550 Glencairn Avenue Bsmt

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Glencairn Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO5.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 7 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Glen Eden Fruits (250 m). Nearest park: Hillhurst Parkette (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Glen Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 42%6 min walk
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 26%8 min walk
• Mesorah Montessori School Private14 min walk
• West Preparatory Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 57%16 min walk

Secondary

• Bnos Bais Yaakov High School of Toronto8 min walk
• John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 37%, literacy test 72%15 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 M6B

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

31% detached, 47% high-rise

Commute by transit

32%

Population

28,534

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Italian 3%, Spanish 2.7%, Portuguese 2.6%.

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 Englemount-Lawrence (2025): 32% below the Toronto average, up 10% from the year before.

• Assault30% below average
• Break and enter28% below average
• Auto theft34% below average
• Robbery42% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings206% 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 3 active

• 282 STRATHALLAN WOOD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of an 12-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
  Application details
• 521 COLDSTREAM AVE · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 2-storey institutional building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1547.83…
  Application details
• 2793 BATHURST ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Revised Site Plan application for the redevelopment of the lands with a twelve (12)-storey mixed-use building with 240 residential units and commercial…
  Application details
• 515 GLENCAIRN AVE · 100 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2025
  Site Plan Amendment to the previously approved 9-storey mixed-use building under File No. 20 165519 NNY 08 SA. The proposed revisions include a reduction in…
  Application details
• 2788 BATHURST ST · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium to create 127 condo units.
  Application details
• 521 COLDSTREAM AVE · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2021
  Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 2-storey institutional building having a non-residential gross…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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.

2 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

57 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