68 Merton Street 707

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Davisville Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 St. Clair Subway15 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 9 grocery stores, 76 cafés and restaurants, 12 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Sobeys Urban Fresh (150 m). Nearest park: Al Green Sculpture Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%4 min walk
• The York School - Junior Campus Private9 min walk
• Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 68%12 min walk
• Upper Canada College Private14 min walk

Secondary

• Hodgson Middle School14 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 M4S

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

13%

Homes

12% detached, 68% high-rise

Commute by transit

39%

Population

30,754

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.1%, Iranian Persian 1.9%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 South Eglinton-Davisville (2025): 49% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault43% below average
• Break and enter32% below average
• Auto theft74% below average
• Robbery69% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% 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 28 active

• 22 DAVISVILLE AVE · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2026
  The current proposal seeks to add an additional 10 storeys to each tower resulting in a total height of 48 and 55 storeys (165.3 metres and 186.3 metres to the…
  Application details
• 1960 YONGE ST · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use building. The building will contain 379 residential units, 9 of which are rental replacement units, with…
  Application details
• 267 MERTON ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan for a 40-storey mixed use purpose built rental building with 494 dwelling units, of which 30% will be affordable rental units. A total gross floor…
  Application details
• 170 MERTON ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 36-storey mixed-use residential building, which includes the partial retention of the existing heritage building at 170 Merton Street.…
  Application details
• 81 LAWTON BLVD · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for two new 38 and 43-storey residential buildings. The proposed development will be comprised of 706 residential units.
  Application details
• 81 LAWTON BLVD · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  OLT Interim Order for Approval of two new 37 and 38-storey residential buildings subject to fulfillment of conditions.
  Application details

36 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 6 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 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

• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2023 · Closed
  Proposed isolated guardrail installation
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2017 · Closed
  Proposal to install 2 maglocks on each of the north exterior exit doors on the ground floor of an existing apartment building.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2016 · Cancelled
  Proposal to install 1 electromagnetic lock on the ground floor at exit stair B.
• Electromagnetic Locks · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to install 2 maglocks in the p1 garage and elevator lobby
• Sprinklers · 2015 · Inspection
  Proposal to install sprinklers and standpipe for new condo currently under construction

4 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

18 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