654 Birchmount Road

Getting around Somewhat walkable

• 🚇 Warden Subway15 min walk
• 🚇 Birchmount LRT1.3 km
• 🚆 Scarborough GO1.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 3 cafés and restaurants, 6 parks. Nearest grocery: Hung-Wang Foods Inc (800 m). Nearest park: GECo Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• General Brock Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 76%, math 27%2 min walk
• St. Joachim Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 25%10 min walk
• Danforth Gardens Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 40%19 min walk
• Corvette Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 34%1.3 km

Secondary

• W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 61%, literacy test 89%17 min walk
• South East Year Round Alternative Centre1.7 km
• Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies1.7 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 M1K

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

29% detached, 45% high-rise

Commute by transit

36%

Population

48,175

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tamil 5%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Bengali 4.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%.

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 Clairlea-Birchmount (2025): 45% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault70% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft28% above average
• Robbery38% below average
• Theft from vehicles37% above average
• Shootings20% 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 4 active

• 95 PIDGEON ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  The Draft Plan of Condominium application is intended to facilitate a common elements condominium development consisting of eight (8) 3-storey townhouse units…
  Application details
• 0 BRIMLEY RD · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2020
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to facilitate a proposed plan of subdivision having a total area of 15.625 ha . The subdivision proposes new public…
  Application details
• 0 BRIMLEY RD · 250 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2020
  Proposed plan of subdivision having a total area of 15.625 ha . The subdivision proposes new public roads, along with various blocks for on-street townhouses,…
  Application details
• 672 BIRCHMOUNT RD · 150 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  To permit the development of a 7-storey residential building comprised of 226 residential units at 672 to 676 Birchmount Road. The development is proposed to…
  Application details
• 672 BIRCHMOUNT RD · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  Official Plan Amendment for a 6-storey residential building comprised of 207 residential units and a below grade parking garage. See 20 224482 ESC 20 OZ for…
  Application details
• 95 PIDGEON ST · 300 m
  Part Lot Control · Closed · applied 2021
  The Part Lot Control application is intended to facilitate twenty-six (26) 3-storey townhouse units. ( Part Lot Control for the lands located at Blocks 1-3,…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 12 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.

What can be built RS

Residential Semi-Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

• Second Suite · 2025 · Closed
  Proposal to legalize existing second unit in basement.
• Second Suite · 2025 · Cancelled
  Proposal for a second unit in the basement (recoginze existing).

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

26 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.

City rules