650 Queens Quay W 1821

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Union Subway1.9 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 66 cafés and restaurants, 25 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Harbour Green Farms (0 m). Nearest park: Arcadia Co-operative Backyard (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• The Waterfront School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 71%2 min walk
• Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 64%8 min walk
• Jean Lumb Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 65%9 min walk
• ALPHA Alternative Junior School18 min walk

Secondary

• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%2 min walk
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School18 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 M5V

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

59,912

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Hindi 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 Fort York-Liberty Village (2025): 24% below the Toronto average, down 5% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter34% below average
• Auto theft79% below average
• Robbery70% below average
• Theft from vehicles38% 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 5 active

• 545 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 100 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 419 units.
  Application details
• 545 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 100 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Block A contemplates a dedicated commercial development that maintains the heritage component of the existing building. An additional 2 storeys is proposed to…
  Application details
• 545 LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 100 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Application details
• 470 R LAKE SHORE BLVD W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2021
  Zoning by-law amendment application to facilitate the development of 5,509 square metres of non-residential retail space located below the Gardiner Expressway.
  Application details
• 5 EIREANN QUAY · 200 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Site Plan Control Application to redesign the taxi pick-up and drop-off area for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and the parking area at 5 Eireann Quay…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 King West GO Transit950 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.5 km
• 🚧 Exhibition 1.6 km · opening 2031

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway250 m

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

Trees

92 City street trees within 100 m, mostly oaks. 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