85 Lawton Boulevard 708

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Davisville Subway9 min walk
• 🚇 St. Clair Subway9 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO5.5 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 7 grocery stores, 54 cafés and restaurants, 9 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Loblaws (500 m). Nearest park: Lawton Parkette (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• The York School - Junior Campus Private3 min walk
• Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 68%8 min walk
• Upper Canada College Private9 min walk
• Davisville Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 92%11 min walk

Secondary

• De La Salle College "Oaklands" Private19 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 M4V

Owners / renters

44% / 56%

Median household income

$99,000

Average age

46

Children under 15

10%

Homes

11% detached, 63% high-rise

Commute by transit

26%

Population

19,273

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Spanish 1.3%, Mandarin 0.8%, Russian 0.7%, Iranian Persian 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 Yonge-St.Clair (2025): 42% below the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault65% below average
• Break and enter97% above average
• Auto theft71% below average
• Robbery67% below average
• Theft from vehicles45% below average
• Shootingsnone reported

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 13 active

• 1560 YONGE ST · 400 m
  Site Plan · Application Received · applied 2026
  Proposed four storey community centre with a gross floor area of 6,166sqm.
  Application details
• 1 HEATH ST E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Mixed use development consisting of three towers organized around a central publicly accessible open space (POPS), along with a new 1,560 m² public park at the…
  Application details
• 1510 YONGE ST · 450 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 371 dwelling units.
  Application details
• 81 LAWTON BLVD · 0 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for two new 38 and 43-storey residential buildings. The proposed development will be comprised of 706 residential units.
  Application details
• 81 LAWTON BLVD · 0 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  OLT Interim Order for Approval of two new 37 and 38-storey residential buildings subject to fulfillment of conditions.
  Application details
• 50 MERTON ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2022
  Official Plan Amendment application to permit a 46-storey mixed use building with 581residential units, with site-specific relief from office replacement…
  Application details

11 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

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

• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2023 · Closed
  Installation of new waterproofing at the ramp slab and replacement of existing ramp topping and embedded snow-melt system. Localized…
• Other · 2022 · Closed
  REV #1-ENCLOSURE AROUND CHPInstallation of a combined heat and power unit.
• Balcony/Guard Repairs · 2016 · Closed
  Proposal to repair 85 balconies and guard replacement

5 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

50 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