753 Gerrard Street E 2

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Chester Subway1.4 km
• 🚇 Broadview Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 11 grocery stores, 84 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 7 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Yao Hua Supermarket (300 m). Nearest park: Caroline Huebner Parkette (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Dundas Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 53%8 min walk
• Withrow Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 62%9 min walk
• Pape Avenue Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 71%9 min walk
• Morse Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 71%14 min walk

Secondary

• Eastdale Collegiate Institute2 min walk
• SEED Alternative School9 min walk
• Queen Alexandra Middle School9 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 M4M

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$99,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

14%

Homes

6% detached, 25% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

25,052

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 6.3%, Mandarin 3.5%, Vietnamese 1.5%, Spanish 0.6%.

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 South Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter40% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles65% above average
• Shootings61% 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 3 active

• 425 CARLAW AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control Placeholder for Gerrard Station, one of the stations included in the Ontario Line Elevated Guideway and Stations contract.
  Application details
• 415 BROADVIEW AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a proposed residential addition to the existing congregation. The proposal will contain 3,824 square metres of residential gross floor…
  Application details
• 415 BROADVIEW AVE · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  A 10 storey building adding to, and modifying, the existing heritage church building onsite. 4,892.98 square metres of residential gross floor area (GFA) are…
  Application details
• 485 LOGAN AVE · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2022
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 41 dwelling units.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Gerrard 350 m
• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line750 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line1.2 km · opening early 2030s

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)300 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

• Second Suite · 2024 · Inspection
  Proposed second suite on 2nd & 3rd floor

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

38 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