78 Richmond Street E 100

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Queen Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO16 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 23 grocery stores, 391 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 26 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Parsian Fine Foods (150 m). Nearest park: 45 Dalhousie St Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic6 min walk
• École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 88%8 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School10 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%11 min walk

Secondary

• Collège français French17 min walk
• Contact Alternative School1.2 km
• Native Learning Centre1.3 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 M5C

Owners / renters

47% / 53%

Median household income

$89,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

97% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

3,149

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 2%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.3%, Bengali 0.8%, Portuguese 0.8%.

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 Downtown Yonge East (2025): 123% above the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault207% above average
• Break and enter45% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery83% above average
• Theft from vehicles84% 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 35 active

• 134 JARVIS ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed 11-space surface commercial parking lot.
  Application details
• 69 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
• 125 GEORGE ST · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 39-storey mixed-use development with four levels of underground parking, and containing 516 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 207 JARVIS ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  This application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32-storey mixed-use building, containing 315 dwelling units (including 38…
  Application details
• 59 ADELAIDE ST E · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a new 63-storey mixed-use building, containing approximately 370 dwelling units.
  Application details
• 33 DUNDAS ST E · 500 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two units
  Application details

48 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 1 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 350 m
• 🚧 Moss Park 400 m
• 🚧 Distillery District 900 m

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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

9 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, mostly honeys. 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.