81 Bay Street Unit RG1

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Union Subway4 min walk
• 🚇 King Subway8 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 19 grocery stores, 331 cafés and restaurants, 24 parks, 19 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Coppa's Fresh Market (300 m). Nearest park: The Park at CIBC Square (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Downtown Alternative School11 min walk
• St. Michael Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 83%, math 36%12 min walk
• Saint Michael's Choir School Catholic1.2 km
• Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 50%1.2 km

Secondary

• Contact Alternative School1.5 km
• Oasis Alternative Secondary School1.6 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands (2025): about the Toronto average, down 13% from the year before.

• Assault38% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft89% below average
• Robbery23% above average
• Theft from vehicles23% below average
• Shootings45% 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 23 active

• 1 YONGE ST · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications contemplate the redevelopment of the Subject Site with two towers having heights of…
  Application details
• 1 FRONT ST W · 200 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2025
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 2 tower mixed-use building (45 and 49 storeys) atop the historic Dominion Public Building. There are no…
  Application details
• 56 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Proposed redevelopment of the 12-storey office building at 60 Yonge Street with a 65-storey mixed-use building that includes a 5-storey base building, topped…
  Application details
• 7 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Phased Condominium for 958 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 53 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 68-storey residential building with at-grade retail space and 836 residential dwelling units.
  Application details
• 22 FRONT ST W · 250 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2023
  Site Plan application for a 40-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would…
  Application details

27 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 900 m
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.0 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.3 km

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

Noise 2 sources nearby

• 🛣️ Gardiner Expressway100 m
• 🚆 Rail line (Union Station Rail Corridor)50 m

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

Heritage Protected

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Heritage Conservation District (Part V) (2006). Changes to the outside (and sometimes inside) usually need a heritage permit, and demolition is restricted.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Application Acceptable
  Proposal for Interior Alterations to an existing tenant space.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Not Started
  Proposal for interior alterations on floor 9.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposed interior alterations to existing office space
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to office space.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Revision Issued
  REVISION - Addition of two Achievements RoomsProposed interior alterations - Fit-out on floor 49 to accommodate tenant (CIBC). The Interior…

6 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

0 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.