890 Queen Street W

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Christie Subway2.1 km
• 🚆 Exhibition GO17 min walk

Within a 10-minute walk: 12 grocery stores, 215 cafés and restaurants, 23 parks, 13 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (400 m). Nearest park: Shaw Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 71%4 min walk
• Niagara Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 84%9 min walk
• Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 71%9 min walk
• École élémentaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau French
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 95%, math 91%13 min walk

Secondary

• Downtown Vocal Music Academy of Toronto Private1.2 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 M6J

Owners / renters

49% / 51%

Median household income

$90,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

10%

Homes

3% detached, 33% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

32,111

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 6.6%, Yue (Cantonese) 3%, Mandarin 2.7%, Spanish 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 Trinity-Bellwoods (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assault23% above average
• Break and enter85% above average
• Auto theft66% below average
• Robbery26% below average
• Theft from vehicles33% above average
• Shootings28% 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

• 952 KING ST W · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to…
  Application details
• 952 KING ST W · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  The proposed development consists of a 17-storey mixed-use building with a height of 52.8 metres to the top of the roof and 58.5 metres to the top of the…
  Application details
• 127 STRACHAN AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2021
  Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138…
  Application details
• 99 STRACHAN AVE · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2021
  Site Plan Approval for a 18-storey mixed-use building having a residential gross floor area of 14,650 square metres and a non-residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 835 QUEEN ST W · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2020
  Proposal for a 6-storey mixed-use building containing19 residential dwelling units. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 136 square metres, and the…
  Application details
• 26 OSSINGTON AVE · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2019
  Site Plan Application to permit a 3-storey mixed use building containing 4 residential units and retail at grade.
  Application details

2 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 3 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 King West GO Transit1.0 km
• 🚧 Exhibition 1.1 km · opening 2031
• 🚧 Chinatown 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

Heritage Listed

This address is on Toronto’s Heritage Register: Listed. The City must get 60 days’ notice before demolition, and it can move to designate the property.

Heritage Register entry

Building permits

• Interior Alterations · 2024 · Closed
  BASIC INTERIOR RENOVATION OF GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT FOR HAIR SALON, COMMERCIAL SPACE ONLY.
• Re-Roofing/Re-Cladding · 2023 · Closed
  PROPOSED: Exterior brick repair
• Interior Alterations · 2023 · Closed
  NTERIOR ALTERATION AT EXISTING GROUND FLOOR ONLY - EXISTING CANNABIS RETAIL STORE TO BE REDUCED IN SIZE AND NEW BAR AT THE BACK.
• Multiple Projects · 2018 · Closed
  REV 02: Changes to structural framing system.Including drawing notes, foundations, steel framing and bracing.Proposal for a rear 3 storey…

3 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

119 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