637 Lansdowne Avenue A

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lansdowne Subway3 min walk
• 🚇 Dufferin Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 93 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Galaxy T&T (200 m). Nearest park: Susan Tibaldi Parkette (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Sebastian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 69%9 min walk
• Pauline Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%10 min walk
• Brock Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 79%10 min walk
• St. Helen Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 65%13 min walk

Secondary

• Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary6 min walk
• La passerelle secondaire French9 min walk
• École secondaire Toronto Ouest French9 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault59% above average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft51% below average
• Robbery42% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above 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 21 active

• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.
• 221 STERLING RD · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for three residential towers of 27, 24 and 21 storeys in height. There will be a total gross floor area of 55,236.7 square metres and a…
  Application details
• 158 STERLING RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 31-storey mixed-use building which includes 25,493m2 of residential gross floor area with 388 residential units and 838m2 of…
  Application details
• 158 STERLING RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan application to allow for the construction of a new commercial office building. The proposed building will be 11 storeys (44.86 metres) in height,…
  Application details
• 510 LANSDOWNE AVE · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  The Site is proposed to be redeveloped with a new 28-storey (plus mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building. A total gross floor area of 18,392 square metres is…
  Application details

30 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Newmarket Subdivision)200 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built R

Residential.

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

• Finishing Basements · 2019 · Closed
  REVISION#1: add roof over existing rear basement walkoutConvert existing two family dwelling to a dwelling containing three units. Proposed…
• Party Wall Admin Permits · 2018 · Closed
  Party wall permit related to 17-128937
• Multiple Projects · 2017 · Closed
  Revision #1: REVISIONS TO PERMIT #17-127222. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER BUBBLED AREAS, AND REAR TREATED WOOD STAIRS. PROPOSED INTERIOR…
• Other · 2017 · Closed
  Proposed repairs to foundation wall on north side
• Walk-Out Stair · 2016 · Closed
  Proposed basement walkout, basement alterations and underpinning.

8 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

54 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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