70 Beechborough Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Keelesdale LRT8 min walk
• 🚇 Caledonia LRT11 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 15 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: G&J West Indian Grocery & Kitchen (450 m). Nearest park: Woodborough Park (350 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Charles E Webster Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 69%, math 19%4 min walk
• Immaculate Conception Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 21%7 min walk
• Silverthorn Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 26%14 min walk
• Keelesdale Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 10%14 min walk

Secondary

• York Memorial Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 65%8 min walk
• George Harvey Collegiate Institute18 min walk
• St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 78%1.7 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 M6M

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$71,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 39% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

42,148

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 7.9%, Spanish 4.8%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

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 Beechborough-Greenbrook (2025): about the Toronto average, down 37% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter41% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery89% above average
• Theft from vehicles30% below average
• Shootings52% 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

• 2175 KEELE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2023
  This application relates to the third phase of Keelesdale and will include 172 residential units in four buildings (two midrise buildings and two stacked back…
  Application details
• 2636 EGLINTON AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Appeal Received · applied 2022
  The development applications would permit a 33-storey mixed use building with heightof 106.1 metres (112.1 inclusive of the mechanical penthouse), containing…
  Application details
• 2636 EGLINTON AVE W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  The development applications would permit a 33-storey mixed use building with height of 106.1 metres (112.1 inclusive of the mechanical penthouse), containing…
  Application details
• 1868 KEELE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Proposed height increase from 19 to 24 storeys. C of A approved 21,406 m2 GFA. Resubmission proposes 21,334 m2 GFA.Proposed development of a 16-storey mixed…
  Application details
• 2175 KEELE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of standard Condominium which includes 208 residential units in four buildings (two midrise buildings and two stacked back to back townhouse…
  Application details
• 2175 KEELE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal for a site plan amendment for application no. 18 135986 WET 12 SA to increase the height of building J from 4 storeys to 5 storeys.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

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

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