8 Charlotte Street 405

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway12 min walk
• 🚇 Osgoode Subway13 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO18 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 410 cafés and restaurants, 28 parks, 22 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Bulk Barn (50 m). Nearest park: Clarence Square (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• ALPHA Alternative Junior School5 min walk
• Ogden Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 77%, math 53%7 min walk
• Jean Lumb Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 65%11 min walk
• Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 64%12 min walk

Secondary

• Oasis Alternative Secondary School5 min walk
• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private14 min walk
• Contact Alternative School15 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 M5V

Owners / renters

42% / 58%

Median household income

$91,000

Average age

35

Children under 15

6%

Homes

0% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

23%

Population

59,912

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 3.7%, Spanish 1.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 1%, Hindi 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 Wellington Place (2025): 31% above the Toronto average, down 8% from the year before.

• Assault52% above average
• Break and enter55% above average
• Auto theft57% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings30% 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 63 active

• 156 JOHN ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed change of use from office to a hotel occupancy with ground floor modifications.
  Application details
• 276 KING ST W · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  OPA and rezoning for amendments to modify the performance standards applicable to the mixed-use building to be located at 274-284 King Street West on the West…
  Application details
• 489 KING ST W · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Standard Condominium for 439 units.
  Application details
• 315 FRONT ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval Application for Phase 1 of a three phase development at 315-325 Front Street West. The Phase 1 site plan includes two primarily residential…
  Application details
• 445 ADELAIDE ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 17-storey (59.65m including mechanical penthouse) hotel containing 144 suites.
  Application details
• 55 JOHN ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for the relocation of Toronto Fire and Emergency Service Station 332 to the south side of Metro Hall.
  Application details

74 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

• 🚧 Chinatown 350 m
• 🚧 King West GO Transit700 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 800 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.

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2024). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposed expansion of storage room within existing ground floor
• Other · 2020 · Cancelled
  Proposed louvered pergola with a retractable cover on terrace of unit 3602. Alterations will also include porcelain tiles and IPE wood on…
• Interior Alterations · 2017 · Permit Issued
  Proposal for interior alterations to unit 3602 in existing apartment building.

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

Trees

33 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.

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