• 🚧 Moss Park 2.0 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.

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Designated (Part IV). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Fire Alarm · 2023 · Closed
  Fire Alarm Panel Replacement: existing panel is defective; existing devices will be replaced as required to provide compatibility with new…
• Interior Alterations · 2022 · Closed
  Interior alterations the existing daycare in the Place of Worship (St. Peter and St Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church)

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

54 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.