5500 Yonge Street 608

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO4.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 108 cafés and restaurants, 17 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (100 m). Nearest park: Lorraine Drive Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%2 min walk
• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%9 min walk
• R J Lang Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%17 min walk
• St. Antoine Daniel Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 24%17 min walk

Secondary

• FutureSkills High School Private5 min walk
• Avondale Secondary Alternative School16 min walk
• Drewry Secondary School17 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 M2N

Owners / renters

59% / 41%

Median household income

$82,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

17% detached, 70% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

75,100

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 11.7%, Iranian Persian 7.2%, Korean 6.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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 Willowdale West (2025): 36% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault27% below average
• Break and enter45% below average
• Auto theft60% below average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% 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 15 active

• 40 HENDON AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed Development comprises a 14-storey residential/mixed-use building (45.25metres, excluding mechanical elements). A total gross floor area of 13,051…
  Application details
• 41 HENDON AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed application for a Holding By-Law Amendment to lift the Holding Symbol from the Zoning By-law for 41-47 Hendon Avenue.
  Application details
• 15 HORSHAM AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 45-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial at grade. The building will provide…
  Application details
• 38 FINCH AVE W · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of an 46-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use. The building will provide a…
  Application details
• 41 HENDON AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application proposes the development of an 38-storey mixed-use building providing rental residential and retail use at grade. The building…
  Application details
• 30 HENDON AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  OPA & Rezoning to permit the redevelopment of the subject site with a 46-storey (152.55-metre) purpose built rental apartment building, comprised of a 6-…
  Application details

15 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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.

Building permits

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2025 · Closed
  Localized deteriorated concrete repairs at the shared garage including vertical surfaces and topside/soffit of suspended slabs. Repairs…
• Fire Alarm · 2022 · Closed
  Proposal to replace the fire alarm control panel in an existing apartment building.
• Fire Alarm · 2022 · Inspection
  Installation of new heat detector on 14th floor.
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2018 · Permit Issued
  Garage Ramp Repairs and replace heating cables

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

35 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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