717 Bay Street 605

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 College Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 Queen's Park Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO1.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 20 grocery stores, 395 cafés and restaurants, 30 parks, 31 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rabba (100 m). Nearest park: College Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%9 min walk
• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%11 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic11 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private13 min walk

Secondary

• Native Learning Centre10 min walk
• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%10 min walk
• Collège français French11 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 M5G

Owners / renters

30% / 70%

Median household income

$67,500

Average age

34

Children under 15

8%

Homes

0% detached, 99% high-rise

Commute by transit

21%

Population

9,751

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 9.1%, Yue (Cantonese) 2.9%, Arabic 2.8%, Korean 1.6%.

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 Yonge-Bay Corridor (2025): 247% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault338% above average
• Break and enter191% above average
• Auto theft28% below average
• Robbery283% above average
• Theft from vehicles90% above average
• Shootings47% 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 32 active

• 700 BAY ST · 100 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed interior alterations to repurpose the existing building to create 249 purpose built rental units.
  Application details
• 335 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  This application is to facilitate a Site Plan Agreement for the subject site, which would permit an extension of the temporary use permit for the outdoor…
• 20 GERRARD ST E · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey addition to the existing Covenant House Toronto. The proposal would increase its youth crisis and supportive housing capacity…
  Application details
• 59 ELM ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.
  Application details
• 610 BAY ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 15-storey building at 604-610 Bay Street and a 43-storey building at 130 Elizabeth Street. The proposed development integrates the…
  Application details
• 2 CARLTON ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan application for an 80-storey tower containing 69,448 square metres of residential GFA and 10,037 square metres of non-residential GFA (Non-res GFA…
  Application details

39 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

• 🚧 Queen 850 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 900 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.3 km

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.

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 Demolition · 2016 · Inspection
  Interior demolition only to the existing retail space in Unit C230 - BlueWater Imaging
• Fire Alarm · 2015 · Closed
  Fire alarm upgrade replace the central alarm control facility (CACF ) and annuciators serving the buildings located at 717 Bay, 711 Bay,…

11 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

45 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