597 Parliament Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Castle Frank Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Sherbourne Subway12 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 79 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 20 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Ambal Trading (50 m). Nearest park: Winchester Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Winchester Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 57%4 min walk
• Rose Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 14%6 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%8 min walk
• Sprucecourt Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 25%9 min walk

Secondary

• Jarvis Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 34%, literacy test 80%11 min walk
• Msgr Fraser College - Isabella Campus Catholic11 min walk
• Rosedale Heights School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 95%11 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 M3H

Owners / renters

54% / 46%

Median household income

$92,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

36% detached, 38% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

38,416

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 6.1%, Russian 3.7%, Spanish 2.1%, Mandarin 1.5%.

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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town (2025): 26% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault40% above average
• Break and enter70% above average
• Auto theft59% below average
• Robbery85% above 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 4 active

• 240 WELLESLEY ST E · 200 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish two development blocks with pedestrian and vehicular connections into and through the subject site. A new public park…
  Application details
• 509 PARLIAMENT ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Zoning By-law Amendment law to permit the development of site for a 10-storey mixed-use building (38.6 metres) with retail at-grade (278 square metres) and 60…
  Application details
• 240 WELLESLEY ST E · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval application to permit three new buildings on the lands, comprising a 47-storey mixed-use building with 5,770 square metres of…
  Application details
• 545 SHERBOURNE ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2018
  Site Plan Control application for a 51-storey mixed use building with a GFA of 35,000 sq. m with 499 sq. m of retail space and 511 residential units, and the…
  Application details
• 77 HOWARD ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amednement for a 41-storey infill mixed-use building while maintaining the existing 24-storey rental apartment building on site. The proposed new…
  Application details
• 215 WELLESLEY ST E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  The proposed development contains 32 affordable housing units, plus a single transitional unit containing 16 beds, and includes office uses at the ground floor…
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Moss Park 1.5 km
• 🚧 Distillery District 1.8 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.9 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 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.

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

67 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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.