70 Driftwood Avenue 161

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Driftwood LRT7 min walk
• 🚇 Jane and Finch LRT8 min walk
• 🚆 Downsview Park GO2.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 9 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: FreshCo (300 m). Nearest park: Yorkwoods Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Topcliff Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 39%, math 43%4 min walk
• Yorkwoods Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 26%, math 0%7 min walk
• St. Francis de Sales Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 64%, math 20%7 min walk
• Firgrove Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 62%, math 52%9 min walk

Secondary

• Oakdale Park Middle School11 min walk
• Westview Centennial Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 21%, literacy test 58%13 min walk
• C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 24%, literacy test 65%17 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 M3N

Owners / renters

37% / 63%

Median household income

$66,500

Average age

39

Children under 15

18%

Homes

7% detached, 52% high-rise

Commute by transit

29%

Population

40,846

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Vietnamese 7.3%, Spanish 4.8%, Italian 2.4%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.2%.

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 Glenfield-Jane Heights (2025): 23% above the Toronto average, down 5% from the year before.

• Assault41% above average
• Break and enter40% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery84% above average
• Theft from vehicles54% below average
• Shootings208% 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 3 active

• 2839 JANE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Application details
• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  Site Plan Control Application to facilitate Phase 1 of the proposed redevelopment of the Jane Finch Mall. Phase 1 incorporates the lands fronting on Finch…
  Application details
• 4 CANE GRASSWAY · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2020
  A Rezoning Amendment and Draft Plan of Subdivision application to re-develop the site with 6 new residential buildings, a community centre, a public park,…
  Application details
• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The stand-alone Official Plan Amendment proposes to establish a site and area specific policy (SASP) in order to facilitate the long-term, multi-phased…
  Application details
• 1911 FINCH AVE W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2023
  The Zoning By-law Amendment proposes the development of Phase 1, incorporating the lands fronting on Finch Avenue West. Six new buildings are proposed, with…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 16 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.

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

Trees

43 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.

City rules