Yonge & Eglinton
About The Neighbourhood
Yonge and Eglinton is a popular spot for young professionals, with singles and couples living in condominiums, and urban families residing on the side streets east and west of Yonge Street.
By day, the neighbourhood is vibrant as professionals make their way to office towers at the main intersection. In the evenings, singles and couples gravitate to popular bars and top-rated restaurants.
Yonge and Eglinton is also home to several of Toronto’s most popular diners, including Boom and Mars, whose brunch menus draw visitors from neighbouring communities.
Residents of the Yonge and Eglinton area value the convenience and amenities that this neighbourhood offers – great restaurants, fabulous coffee shops, supermarkets, retail stores, fitness centres, medical facilities, ease of transportation and more – all at your doorstep.
- East:Mount Pleasant Road
- West:Lascelles Boulevard, Eglinton Park and Rosewell Avenue
- North:Keewatin Avenue and Castlefield Avenue
- South:Soudan Avenue and Berwick Avenue
Public Schools
- Eglinton Junior Public School223 Eglinton Avenue East416.393.9315
- John Fisher Junior Public School40 Erskine Avenue416.393.9325
- North Toronto Collegiate Institute17 Broadway Avenue416.393.9180
- Northern Secondary School851 Mount Pleasant Road416.393.0270
- St. Monica Catholic School14 Broadway Avenue416.393.5224
- Spectrum Alternative School43 Millwood Road416.393.9311
Private Schools
- St. Clements School21 St. Clements Avenue416.483.4835
- Greenwood College School443 Mount Pleasant Road416.482.9811
- The Bishop Strachan School298 Lonsdale Road416.483.4325
- Havergal College1451 Avenue Road416.483.3519
- Upper Canada College200 Lonsdale Road416.488.1125
Residents of Yonge and Eglinton are within walking distance to a central hub for transit. Eglinton station is not only an access point for the Yonge-University subway line, but it is also a bus terminal where residents can easily board a bus to one of the many east-west and north-south routes that this station services. Three to four years from now, the Crosstown LRT, currently under construction, will ease east-west movement across Eglinton Avenue.
By car, downtown Toronto, Highway 401 and the Allen Road expressway are approximately 15 minutes away from Yonge & Eglinton.