81 Alton Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Donlands Subway1.8 km
• 🚇 Greenwood Subway1.8 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO3.2 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 70 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Raise the Root (450 m). Nearest park: Greenwood Park (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Joseph Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 58%4 min walk
• Leslieville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 74%, math 33%6 min walk
• Duke of Connaught Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 53%7 min walk
• Bruce Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 43%10 min walk

Secondary

• Riverdale Collegiate Institute
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 77%, literacy test 95%10 min walk
• East Alternative School of Toronto16 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 M4L

Owners / renters

61% / 39%

Median household income

$101,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

18%

Homes

19% detached, 7% high-rise

Commute by transit

22%

Population

32,218

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 0.7%, Spanish 0.7%, Urdu 0.6%.

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 South Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter40% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles65% above average
• Shootings61% below 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

• 50 LAING ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan application to permit two apartment buildings (Building A: 7 storeys, 24.5m and Building B: four storeys, 13.8m) of with a total of 130 dwelling…
  Application details
• 1761 DUNDAS ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Rezoning for proposed for a 4-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 1412 square metres consisting of 26 residential units, 2 parking space,…
  Application details
• 1761 DUNDAS ST E · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2022
  Rezoning for proposed for a 4-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 1412 square metres consisting of 26 residential units, 2 parking space,…
  Application details
• 80 KNOX AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 12-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 268.20 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1243 QUEEN ST E · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Control application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 9-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 1249 QUEEN ST E · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Proposal for a 6 storey mid-rise building with 29 dwelling units, commercial space at grade and two levels of below grade parking.
  Application details

5 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 5 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Gerrard 1.2 km
• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line1.6 km · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line1.9 km · opening early 2030s

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

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 R

Residential (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ Up to 6 homes on the lot (multiplex): a sixplex ward
• ✅ 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.

8 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

47 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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