970 Briar Hill Avenue

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Glencairn Subway10 min walk
• 🚇 Oakwood LRT12 min walk
• 🚆 Mount Dennis GO3.8 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 8 grocery stores, 48 cafés and restaurants, 8 parks, 6 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Zito's Market (300 m). Nearest park: Walter Saunders Memorial Park (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• Sts Cosmas and Damian Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 98%, math 61%5 min walk
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 71%, math 49%15 min walk
• West Preparatory Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 87%, math 57%16 min walk
• Fairbank Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 60%, math 16%17 min walk

Secondary

• Dante Alighieri Academy Catholic · 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 M6B

Owners / renters

50% / 50%

Median household income

$86,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

31% detached, 47% high-rise

Commute by transit

32%

Population

28,534

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4.3%, Italian 3%, Spanish 2.7%, Portuguese 2.6%.

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 Briar Hill-Belgravia (2025): about the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assaultabout average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theftabout average
• Robberyabout average
• Theft from vehicles31% below average
• Shootings50% 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 18 active

• 5 STAYNER AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Appeal Received · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment proposing a 37-storey residential building containing 418 units, a GFA of 27,812.40 square metres, and a Floor Space…
  Application details
• 12 ROMAR CRES · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Two-tower mixed use building 36 and 39 storeys in height with a four-storey base building and a seven-storey podium connecting the two towers. A mid-block…
  Application details
• 2 ROMAR CRES · 350 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · OMB Appeal · applied 2025
  Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 37-storey (124.8m + 6m MPH) and 39-storey (131.1m + 6m MPH) towers on…
  Application details
• 245-251 MARLEE AVE · 300 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control Application to permit a mixed-use development consisting of 35 and 37-storey residential towers on a shared 6-storey podium with 886…
  Application details
• 274 VIEWMOUNT AVE · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Control application to permit a 38-storey (124 metres + 6.5 metre mechanical penthouse) residential building containing 455 residential units, three…
  Application details
• 8 STAYNER AVE · 400 m
  Official Plan / Zoning By-law Amendment · Under Review · applied 2025
  Revised Proposal: Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment application proposing 38 and 36-storey residential towers above a shared podium. 857 dwelling…
  Application details

14 more within 500 m.

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 8 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 RM

Residential Multiple Dwelling (with a site-specific exception).

• ✅ 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

Building permits

No building permits at this address since 2014.

3 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

47 City street trees within 100 m. 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