918 Islington (Bsmnt) Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Kipling Subway2.1 km
• 🚇 Islington Subway2.4 km
• 🚆 Mimico GO1.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 3 grocery stores, 35 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 5 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Longo's (450 m). Nearest park: Market Garden Mews Parkette (300 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Castlebar Junior School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 83%, math 80%10 min walk
• Norseman Junior Middle School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 93%, math 67%16 min walk
• High Park Centennial Montessori School Private1.2 km
• St. Louis Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 100%, math 43%1.2 km

Secondary

• Etobicoke School of the Arts
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 68%, literacy test 92%1.2 km
• Bishop Allen Academy Catholic Secondary School Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 81%, literacy test 94%1.4 km
• Karen Kain School of the Arts1.4 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 M8Z

Owners / renters

80% / 20%

Median household income

$111,000

Average age

41

Children under 15

15%

Homes

55% detached, 23% high-rise

Commute by transit

18%

Population

19,312

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tibetan 2.5%, Italian 1.8%, Portuguese 1.4%, Polish 1.3%.

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 Etobicoke City Centre (2025): 55% above the Toronto average, down 9% from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft167% above average
• Robbery139% above average
• Theft from vehicles32% above average
• Shootings98% above 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 9 active

• 933 THE QUEENSWAY · 300 m
  Plan of Condominium · Application Received · applied 2026
  Draft Plan of Condominium - 210 Units.
  Application details
• 880 THE QUEENSWAY · 350 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2025
  Draft Plan of Condominium Application (Non Residential Portion) for 103 units in the eight-storey mixed use building.
  Application details
• 1025 THE QUEENSWAY · 450 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2024
  Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a mixed-use development containing a central public park of 4,286.4 square metres, three new public streets, ten…
  Application details
• 1025 THE QUEENSWAY · 450 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  June 5, 2024: Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision application to create the necessary blocks to support the proposed development.**Note associated Zoning By-law…
  Application details
• 1045 THE QUEENSWAY · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Council Approved · applied 2022
  Proposal to lift the 'H' to permit a 12-storey mixed-use building containing 321 dwelling units.
  Application details
• 875 THE QUEENSWAY · 400 m
  Site Plan · NOAC Issued · applied 2022
  Proposal for a mixed-use development comprised of an 11-storey mixed-use building. 148 residential units are proposed along with 238 square metres of…
  Application details

12 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 11 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.

• ✅ 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

Trees

63 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