887 Bay Street #708

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 College Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Wellesley Subway6 min walk
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO2.1 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 24 grocery stores, 413 cafés and restaurants, 29 parks, 29 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Galleria Supermarket Express (250 m). Nearest park: Opera Place (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Church Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 84%, math 45%9 min walk
• Orde Street Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 64%10 min walk
• Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 80%, math 43%15 min walk
• Cornerstone Preparatory School Private16 min walk

Secondary

• St. Joseph's College School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 66%, literacy test 87%4 min walk
• Native Learning Centre9 min walk
• Collège français French11 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 M5S

Owners / renters

36% / 64%

Median household income

$70,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

6%

Homes

1% detached, 72% high-rise

Commute by transit

24%

Population

17,074

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Mandarin 8.4%, Yue (Cantonese) 2%, Korean 1.7%, Portuguese 1.1%.

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 Bay-Cloverhill (2025): about the Toronto average, up 6% from the year before.

• Assault22% below average
• Break and enter51% above average
• Auto theft93% below average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% 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 26 active

• 21 MCGILL ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Approval for a 7-storey addition to the existing Covenant House Toronto. The proposal would increase its youth crisis and supportive housing capacity…
  Application details
• 2 CARLTON ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan application for an 80-storey tower containing 69,448 square metres of residential GFA and 10,037 square metres of non-residential GFA (Non-res GFA…
  Application details
• 543 YONGE ST · 250 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail…
  Application details
• 506 CHURCH ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · OMB Appeal · applied 2024
  Site Plan Approval for a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties at 508-510 Church St. Approximately 4390 square…
  Application details
• 8 BREADALBANE ST · 200 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan application for a proposed 67-storey residential/mixed-use building comprised of approximately 52,086 square metres of gross floor area (GFA),…
  Application details
• 506 CHURCH ST · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2024
  Combined Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendement to construct a 48 storey mixed use building and restoration to the heritage protected properties…
  Application details

32 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 2 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Queen 1.3 km
• 🚧 Osgoode 1.3 km
• 🚧 Moss Park 1.5 km

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 CR

Commercial Residential (with a site-specific exception).

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

• Fire Alarm · 2021 · Inspection
  Fire Alarm Control Panel Replacement with Elevator Modernization

24 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

73 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. 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