53 Harold Street

Getting around Walkable

• 🚆 Mimico GO6 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 18 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Blooms & General (350 m). Nearest park: Coronation Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• George R Gauld Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 82%, math 63%7 min walk
• High Park Centennial Montessori School Private7 min walk
• St. Leo Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 73%8 min walk
• John English Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 60%13 min walk

Secondary

• Mimico Adult Centre10 min walk
• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%1.5 km

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 M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

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 Mimico-Queensway (2025): 254% above the Toronto average, up 9% from the year before.

• Assault448% above average
• Break and enter30% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery47% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% 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

• 286 ROYAL YORK RD · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development includes one 40-storey building which will deliver approximately 467 new residential units with 39,654.5 square metres of residential…
  Application details
• 464 ROYAL YORK RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed redevelopment of the subject property with a 12-storey apartment building containing 112 purpose-built rental apartment dwelling units.
  Application details
• 95 PORTLAND ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Proposed construction of the proposed Block C transitional housing facility on the property municipally known as 31 Windsor Street and 95 Portland Street.
  Application details
• 18 BUCKINGHAM ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Proposed construction of the proposed Block B cooperative affordable housing building on the property municipally known as 18 Buckingham Street, Toronto.
  Application details
• 327 ROYAL YORK RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed redevelopment of the subject site with a transit-supportive mixed-usedevelopment comprised of a 51-storey mixed-use building on the western portion of…
  Application details
• 327 ROYAL YORK RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application in relation to rezoning application file #19 232 985 WET 03 OZ. This application proposes two apartment buildings (34 and 35 storeys)…
  Application details

18 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Oakville Subdivision)300 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 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

60 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