501 Main St
501 Main St is in Taylor-Massey. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m. Main Street Station is a 12‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Main Street Station (Line 2) is about a 12-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Secord Elementary School, 459 m away.
01What’s planned near 501 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 501 Main St
Police recorded 60 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 addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Taylor-Masseyper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 35 | 789 | 768Taylor-Massey is about the same |
| Break-ins | 11 | 145 | 190Taylor-Massey is lower |
| Car thefts | 9 | 193 | 225Taylor-Massey is about the same |
| Robberies | 3 | 78 | 79Taylor-Massey is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 24 | 61Taylor-Massey is lower |
Thick bar: Taylor-Massey. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 501 Main St
The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 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, 1.1 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 12 min walk
Nearest stop: Lumsden Ave at Main St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Chisholm Ave at Lumsden Ave, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
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 501 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.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
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.
101 Barrington Ave · 158 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
91 Barrington Ave · 30 spaces · school age · fee subsidies
101 Barrington Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
91 Barrington Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 501 Main St
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
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 · 7 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 2 projects from 7 permits
- Addition(s) · revision issued · issued Feb 19, 2020
REV 01: Proposed 2nd floor rear addition has been altered in size, the proposed 1st floor rear addition has been omitted, the existing 1st floor rear addition has been slightly increased in size,… · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 19 221578 - Underpinning · revision issued · issued Jun 5, 2018
Revision to add washroom + study in basement. · 4 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 18 149488
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
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.
All new business licences in Taylor-Massey (6)
- Bangla Fast Food · Take-out or food shop · 3020 Danforth Ave · 1248 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Topin Hair Salon · Salon or personal services · 3040 Danforth Ave · 1312 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
- King's Chair Barbershop · Salon or personal services · 3003 Danforth Ave · 1402 m · licensed Oct 13, 2026
- Goodwood Convenience · Take-out or food shop · 104 Goodwood Park Crt · 746 m · licensed Sep 11, 2026
- Subhan Halal Pizza & Chicken · Restaurant or bar · 2970 Danforth Ave · 1150 m · licensed Sep 8, 2026
- Ababeel Supermarket · Take-out or food shop · 3040 Danforth Ave · 1312 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 501 Main St
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
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 Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto station, 7.5 km away, measured 5:00 AM 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.
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.
How Taylor-Massey compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/501-main-st#sec-history
