8 Eglinton Avenue E 505

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Eglinton Subway1 min walk
• 🚇 Mount Pleasant LRT10 min walk
• 🚆 Oriole GO7.0 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 17 grocery stores, 135 cafés and restaurants, 14 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Galleria K-Food Express (50 m). Nearest park: Raccoon Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Monica Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 76%6 min walk
• John Fisher Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 76%9 min walk
• Eglinton Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 68%9 min walk
• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%14 min walk

Secondary

• North Toronto Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 80%, literacy test 95%4 min walk
• Northern Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 72%, literacy test 91%12 min walk
• Marshall McLuhan Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 59%, literacy test 89%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 M4P

Owners / renters

26% / 74%

Median household income

$74,500

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

7% detached, 78% high-rise

Commute by transit

38%

Population

25,057

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 3%, Iranian Persian 2.4%, Spanish 2.3%, Korean 1.6%.

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 North Toronto (2025): 28% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft70% below average
• Robbery32% below average
• Theft from vehicles70% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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 52 active

• 479 R DUPLEX AVE · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 40-storey residential building. The building will provide a total of 524 residential units, being a…
  Application details
• 2161 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft plan of condominium for the non-residential portions (retail, office, and associated non-residential parking) of the Proposed Development.
  Application details
• 29 BERWICK AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  The application proposes to redevelop the subject site by constructing a 49-storey residential building with a height of 162.15 m + 8.0 m MPH. The proposed…
  Application details
• 29 BERWICK AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  The application proposes to redevelop the subject site by constructing a 49-storey residential building with a height of 162.15 m + 8.0 m MPH. The proposed…
  Application details
• 120 EGLINTON AVE E · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  The redevelopment proposes a 70-storey mixed-use building with 187.4 sq. m. of retail space at-grade and 555 residential dwelling units above, resulting in a…
  Application details
• 14 BROADWAY AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control contemplates a 5 storey Catholic Elementary School with 88 pupil place childcare and a 45 space underground parking to replace existing…
  Application details

61 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 7 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.

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Under Review
  Proposal for interior alterations to vacant unit RU05 into a Group E (Acai Shop).
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Cancelled
  Proposal for interior alterations to an existing takeout restaurant in the food court - UNIT RU-05
• Interior Alterations · 2025 · Closed
  Interior alterations to a vacant unit RU02 for a take out restaurant.
• Interior Alterations · 2023 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to the food court on Level P2 - ePlace, Alterations to parking level
• Interior Alterations · 2020 · Permit Issued
  Proposed interior alterations to convert existing vacant space to new office - Unit 302 to 305.

10 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

10 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.

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