55 Huron Street Lower

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway12 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 22 grocery stores, 535 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 27 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sun Ming Hong (150 m). Nearest park: Grange Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%5 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private5 min walk
• Beverley School6 min walk
• Ryerson Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 65%, math 26%9 min walk

Secondary

• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%4 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private5 min walk
• Contact Alternative School7 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 1%.

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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 6 active

• 160 JOHN ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
  Application details
• 50 STEPHANIE ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 11-storey purpose-built rental residential building atop a 3-storey podium. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 443 QUEEN ST W · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Queen-Spadina Ontario Line
  Application details
• 184 SPADINA AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a hotel development comprised of two towers, one fronting Spadina Avenue (14 storeys - 41.45 metres including the mechanical penthouse)…
  Application details
• 322 1/2 QUEEN ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  INACTIVE Site Plan Approval Application for a proposed 3-storey non-residential building having a gross floor area of approximately 1152.40 square metres.
  Application details
• 571 DUNDAS ST W · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2017
  Draft Plan of Subdivision to update the Master Plan approved in 2011.
  Application details

10 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

• 🚧 Chinatown 450 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 750 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.1 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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Multiple Projects · 2026 · Closed
  Proposal for rear addition to the 3rd floor and front basement walkout (See 25 259322 BLD 00 SR)
• New Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for 2 storey addition to existing 1 storey detached garage and convert to new Laneway Suite
• Multiple Projects · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal interior alterations to convert single family dwelling to a duplex.

3 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

27 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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