71 Robert Street

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Weston UP Express13 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: no grocery stores, 27 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 12 pharmacies. Nearest park: Elm Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. John the Evangelist Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 26%7 min walk
• H.J. Alexander Community School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 62%9 min walk
• Pelmo Park Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 49%, math 37%9 min walk
• Weston Memorial Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 84%, math 84%11 min walk

Secondary

• Weston Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 27%, literacy test 70%10 min walk
• C R Marchant Middle School11 min walk
• Chaminade College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 55%, literacy test 77%1.8 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 M5S

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$70,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

1% detached, 72% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,074

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%, Korean 1.7%, Portuguese 1.1%.

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 Weston (2025): about the Toronto average, down 35% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery60% below average
• Theft from vehicles36% below average
• Shootings121% 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 1 active

• 121 CHURCH ST · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 61 storey mixed-use building containing 691 dwelling units, 43,404 sqm of residential GFA, and 464 sqm of retail GFA.
  Application details
• 143 CHURCH ST · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2026
  Proposed 61-storey mixed-use building (201.5 metres including mechanical penthouse) containing 280 square metres of non-residential space on the ground floor…
  Application details
• 121 CHURCH ST · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 59 storey mixed-use building containing 690 dwelling units, 42,000 sqm of residential GFA, and 500 sqm of retail GFA. A Site Plan Application…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 13 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 RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ 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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2011). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Garage · 2025 · Closed
  Proposed rear yard, detached garage and driveway for a single family dwelling townhouse.
• Multiple Projects · 2025 · Closed
  Proposed second storey addition and interior alterations and a new rear patio.
• Underpinning · 2024 · Closed
  Proposed underpinning of an Existing Single Family Dwelling Townhouse.

4 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

40 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.

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