688 Bloor Street W 2

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Christie Subway2 min walk
• 🚇 Bathurst Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO3.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 14 grocery stores, 188 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 12 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bloor Meat & Grocery (50 m). Nearest park: Euclid Avenue Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Palmerston Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 88%, math 73%8 min walk
• Montrose Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 70%9 min walk
• Hawthorne II Bilingual Alternative Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 67%10 min walk
• Essex Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 28%10 min walk

Secondary

• Apollo High School2 min walk
• West End Alternative Secondary School4 min walk
• The Bickford Centre4 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 N8X

Owners / renters

52% / 48%

Median household income

$60,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

58% detached, 11% high-rise

Commute by transit

4%

Population

16,457

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Arabic 5.1%, Italian 1%, Spanish 1%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 0.8%.

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 Annex (2025): 35% above the Toronto average, down 12% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter104% above average
• Auto theft48% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings36% 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 2 active

• 860 BATHURST ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  The proposal involves a 3-storey addition to the existing 2-storey building, resulting in a 5-storey mixed-use building. The development would retain medical…
  Application details
• 736 BATHURST ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 386 rental dwelling units and cultural/commercial space at-grade. The existing Bathurst…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

5 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

35 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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.

City rules