55 Brenda Crescent

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Kennedy Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Ionview LRT1.6 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO8 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 9 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks. Nearest grocery: Fu Yao Supermarket (700 m). Nearest park: Corvette Park (800 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Norman Cook Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 57%3 min walk
• Corvette Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 34%12 min walk
• John A Leslie Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 38%16 min walk
• St. Maria Goretti Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 68%, math 27%19 min walk

Secondary

• Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies13 min walk
• South East Year Round Alternative Centre14 min walk
• Robert Service Senior Public School18 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 M1K

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

29% detached, 45% high-rise

Commute by transit

36%

Population

48,175

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Bengali 4.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%.

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 Kennedy Park (2025): 59% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault98% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery55% above average
• Theft from vehicles90% above average
• Shootings94% above 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 2 active

• 3585 ST CLAIR AVE E · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application for a 35-storey building (Building B), 31-storey building (Building C) and 53-storey building (Building G). Blocks B, C and G will…
  Application details
• 3585 ST CLAIR AVE E · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · OMB Appeal · applied 2020
  Draft plan of subdivision to create 9 blocks and municipal streets comprising of one block for park uses and eight development blocks.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 RD

Residential Detached (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.

6 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 4 new homes.

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

Trees

38 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