8 Hillsdale Avenue E 1540

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Eglinton Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Davisville Subway10 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO6.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 18 grocery stores, 133 cafés and restaurants, 16 parks, 15 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (50 m). Nearest park: Hillsdale Avenue Park (50 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%8 min walk
• Eglinton Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 76%, math 68%11 min walk
• St. Monica Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 76%12 min walk
• John Fisher Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 76%14 min walk

Secondary

• North Toronto Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 80%, literacy test 95%10 min walk
• Northern Secondary School
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 72%, literacy test 91%15 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 M4S

Owners / renters

39% / 61%

Median household income

$88,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

13%

Homes

12% detached, 68% high-rise

Commute by transit

39%

Population

30,754

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 2.1%, Iranian Persian 1.9%, Portuguese 1.7%, Korean 1.5%.

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 South Eglinton-Davisville (2025): 49% below the Toronto average, down 11% from the year before.

• Assault43% below average
• Break and enter32% below average
• Auto theft74% below average
• Robbery69% below average
• Theft from vehicles53% 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 35 active

• 21 MILLWOOD RD · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2026
  The current proposal seeks to add an additional 10 storeys to each tower resulting in a total height of 48 and 55 storeys (165.3 metres and 186.3 metres to the…
  Application details
• 1962 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2026
  Zoning By-law Amendment for a 45-storey mixed-use building. The building will contain 379 residential units, 9 of which are rental replacement units, with…
  Application details
• 2161 YONGE ST · 100 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 · 150 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 · 150 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 · 450 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

43 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

1 permit 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

46 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