8 Smith Crescent

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Royal York Subway2.5 km
• 🚆 Mimico GO1.3 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 2 grocery stores, 33 cafés and restaurants, 4 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (300 m). Nearest park: Queensway Park (150 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Louis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 43%8 min walk
• Castlebar Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 83%, math 80%12 min walk
• George R Gauld Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 82%, math 63%14 min walk
• High Park Centennial Montessori School Private17 min walk

Secondary

• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%10 min walk
• Karen Kain School of the Arts12 min walk
• Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 94%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 M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

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 Stonegate-Queensway (2025): 25% below the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault39% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery48% below average
• Theft from vehicles39% below average
• Shootings67% 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 5 active

• 880 THE QUEENSWAY · 400 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application (Non Residential Portion) for 103 units in the eight-storey mixed use building.
  Application details
• 722 THE QUEENSWAY · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2023
  The application seeks to redevelop the property by demolishing the existing one-storey commercial building and constructing a new eight-storey mixed-use…
  Application details
• 875 THE QUEENSWAY · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Proposal for a mixed-use development comprised of an 11-storey mixed-use building. 148 residential units are proposed along with 238 square metres of…
  Application details
• 875 THE QUEENSWAY · 400 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2022
• 15 SINCLAIR ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2022
  Proposal for a mixed-use development consisting of three buildings on two parcels
  Application details
• 829 THE QUEENSWAY · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2025
  Proposal to permit a 15-storey mixed-use building with approximately 332 units, two retail units at-grade (590 square metres), and 159 parking spaces within…
  Application details

6 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway450 m

Distances from the map, not noise measurements. Visit at rush hour to judge for yourself.

What can be built RD

Residential Detached.

• ✅ 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

No building permits at this address since 2014.

2 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

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

Trees

38 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. 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