79 Paperbirch Drive

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Don Valley LRT1.6 km
• 🚇 Sunnybrook Park LRT1.7 km
• 🚆 Oriole GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 27 cafés and restaurants, 11 parks, 2 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Metro (450 m). Nearest park: Seneca Hill Outdoor Field (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Bonaventure Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 63%10 min walk
• Brighton School Private11 min walk
• Norman Ingram Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 69%13 min walk
• Greenland Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 87%, math 60%14 min walk

Secondary

• Overland Learning Centre2 min walk
• Don Mills Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 54%, literacy test 81%13 min walk
• Don Mills Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 54%, literacy test 81%14 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 M3C

Owners / renters

45% / 55%

Median household income

$74,500

Average age

42

Children under 15

16%

Homes

4% detached, 75% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

39,616

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Urdu 3%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.7%, Gujarati 2.3%, Dari 2.2%.

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 Banbury-Don Mills (2025): 21% below the Toronto average, down 6% from the year before.

• Assault47% below average
• Break and enter31% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery29% above average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 3 active

• 169 THE DONWAY W · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Proposal for a 28 storey mixed use tower and podium, a community space, a publicly accessible open space and proposed park. The development will include 570…
  Application details
• 895 LAWRENCE AVE E · 300 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal containing two residential buildings, of which one will contain retail on the ground floor. One building contains a 26-storey (87.2 metres) tower,…
  Application details
• 75 THE DONWAY W · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Application Received · applied 2014
• 150 THE DONWAY W · 100 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2022
  Proposal for a development includes a total of 17,724 square metres of residential GFA, a density of 1.74 FSI and 242 new dwelling units within two buildings…
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Don Valley 1.5 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 RD

Residential Detached (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 4 homes on the lot (multiplex)
• ✅ 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

• New Building · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a new 2 storey single family dwelling and demolish the existing 1 storey single family dwelling
• Demolition · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey single family dwelling to construct a new 2 storey single family dwelling

3 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

74 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