657 College Street

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Christie Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 Ossington Subway18 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 204 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 19 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: College Fruit Market (100 m). Nearest park: Grace - College Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 60%3 min walk
• École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 91%5 min walk
• Clinton Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 84%6 min walk
• Montrose Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 70%7 min walk

Secondary

• Delta Senior Alternative School7 min walk
• Horizon Alternative Senior School8 min walk
• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%8 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 M6G

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

43

Children under 15

12%

Homes

13% detached, 8% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

30,600

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3.2%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.6%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.2%.

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 Trinity-Bellwoods (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% above average
• Shootings28% below 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 1 active

• 219 ROXTON RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  An 8-storey mixed-use building.
  Application details
• 219 ROXTON RD · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for an 8-storey mixed use building. The Official Plan Amendment is required to redesignate a portion of…
  Application details
• 65 GRACE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a one-storey addition to the existing daycare facility on the northern side of the existing three-storey school. The proposed addition…
  Application details

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

• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.7 km
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.7 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

• Fire Damage · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal to repair fire damage to 657, 661, & 665 College St.

14 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

82 City street trees within 100 m. 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.