995 Bloor Street W

Getting around Very walkable

• 🚇 Ossington Subway6 min walk
• 🚇 Dufferin Subway7 min walk
• 🚆 Exhibition GO2.9 km

Within a 10-minute walk: 10 grocery stores, 113 cafés and restaurants, 10 parks, 10 pharmacies. Nearest grocery: Gold City Fruit Market (0 m). Nearest park: Westmoreland Avenue Parkette (100 m).

Schools nearby

Elementary

• St. Anthony Catholic School Catholic
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 79%, math 54%8 min walk
• Dewson Street Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 89%, math 60%11 min walk
• Westside Montessori School Private11 min walk
• Pauline Junior Public School
  EQAO: Gr 6 reading 96%, math 65%12 min walk

Secondary

• St. Mary Catholic Academy Catholic · Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 45%, literacy test 86%5 min walk
• Bloor Collegiate Institute ALPHA Alternative School Secondary11 min walk
• Central Toronto Academy Private
  EQAO: Gr 9 math 47%, literacy test 91%12 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 8 active

• 1045 DUFFERIN ST · 450 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2025
  Site Plan Approval for a 3-storey switchgear building for Toronto Hydro.
  Application details
• 798 DOVERCOURT RD · 200 m
  Plan of Condominium · Draft Plan Approved · applied 2024
  Draft Plan of Condominium for four residential units.
  Application details
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 500 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 · 500 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
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 500 m
  Site Plan · Under Review · applied 2018
  INACTIVE To facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site:149,055 square metres of res. GFA (2018 dwelling units); 15,656 square metres of retail/commercial…
  Application details
• 980 DUFFERIN ST · 500 m
  Plan of Subdivision · Under Review · applied 2017
  Draft Plan of Subdivision (10 lots) to facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site: 147,512 square metres of res. GFA (2,219 dwelling units); 15,780…
  Application details

3 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

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

• Interior Alterations · 2021 · Closed
  Proposed interior alterations to existing Group E 'Take-Out Resturant' on ground floor.
• Interior Alterations · 2018 · Closed
  Proposal for interior alterations to convert ground floor coin laundry to a takeout restaurant - "Garfield Eats". (no seating)

4 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

60 City street trees within 100 m, mostly elms. 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.