700 Lawrence Ave W Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Lawrence West Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Glencairn Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO4.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 27 cafés and restaurants, 5 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Villa (150 m). Nearest park: Wenderly Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Charles Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%7 min walk
• Flemington Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 31%, math 25%9 min walk
• Glen Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 73%, math 42%15 min walk
• Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 61%15 min walk

Secondary

• John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 37%, literacy test 72%10 min walk
• Lawrence Heights Middle School11 min walk
• Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic · Private17 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 M6A

Owners / renters

41% / 59%

Median household income

$72,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

16%

Homes

16% detached, 34% high-rise

Commute by transit

35%

Population

22,380

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 7%, Spanish 2.5%, Portuguese 2.3%, Italian 1.8%.

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 Yorkdale-Glen Park (2025): 87% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault58% above average
• Break and enter80% above average
• Auto theft119% above average
• Robbery87% above average
• Theft from vehicles70% above average
• Shootings249% 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 6 active

• 1 REPLIN RD · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2025
  Application to create new and reconfigured public streets, public parks and 8 new Toronto Community Housing lots, to permit new and replacement residential…
  Application details
• 111 WENDERLY DR · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 13-storey (41.5 metre) mixed-use building containing 200 residential units with a total gross floor area…
  Application details
• 736 MARLEE AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application to permit a 26-storey mixed-use building with a total gross floor area of 22,787.7 square metres…
  Application details
• 699 LAWRENCE AVE W · 100 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 40-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 774 MARLEE AVE · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 12 storey residential building containing 301 dwelling units. A total of 19,085 square metres of GFA and 180 parking spaces are…
  Application details
• 782 MARLEE AVE · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  Official Plan and Zoning by-law amendment application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a proposed 24 storey residential building with 60m2…
  Application details

1 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 9 km. Transit times · Driving times

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Allen Road200 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

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Not Started
  Proposed interior alterations of new restaurant - Swiss Chalet
• Demolition · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal to demolish existing 3 storey building (HBC Office Building)
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations - Fitout for New Salon.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposed shell work and redemise of existing units 122, 124 & 124a. The overall scope is to redemise the spaces into new units 122 & 124,…
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations to existing office space.

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

Trees

42 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.