525 Eglinton Avenue E 601

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Leaside LRT4 min walk
• 🚇 Mount Pleasant LRT13 min walk
• 🚆 Oriole GO6.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 54 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (150 m). Nearest park: Charlotte Maher Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Maurice Cody Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 94%, math 87%9 min walk
• St. Anselm Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 75%13 min walk
• Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 80%14 min walk
• Eglinton Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 68%14 min walk

Secondary

• Leaside High School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 79%, literacy test 95%9 min walk
• Northern Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 72%, literacy test 91%12 min walk
• Hodgson Middle School17 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 M4P

Owners / renters

26% / 74%

Median household income

$74,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

7% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

38%

Population

25,057

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3%, Iranian Persian 2.4%, Spanish 2.3%, Korean 1.6%.

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 Mount Pleasant East (2025): 38% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault56% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery87% below average
• Theft from vehicles49% below 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 19 active

• 525 EGLINTON AVE E · 0 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 45-storey mixed-use building containing 526 total dwelling units. The proposal contains a total gross floor area (GFA) of 34,991 m², comprised of…
  Application details
• 660 EGLINTON AVE E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of a 44-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
  Application details
• 552 EGLINTON AVE E · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of an 25-storey mixed-use building providing commercial use at grade. The building will provide a total of…
  Application details
• 435 ROEHAMPTON AVE · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium to create 28 condo units.
  Application details
• 609 ROEHAMPTON AVE · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Rezoning application proposing to redevelop the Subject Lands with two residential apartment buildings containing building heights of 15 storey's each (plus…
  Application details
• 660 EGLINTON AVE E · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Rezoning Application to permit a transit supportive mixed-use development featuring three towers of 32, 37 and 43 storeys, A total of 1,201 dwelling units and…
  Application details

25 more within 500 m.

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 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2019 · Inspection
  Proposal for balcony localized concrete repairs, localized concrete repairs for underground garage and balcony railing replacement for…

4 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

43 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