8 Watt Avenue 8R

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Keelesdale LRT16 min walk
• 🚇 Caledonia LRT17 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO1.7 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 6 grocery stores, 20 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 4 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Rui Gomes Meats & Food Market (100 m). Nearest park: Silverthorn Parkette (600 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Matthew Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 40%3 min walk
• General Mercer Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 41%8 min walk
• Silverthorn Community School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 26%8 min walk
• St. Nicholas of Bari Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 75%, math 28%10 min walk

Secondary

• George Harvey Collegiate Institute7 min walk
• St. Oscar Romero Catholic Secondary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 44%, literacy test 78%15 min walk
• York Memorial Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 35%, literacy test 65%18 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 M6M

Owners / renters

46% / 54%

Median household income

$71,500

Average age

41

Children under 15

16%

Homes

28% detached, 39% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

42,148

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 7.9%, Spanish 4.8%, Vietnamese 2.8%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2.4%.

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 Keelesdale-Eglinton West (2025): 38% below the Toronto average, down 24% from the year before.

• Assault46% below average
• Break and enter42% below average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehiclesabout average
• Shootings191% 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 6 active

• 200 BENNY STARK ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 22-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 7052 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 200 BENNY STARK ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 24-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 806 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 200 BENNY STARK ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 46-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 10,841 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 200 BENNY STARK ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2021
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment Application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a mixed-use development comprised of 7 buildings…
  Application details
• 200 BENNY STARK ST · 350 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2021
  Draft Plan of Subdivision for 6 development blocks.
  Application details
• 2 BICKNELL AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2017
  Proposal to construct 4 stacked townhouse Blocks comprised of 62 residential dwelling units in total.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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.

What can be built RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (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 Laneway / Rear Yard Suite · 2025 · Revision Issued
  Rev 01 - Proposed footings and foundation to be reviewedProposal for a garden suite.

1 permit 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

30 City street trees within 100 m. 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