900 Dufferin Street 4020

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Dufferin Subway8 min walk
• 🚇 Lansdowne Subway11 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.6 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 15 grocery stores, 115 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 8 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Walmart Supercentre (50 m). Nearest park: Dufferin Grove Park (250 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Westside Montessori School Private4 min walk
• Brock Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 86%, math 79%5 min walk
• St. Helen Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 65%6 min walk
• Shirley Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 94%, math 61%12 min walk

Secondary

• Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary5 min walk
• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%6 min walk
• La passerelle secondaire French9 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 M6H

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$83,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

12%

Homes

11% detached, 18% high-rise

Commute by transit

30%

Population

43,730

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Portuguese 8.5%, Spanish 2.3%, Yue (Cantonese) 1.8%, Italian 1.4%.

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 Dufferin Grove (2025): 37% above the Toronto average, down 19% from the year before.

• Assault59% above average
• Break and enter43% above average
• Auto theft51% below average
• Robbery42% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above 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 9 active

• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.
• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2026
  Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.
• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 22-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 981.5 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 90 CROATIA ST · 350 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 33-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 3347.40 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for an 11-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 5755.70 square metres, and a residential gross floor area…
  Application details
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 300 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Site Plan Approval for a 37-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1543.20 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of…
  Application details

7 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 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

• Electromagnetic Locks · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposal to install one (1) electromagnetic lock. Related to building permit #26 130864 BLD 00 BA.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for interior alterations for a tenant fit out for a new retail store - "Old Navy"
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposed interior alterations of an existing unit within Dufferin Mall to create a donor clinic for the Canadian Blood Services.
• Interior Alterations · 2026 · Inspection
  Proposal for re-demise scope, back to base, new storefront, new RTU's, structural reinforcement, sprinkler removal/adjustments, hoarding…
• Garage Repair/Reconstruction · 2026 · Permit Issued
  Proposed localized concrete repairs, subgrade drain replacement, waterproofing replacement, and sidewalk replacement.

4 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 1 new home.

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

Trees

19 City street trees within 100 m, mostly honeys. That’s fewer 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.