556 Marlee Avenue 809

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Glencairn Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO4.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 5 grocery stores, 18 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Zito's Market (400 m). Nearest park: Benner Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 61%3 min walk
• St. Charles Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%12 min walk
• Glen Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 42%14 min walk
• West Preparatory Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 57%17 min walk

Secondary

• John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 37%, literacy test 72%17 min walk
• Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic · Private18 min walk
• Lawrence Heights Middle School1.5 km

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 Yorkdale-Glen Park (2025): 87% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault58% above average
• Break and enter80% above average
• Auto theft119% above average
• Robbery87% above average
• Theft from vehicles70% above average
• Shootings249% 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 20 active

• 679 COLDSTREAM AVE · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment to permit a 42-storey residential building with 461 dwelling units and a gross floor area of 32,758, resulting in a…
  Application details
• 5 STAYNER AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment proposing a 37-storey residential building containing 418 units, a GFA of 27,812.40 square metres, and a Floor Space…
  Application details
• 263 VIEWMOUNT AVE · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Two-tower mixed use building 36 and 39 storeys in height with a four-storey base building and a seven-storey podium connecting the two towers. A mid-block…
  Application details
• 744 MARLEE AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 13-storey (41.5 metre) mixed-use building containing 200 residential units with a total gross floor area…
  Application details
• 377 MARLEE AVE · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 37-storey (124.8m + 6m MPH) and 39-storey (131.1m + 6m MPH) towers on…
  Application details
• 3 ROMAR CRES · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 35 and 37-storey residential towers on a shared 6-storey podium with 886…
  Application details

17 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Allen Road200 m

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

5 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

28 City street trees within 100 m. 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.

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