68 Abell Street 538

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway2.2 km
• 🚇 Ossington Subway2.2 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO13 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 15 grocery stores, 172 cafés and restaurants, 26 parks, 11 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (250 m). Nearest park: Lisgar Park (0 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• The Grove Community School8 min walk
• Alexander Muir/Gladstone Avenue Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 42%10 min walk
• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%11 min walk
• Holy Family Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 42%15 min walk

Secondary

• Parkdale Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 61%, literacy test 86%15 min walk
• City View Alternative Senior School1.2 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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 1.1%.

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 Little Portugal (2025): about the Toronto average, down 22% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery58% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings34% 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 12 active

• 1179 KING ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposed development consists of a 37-storey mixed-use building containing hotel and residential uses. Office and commercial uses will be maintained on…
  Application details
• 1153 QUEEN ST W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 27-storey mixed-use building with retail at-grade. There will be 367 dwelling units, including 10 rental replacement units.
  Application details
• 23 NORTHCOTE AVE · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for a 3-storey residential building comprised of 2 residential units.
  Application details
• 121 SUDBURY ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Construction of the King-Liberty SmartTrack station, including three station entrances outside the rail corridor, two pedestrian bridges and an island platform…
  Application details
• 1117 QUEEN ST W · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2023
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 29-storey mixed use building and retains the existing 2-storey Postal Station C building in its…
  Application details
• 61 HANNA AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The proposal includes a 3-storey podium with retail at grade and two residential towers at 29 and 34 storeys.
  Application details

10 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Exhibition 800 m · opening 2031
• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.8 km

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Weston Subdivision)150 m

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

Building permits

• Change of Use · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal for change of use from art gallery to a retail pharmacy - UNIT 8
• Change of Use · 2021 · Inspection
  Proposal for change of use from art gallery to a retail pharmacy - UNITS 9, 10, 11
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to medical office unit 12
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations for Medical Office Unit 6-7
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations for existing office unit LW5

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

52 City street trees within 100 m. That’s about 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.

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