705 King Street W 1414

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway1.6 km
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway1.7 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO1.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 14 grocery stores, 218 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 15 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Kitchen Table (0 m). Nearest park: Adelaide Place Parkette (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Mary Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 38%4 min walk
• Niagara Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 84%5 min walk
• ALPHA Alternative Junior School9 min walk
• Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 71%11 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School9 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private14 min walk
• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%16 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 M5V

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

59,912

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Hindi 1%.

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 West Queen West (2025): 24% below the Toronto average, down 16% from the year before.

• Assault23% below average
• Break and enter37% above average
• Auto theft63% below average
• Robbery34% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings21% 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 27 active

• 689 KING ST W · 50 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed 30-storey mixed-use development, comprised of hotel uses on the first 13-storeys, including a restaurant and 251 hotel suites, and residential uses…
  Application details
• 150 QUEENS WHARF RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  The 2025 Proposal is a 37-storey tower with a total of 268 units and ~350m2 of ground floor non-residential GFA. Of the 268 units, over 50% of the units are…
  Application details
• 539 KING ST W · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 451 ADELAIDE ST W · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
  Application details
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed mixed-use building containing 1,058 units, 23-storey and 27-storey towers atop a nine-storey base building.
  Application details
• 71 PORTLAND ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Proposed 40-storey, 123 metre, mixed-use building containing 413 residential units.
  Application details

30 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 King West GO Transit200 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 900 m
• 🚧 Exhibition 1.5 km · opening 2031

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

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.

Building permits

• Other · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal to expand existing generator room on level P1.
• Other · 2024 · Inspection
  Fire pump replacement
• Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · 2023 · Inspection
  Proposal for cladding repairs including shelf angle replacement in an existing mixed use building.
• Interior Alterations · 2015 · Closed
  Proposal for structural alterations to the roof deck for new cooling tower replacement in existing multiple unit building.

12 permits 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

32 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