55 Centre Avenue 2003

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 24 grocery stores, 548 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 33 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Petra Ave Market (150 m). Nearest park: Downtown Diversity Garden on Elizabeth Street (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%9 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private9 min walk
• Beverley School11 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic11 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School5 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%10 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private11 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 M5G

Owners / renters

30% / 70%

Median household income

$67,500

Average age

34

Children under 15

8%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

9,751

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.9%, Arabic 2.8%, 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 Yonge-Bay Corridor (2025): 247% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault338% above average
• Break and enter191% above average
• Auto theft28% below average
• Robbery283% above average
• Theft from vehicles90% above average
• Shootings47% 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 24 active

• 99 GERRARD ST W · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.
  Application details
• 206 SIMCOE ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe…
  Application details
• 67 ELM ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.
  Application details
• 130 ELIZABETH ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 15-storey building at 604-610 Bay Street and a 43-storey building at 130 Elizabeth Street. The proposed development integrates the…
  Application details
• 250 DUNDAS ST W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required…
  Application details
• 234 SIMCOE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Standard Draft Plan of Condominium for 17 non-residential units.
  Application details

31 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Osgoode 450 m
• 🚧 Queen 650 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.0 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.

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 · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to replacement of flooring. Installation of drywall partition to convert condominium unit from one bedroom + den to two bedroom…
• Other · 2024 · Closed
  Localized Brick and Sealant Repairs
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2019 · Inspection
  Proposal for repairs the parking garage for a condominium

5 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 3 new homes.

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

Trees

19 City street trees within 100 m, mostly kentuckies. That’s fewer 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