78 St Patrick Street 158

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Patrick Subway5 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway5 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO18 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 25 grocery stores, 621 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 28 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Lucky Moose Food Mart (400 m). Nearest park: Butterfield Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private8 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%8 min walk
• Beverley School9 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%11 min walk

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School3 min walk
• Heydon Park Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 8%8 min walk
• Subway Academy II Private10 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 M5T

Owners / renters

32% / 68%

Median household income

$61,600

Average age

42

Children under 15

7%

Homes

1% detached, 56% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,903

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 10.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 9.2%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Spanish 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 Kensington-Chinatown (2025): 126% above the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault163% above average
• Break and enter134% above average
• Auto theft47% below average
• Robbery146% above average
• Theft from vehicles302% above average
• Shootings169% 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 27 active

• 206 SIMCOE ST · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposed development for the Canada Life Campus include: Retention of the existing office buildings with minor alterations at 330 University Avenue, 180 Simcoe…
  Application details
• 160 JOHN ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
  Application details
• 50 STEPHANIE ST · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for an 11-storey purpose-built rental residential building atop a 3-storey podium. The proposed development…
  Application details
• 130 ELIZABETH ST · 500 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
• 250 DUNDAS ST W · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required…
  Application details
• 234 SIMCOE ST · 100 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Standard Draft Plan of Condominium for 17 non-residential units.
  Application details

40 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

• 🚧 Osgoode 300 m
• 🚧 Chinatown 650 m
• 🚧 Queen 850 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

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2024 · Permit Issued
  Replacement of the Waterproofing Membrane on the Podium Slab and Landscaping Upgrades
• Other · 2024 · Inspection
  Proposal for exterior repairs to the podium deck level for waterproofing repair work which includes replacement of existing waterproofing,…
• Other · 2022 · Closed
  Proposal for exterior repairs to the podium deck level for waterproofing renewal work which includes replacement of existing waterproofing,…
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Permit Issued
  New electrical room at parking level
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Permit Issued
  New electrical room at parking level

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

Trees

22 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. That’s fewer 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.