78 Dewson Street Bsmt Apt

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway11 min walk
• 🚇 Dufferin Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 16 grocery stores, 164 cafés and restaurants, 13 parks, 12 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (350 m). Nearest park: Dufferin Grove Park (450 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Dewson Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 60%4 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private8 min walk
• Ossington/Old Orchard Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 85%8 min walk
• Pope Francis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 14%11 min walk

Secondary

• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%7 min walk
• Horizon Alternative Senior School7 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%7 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Palmerston-Little Italy (2025): about the Toronto average, up 15% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter35% above average
• Auto theft49% below average
• Robbery45% above average
• Theft from vehicles33% below average
• Shootingsabout 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 4 active

• 976 COLLEGE ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 6-storey mass timber residential building for 19 affordable dwelling units.
  Application details
• 833 COLLEGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  INACTIVE Proposed development consists of a six (6) storey mixed-use building including 58.4 square metres of commercial space at grade and 5 residential…
  Application details
• 221 ROXTON RD · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  An 8-storey mixed-use building.
  Application details
• 707 DOVERCOURT RD · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2009
  SITE PLAN CONTROL for construction of new 5 storey residential building containing 77 dwelling units with 2 levels below grade parking with 67 parking spaces…
• 871 COLLEGE ST · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Closed · applied 2023
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 23 residential units. This mixed use building includes 23 residential condo units, 89 residential rental units, and…
  Application details
• 221 ROXTON RD · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for an 8-storey mixed use building. The Official Plan Amendment is required to redesignate a portion of…
  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

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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

4 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

123 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. That’s more than 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