985 Victoria Park Avenue BSMT Studio Space

Getting around Walkable

• 🚇 Victoria Park Subway16 min walk
• 🚇 Warden Subway1.5 km
• 🚆 Danforth GO1.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 1 grocery store, 4 cafés and restaurants, 7 parks, 3 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: No Frills (600 m). Nearest park: Joshua Cronkwright Parkette (400 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• George Webster Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 67%, math 20%8 min walk
• Regent Heights Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 33%9 min walk
• Crescent Town Elementary School
  EQAO: Gr 3 reading 78%, math 59%11 min walk
• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 90%, math 40%12 min walk

Secondary

• Gordon A Brown Middle School17 min walk
• Samuel Hearne Public School1.2 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 M4B

Owners / renters

48% / 52%

Median household income

$78,000

Average age

42

Children under 15

15%

Homes

43% detached, 28% high-rise

Commute by transit

27%

Population

18,612

Languages spoken most at home besides English: Greek 1.9%, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 1.8%, Bengali 0.9%, Spanish 0.8%.

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 Clairlea-Birchmount (2025): 45% above the Toronto average, about the same from the year before.

• Assault70% above average
• Break and enterabout average
• Auto theft28% above average
• Robbery38% below average
• Theft from vehicles37% above average
• Shootings20% 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

• 416 DAWES RD · 400 m
  Site Plan · Closed · applied 2022
  A site plan application for a new public library building of 4-storeys (16.4 metres) and with a total gross floor area of 2,457 m2.
  Application details

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

Commute

To Union Station (downtown Toronto): 10 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 (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.

6 permits on this block of the street in the last 2 years, including 5 new homes.

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

Trees

29 City street trees within 100 m. 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.

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