86 Pemberton Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Finch Subway7 min walk
• 🚇 North York Centre Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Old Cummer GO3.4 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 4 grocery stores, 80 cafés and restaurants, 12 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: H Mart (550 m). Nearest park: Bishop Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Cyril Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 94%12 min walk
• McKee Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 91%, math 84%14 min walk
• Finch Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 72%, math 72%1.3 km
• R J Lang Elementary and Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 78%, math 34%1.3 km

Secondary

• FutureSkills High School Private7 min walk
• Avondale Secondary Alternative School8 min walk
• Cummer Valley Middle School15 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 M2M

Owners / renters

58% / 42%

Median household income

$81,000

Average age

45

Children under 15

10%

Homes

36% detached, 48% high-rise

Commute by transit

31%

Population

31,915

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.8%, Iranian Persian 8.3%, Korean 7.5%, Yue (Cantonese) 5.1%.

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

• Assault28% below average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robbery23% below average
• Theft from vehiclesabout 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 4 active

• 119 FINCH AVE E · 250 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Application Received · applied 2026
  OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 13-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial use at grade. The building will…
• 104 FINCH AVE E · 150 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Proposal for a mixed-use development in the form of an 11-storey mid-rise building with ground floor retail fronting Finch Avenue East.
  Application details
• 47 AVERILL CRES · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2020
  Site Plan Application for the second phase of the Newtonbrook Plaza development. Block 2 proposes a total gross floor area of 66,838.9 square metres,…
  Application details
• 50 FINCH AVE E · 250 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2016
  Construct a 9 storey mixed use building with 64 dwelling units and 158.0 square metres of commercial floor area at ground floor level and 2 levels of below…
  Application details
• 31 FINCH AVE E · 350 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 31-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 28,354 square…
  Application details
• 104 FINCH AVE E · 150 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Closed · applied 2024
  Proposal for a mixed-use development in the form of an 11-storey mid-rise building with ground floor retail fronting Finch Avenue East.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 15 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 RD

Residential Detached (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 Building · 2015 · Closed
  Proposal to construct a new 2 storey SFD-detached dweling. See also 15 236550 DEM, 15 126172 ZZC and 15 145217 MV.
• Demolition · 2015 · Closed
  Proposal to demolish existing 1 storey SFD-detached dwelling.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 2 new homes.

Permits filed with the City of Toronto. A permit doesn’t mean the work passed final inspection.

Trees

74 City street trees within 100 m. That’s more 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