8 York Street 1206

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 St. Andrew Subway14 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO7 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 15 grocery stores, 211 cafés and restaurants, 22 parks, 11 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Farm Boy (100 m). Nearest park: Love Park (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Bishop Macdonell Catholic Elementary School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 97%, math 64%17 min walk
• Jean Lumb Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 65%17 min walk
• Downtown Alternative School18 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%1.2 km

Secondary

• City School
  EQAO: literacy test 58%1.4 km
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School1.5 km
• Contact Alternative School1.7 km

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 M5J

Owners / renters

43% / 57%

Median household income

$94,000

Average age

39

Children under 15

6%

Homes

2% detached, 97% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

16,879

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 4.7%, Hindi 1.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.6%, Spanish 1.4%.

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 Harbourfront-CityPlace (2025): about the Toronto average, up 14% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter25% below average
• Auto theft75% below average
• Robbery39% below average
• Theft from vehicles42% below average
• Shootingsabout 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 QUEENS QUAY W · 50 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 59-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 330 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 200 QUEENS QUAY W · 50 m
  Plan of Condominium · Under Review · applied 2021
  *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 1482 units.
  Application details
• 60 HARBOUR ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site plan application for a proposed 57-storey non-residential building.
  Application details
• 255 BREMNER BLVD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  Proposed amendment to the approved site plan application for the Hydro Station (File No. 11 229840 STE 20 SA) to make the temporary driveway access from Lower…
  Application details
• 20 YORK ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2014
  Proposal to construct a 48-storey office tower. The subject site includes 151 Front Street West and 20 York Street.
  Application details
• 258 BREMNER BLVD · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2012
  INACTIVE Revision to existing site plan agreement for changes to the exterior elevations, site details including gate and fencing work. Phase 1 of CN Tower…

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Osgoode 1.3 km
• 🚧 Queen 1.3 km
• 🚧 Chinatown 1.6 km

Stations under construction or approved. Opening dates are the latest public estimates and often move.

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway100 m

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

Building permits

• Building Permit Related · 2024 · Cancelled
  FS - Sprinkler Shop Drawing - Interior alterations to restaurant - 30 Seats - unit 1-3
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Interior alterations to restaurant - 30 Seats - unit 1-3
• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  Proposal to reno restaurant-80 seats, hvac-kitchen exhaust, plumbing-add 31 fixtures.
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2022 · Inspection
  Parking garage repairs to existing building
• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2021 · Permit Issued
  Balcony repairs - scope of work is to perform localized balcony concrete repairs and full traffic coating replacement. The work includes…

81 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

48 City street trees within 100 m. 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