5949 Yonge Street 801

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway11 min walk
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway2.2 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 52 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (300 m). Nearest park: Centre Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• R J Lang Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%14 min walk
• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%19 min walk
• St. Paschal Baylon Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 52%19 min walk
• Lillian Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 71%, math 60%1.3 km

Secondary

• Drewry Secondary School5 min walk
• Avondale Secondary Alternative School7 min walk
• École secondaire catholique Monseigneur-de-Charbonnel French8 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 M2M

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

10%

Homes

36% detached, 48% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

31,915

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.8%, Iranian Persian 8.3%, Korean 7.5%, 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 Newtonbrook East (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery23% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 16 active

• 5949 YONGE ST · 0 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condo Application to convert existing 118 residential co-ownership units into condominium units.
  Application details
• 5800 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposal to construct a two-storey child care centre as part of redevelopment of site. Child care centre will have a gross floor area of 913 square metres and…
  Application details
• 5800 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application for Phase 1 (western towers) of 46 and 48 storeys. A total gross floor area of 71,030.1 square metres of residential uses with 999…
  Application details
• 5800 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application for Phase 2 (eastern) of 52 and 54 storeys. A total gross floor area of 80,022.1square metres, 267.5 square metres of non-residential,…
  Application details
• 33 CENTRE AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The development proposal consists of 146 units within four, 4-storey buildings. Blocks A, B and C front onto Centre Avenue with Block D in the south portion of…
  Application details
• 5915 YONGE ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Application for the 3rd phase of the Newtonbrook Plaza development. Proposal consisting of a 38-storey mixed-use tower with 496 dwelling units. Total…
  Application details

14 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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

• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Closed
  Convert an existing restaurant (now closed) to dental and accountant office.
• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2016 · Closed
  Balcony rehabilitation

4 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

4 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