70 Princess Street 609

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 King Subway14 min walk
• 🚇 Queen Subway17 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 170 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 14 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (100 m). Nearest park: Time and Space Courtyard (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%2 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%6 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School6 min walk
• St. Paul Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 50%11 min walk

Secondary

• Inglenook Community School
  EQAO: literacy test 50%12 min walk
• Collège français French1.6 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 M5A

Owners / renters

35% / 65%

Median household income

$71,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

9%

Homes

0% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

28%

Population

48,978

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Bengali 1.8%, Mandarin 1.7%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.5%, Spanish 1.3%.

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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% 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 30 active

• 231 RICHMOND ST E · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 39-storey mixed-use development with four levels of underground parking, and containing 516 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 31 PARLIAMENT ST · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Stamdard Condominium for 427 units.
  Application details
• 281 FRONT ST E · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Application to permit two residential towers (54 and 50 storeys) with 1,065 dwelling units and 643 square metres of retail space on the ground floor.
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol for 23 167778 STE 10 OZ, 25 231179 STE 10 OZ, and 26 149454 STE 10 OZ
  Application details
• 259 LAKE SHORE BLVD E · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site plan application for Quayside Building 2, a 56 storey, 618 unit building to be delivered as part of the Quayside project. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 298 KING ST E · 250 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan Application for a 42-storey (139.90 metres including mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building with 1,188 square metres of commercial uses at grade…
  Application details

39 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Distillery District 300 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 550 m
• 🚧 Queen 1.1 km

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway400 m

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 2 new homes.

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

Trees

37 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