Main Street Station (Line 2) is about a 12-minute walk.
The nearest elementary school is Secord Elementary School, 441 m away.
Planning proposals0within 250 m
Major crimes59within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit738 mMain Street station
The red dot is 493 Main St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.
01What’s planned near 493 Main St
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.
02Safety near 493 Main St
Police recorded 59 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
Major crime
Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months
Taylor-Massey compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
◄ LowerTorontoHigher ►
Assaults
34 near this address
About the same789 vs 768 per 100,000
Robberies
3 near this address
About the same78 vs 79 per 100,000
Car thefts
9 near this address
14% lower193 vs 225 per 100,000
Break-ins
11 near this address
24% lower145 vs 190 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,000
2 near this address
60% lower24 vs 61 per 100,000
Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Taylor-Massey
03Getting around from 493 Main St
The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), about a 12‑minute walk (0.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 15 TTC stops served by the 87, 62 and 404 buses, with about 1,875 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 1.0 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Nearest subway station
Main Street Station738 m
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 12 min walk
Bus
87 Cosburn44 m
Nearest stop: Lumsden Ave at Main St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Bus
62 Mortimer126 m
Nearest stop: Chisholm Ave at Lumsden Ave, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest GO train station
Danforth GO1.0 km
Source: GO Transit · 88 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 493 Main St
The closest public and Catholic schools. They may not be the ones assigned to this address; check with the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) or Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Community Life Christian School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.
Licensed child care
Eyet Early Learning Centre (Annie's Place)401 m
101 Barrington Ave · 158 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Secord School Age YMCA469 m
91 Barrington Ave · 30 spaces · school age · fee subsidies
EarlyON centre
Secord EarlyON Child and Family Centre401 m
101 Barrington Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
EarlyON centre
Access Alliance EarlyON Child and Family Centre469 m
91 Barrington Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).
05The building at 493 Main St
There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 493 Main St. Here is what the City does have.
Building permits, last 5 years
1 permit
1 building permit in the last 5 years. For comparison, about 10% of Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 1 on record
Permit history: 1 project from 1 permit
Addition(s) · inspection · issued Jul 18, 2023 To construct front addition to existing dwelling · Permit 23 107834
06Around the block
Short-term rentals5registered within 250 m
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Licensed rooming houses0within 250 m
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
New storefront businesses6licensed in Taylor-Massey, last 90 days
Bangla Fast Food (take-out or food shop), Topin Hair Salon (salon or personal services), King's Chair Barbershop (salon or personal services), and 3 more.
Public spaces (POPS)0privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m
Shelters and respite sites0within 500 m
All new business licences in Taylor-Massey (6)
Bangla Fast Food · Take-out or food shop · 3020 Danforth Ave · 1235 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
Topin Hair Salon · Salon or personal services · 3040 Danforth Ave · 1301 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
King's Chair Barbershop · Salon or personal services · 3003 Danforth Ave · 1390 m · licensed Oct 13, 2026
Goodwood Convenience · Take-out or food shop · 104 Goodwood Park Crt · 740 m · licensed Sep 11, 2026
Subhan Halal Pizza & Chicken · Restaurant or bar · 2970 Danforth Ave · 1136 m · licensed Sep 8, 2026
Ababeel Supermarket · Take-out or food shop · 3040 Danforth Ave · 1301 m · licensed Aug 11, 2026
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown), POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 493 Main St
Flood and shoreline hazards
OutsideThis address
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M4C
2.5% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M4C
In postal area M4C, 21 of 851 home tap-water samples (2.5%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4C is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 58 samples here (6.8%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 851 tests, Jan 9, 2014 to Oct 21, 2026
Air quality now
1 · Low riskYour area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto station, 7.5 km away, measured 2:00 PM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Taylor-Massey
Taylor Massey had 15,025 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 66% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 46% of workers commuted by transit and 6% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (16.8%), Urdu (3.4%) and Pilipino, Filipino (2.5%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
Residents (2021)15,025Taylor Massey
Median household income$68,500typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent66%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit46%typical neighbourhood 26%
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across East York (the former Borough of East York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,820 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.
Average rent, October 2025
East York
Change in a year
Toronto
Studio
$1,339
+12%
$1,499
1 bedroom
$1,578
+5%
$1,763
2 bedrooms
$1,820
+4%
$2,055
3 bedrooms or more
$2,189
-2%
$2,361
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, East York (the former Borough of East York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
There are no planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 metres. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is the area around 493 Main St safe?
Police recorded 59 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 34 assaults, 11 break-ins, 9 car thefts, 3 robberies and 2 thefts over $5,000. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). Per resident, in Taylor-Massey in 2025, break-ins and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.
How do you get around from 493 Main St?
The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), 0.7 km away (about a 12-minute walk). Nearby: the 87 Cosburn bus (stop at Lumsden Ave and Main St, 44 m); the 62 Mortimer bus (stop at Chisholm Ave and Lumsden Ave, 126 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What schools are near 493 Main St?
The closest are Secord Elementary School, St Nicholas Catholic School and Malvern Collegiate Institute. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What neighbourhood is 493 Main St in?
493 Main St is in Taylor-Massey, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Taylor-Massey had 15,025 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $68,500. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.
What is rent like near 493 Main St?
Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across East York (the former Borough of East York) averaged $1,820 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Has 493 Main St been renovated?
Yes. The City has 1 building permit on record, 1 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is 493 Main St in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Is 493 Main St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Who is the city councillor for 493 Main St?
Brad Bradford, councillor for Ward 19 Beaches-East York. Email councillor_bradford@toronto.ca or call 416-338-2755. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.
When is garbage day at 493 Main St?
Collection is on Fridays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 20, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
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10From the archives
2009 · 117 m awayFormer corner store, 247 Chisholm Avenue, at Lumsden Avenue, south-east cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 3, Item 192009 · 117 m awayFormer corner store, 249 Chisholm Avenue, at Lumsden Avenue, north-east cornerCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 485, Series 2342, File 3, Item 18
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