899 Queen Street E 503

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Chester Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Pape Subway2.2 km
• 🚆 Toronto Union Station GO3.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 13 grocery stores, 91 cafés and restaurants, 21 parks, 9 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: The Source Bulk Foods (0 m). Nearest park: John Chang Neighbourhood Park (200 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Morse Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 85%, math 71%2 min walk
• Dundas Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 66%, math 53%9 min walk
• Bruce Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 43%11 min walk
• St. Joseph Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 92%, math 58%16 min walk

Secondary

• Queen Alexandra Middle School10 min walk
• SEED Alternative School11 min walk
• Eastdale Collegiate Institute13 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 M4M

Owners / renters

56% / 44%

Median household income

$99,000

Average age

40

Children under 15

14%

Homes

6% detached, 25% high-rise

Commute by transit

25%

Population

25,052

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Yue (Cantonese) 6.3%, Mandarin 3.5%, Vietnamese 1.5%, Spanish 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 South Riverdale (2025): about the Toronto average, down 17% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enter40% above average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles65% above average
• Shootings61% 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 10 active

• 65-87 HEWARD AVE · 500 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Official Plan Amendment (OPA) to re-designate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas to permit future mixed-use development. The OPA…
  Application details
• 797 QUEEN ST E · 400 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2024
  Site Plan Control Placeholder for Leslieville Station, one of the stations included in the Ontario Line Elevated Guideway and Stations contract.
  Application details
• 462 EASTERN AVE · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for 1 storey retail condominium, consisting of 5 retail condominium units and 10 parking units.
  Application details
• 929 QUEEN ST E · 100 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2023
  Application for Site Plan Control to permit a 9-storey mixed use building, containing 78 rental units and 195 square metres of commercial gross floor area.
  Application details
• 786 QUEEN ST E · 450 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2023
  Site Plan application to permit a 6 storey mixed use building, containing 15 residential units and 69.64 square metres of ground floor commercial GFA.
  Application details
• 65-87 HEWARD AVE · 500 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2019
  Gold Star Site Plan Approval application for a proposed 6-storey non-residential building comprised of 10,420 square metres floor area and containing retail,…
  Application details

6 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 4 km. Transit times · Driving times

Coming transit

• 🚧 Leslieville Ontario Line350 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 East Harbour Ontario Line750 m · opening early 2030s
• 🚧 Gerrard 750 m

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

Noise 1 source nearby

• 🚆 Rail line (Kingston Subdivision)300 m

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

• Interior Alterations · 2023 · Inspection
  Interior alteration - New tenant fit up - Pizza Shop
• Multiple Projects · 2021 · Closed
  Adding 2 magnetic locks to the existing residential portion of the building, including modification to fire alarm system, emergency…
• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations from vacant to retail store unit 1 "the source bulk food"
• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Permit Issued
  Interior tenant fit-up for new pharmacy with medical office.
• Interior Alterations · 2019 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations for tenant fit-up to accomodate new cafe restaurant less than 30 seats.

8 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

42 City street trees within 100 m, mostly maples. 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