Ontario pharmacy location review

888 Yonge St

Toronto, Ontario

See how the address compares with current Ontario pharmacy locations.

FreeTestingUpdated August 30, 2026

Experimental Ontario comparison

Top 7%

for measured location conditions

93rd percentile among 5,038 current Ontario pharmacy locations.

Still in testing

Population, older-adult population, nearby public healthcare and pharmacy competition are combined with equal weight. This is not a turnover forecast or a chance of success.

People within 750 m31,131

Ontario median 4,449

Active pharmacies within 1 km20

Ontario median 4

Public healthcare sites within 1 km8

Ontario median 2

Ontario comparison

Put the numbers in context.

Each measure uses the same method around 5,038 mapped active Ontario pharmacies. These are comparisons, not quality scores.

People within 750 m31,131Ontario median 4,449
More people nearby than 98% of Ontario pharmacy locations
Active pharmacies within 1 km20Ontario median 4
More nearby pharmacies than 97% of Ontario pharmacy locations
Closest active pharmacy121 mOntario median 264 m
Closer than 81% of Ontario pharmacy locations
Public healthcare sites within 1 km8Ontario median 2
More nearby healthcare sites than 96% of Ontario pharmacy locations

Local competition

Every active pharmacy within 1 kilometre.

Pharmacies listed as active by the Ontario regulator. Walking times are estimates, not routed directions.

Closest active pharmacies

  1. Markie's Procare Pharmacy4 - 10 Yorkville Ave
    121 m about 2 min walk away
  2. Shoppers Drug MartHudson Bay Centre 20 Bloor St E
    346 m about 5 min walk away
  3. Kingsway Drugs114 Cumberland St
    407 m about 6 min walk away
  4. Shoppers Drug Mart55 Bloor St W
    453 m about 7 min walk away
  5. Toronto Grace Outpatient Pharmacy650 Church St
    511 m about 8 min walk away
  6. Shoppers Drug Mart1027 Yonge St
    515 m about 8 min walk away

Local population

Who lives within 750 metres.

Small 2021 Census areas are counted when their mapped reference point falls within the radius.

Population within 750 m31,131

Ontario median near active pharmacies 4,449

Residents age 65+20.1%

Ontario median near active pharmacies 18.3%

Estimated local household income$81k

Ontario median near active pharmacies $83k

Below the low-income measure20.4%

Ontario median near active pharmacies 11.5%

Healthcare nearby

Named facilities, on a local map.

Ontario public facility records show proximity. They do not report patient volume, prescriptions or referral relationships.

Nearest listed sites

  1. Belmont HouseRetirement residence and Long-term care
    274 m
  2. Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation (Caccf), TheMental health and addiction
    322 m
  3. Salvation Army Toronto Grace Health CentreHospital
    488 m
  4. Neighbours Community HomesMental health and addiction
    533 m
  5. Hazelton Place Retirement ResidenceRetirement residence
    559 m
  6. Canadian Mental Health Association (Cmha) Toronto BranchMental health and addiction
    627 m

Site facts

The address itself.

Building, traffic, zoning and public-parking records matched to the site.

Traffic21,085 / day

2024 city count, 305 m away. Higher than 93% of Toronto midblock counts.

Current buildingMasonic Temple

Heritage-designated building and current home of The Concert Hall. No pharmacy unit is identified.

Whole-building footprint863 sq m

About 9,284 sq ft. This is not the leasable pharmacy unit.

Street exposureCorner location

Map-estimated frontage 39 m and setback 13 m. Sign visibility was not observed.

ZoningCommercial-residential

Toronto code: CR 4.0 (c1.75; r4.0) SS1 (x2403). Pharmacy permission is not confirmed.

Public parking48 spaces

Green P lot at 1010 Yonge St., 339 m away. Dedicated parking was not found.

Economics

The figures still needed.

The address can be compared now. Profit and value still require the actual lease, store plan and operating figures.

For a new pharmacy

Usable unit areaNot available
All-in rent and lease termNot available
Legal pharmacy useNot confirmed
Clinic or referral relationshipNone verified

Separate asking-price research

For operating pharmacies with annual prescription volume, the listing model is useful for broad ordering, not appraisal.

Public listings121
Price differences explained40%
Ranking strength0.835 strong
Typical error$306k
Correct broad price band64%

Experimental Ontario comparison

Top 7% for measured location conditions.

93rd percentile among 5,038 current Ontario pharmacy locations. It is still being tested against real operating results.

Four public categories are combined with equal weight. The bars show how this address compares within each category.

Local population
98th
Residents age 65+
60th
Public healthcare
96th
Pharmacy competition
11th

Help us test the score.

We do not yet have enough verified operating results. Ontario pharmacy owners can contribute annual totals for prescriptions, pharmacy sales, OTC sales, gross margin, payroll, rent and operating profit. No patient information.

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Research appendix

What each extra factor changed.

One hospital, Costco, clinic, population or other factor was added at a time to the same 15-store prescription experiment.

Hospital
+0.069
Median age in the small Census area
+0.027
Population in the small Census area
+0.010
Starbucks
-0.022
Whole Foods
-0.027
School
-0.030
Pharmacies within 1 km
-0.059
ServiceOntario
-0.064
Dollarama
-0.082
Household income in the small Census area
-0.085
Clinic or doctor's office
-0.090
Walmart
-0.127
Pharmacies within 5 km
-0.134
Costco
-0.296

How to read it. Above zero means the exact-count test improved; below zero means it worsened. A negative Costco bar does not mean Costco causes lower pharmacy sales. This small experiment is not used to score this address.

Research appendix

Model record.

The withdrawn result and current location tests remain visible.

Old published modelR2 0.776

Withdrawn. Its test design reused information from the same period it was estimating.

Location-only modelR2 0.010

Geographic testing across 4,346 pharmacies. Too weak for a prescription forecast.

New-city checkR2 -0.0075

Performed slightly worse than using the overall average when whole cities were kept out of fitting.

Location conditionsTop 7%

93rd percentile in the Ontario comparison. It is still being tested against real operating results.

Currently supported

  • Ontario comparison of pharmacy, population, healthcare and site records
  • Experimental percentile of measured public location conditions
  • Broad asking-price grouping when business figures are supplied

Not currently supported

  • Exact prescriptions from an address alone
  • Profit or launch success for a new pharmacy
  • Completed sale value from seller asking prices

Sources

Where the figures came from.

Source dates and limits are kept here.

Active pharmacies

Ontario College of Pharmacists public register downloaded August 25, 2026.

Population

Statistics Canada 2021 Census.

Healthcare

Ontario public healthcare facility records.

Traffic and property

City of Toronto traffic, zoning, parking and heritage records; Ontario Road Network; OpenStreetMap building outline.

Location percentile

Four equally weighted public categories compared with 5,038 current Ontario pharmacy registrations.

Small development comparisons

Rough prescription counts for 13 stores and one-factor tests for 15 stores. The counts were not independently checked.

Model record

Archived model tests across 4,346 pharmacy rows. The withdrawn result is retained for transparency.

Asking prices

121 seller-reported public listings from two marketplaces. Asking prices are not completed sale prices.

Important information. This free test report provides general information only. Public records may be incomplete or out of date. It is not financial, legal, real-estate, regulatory or investment advice, and it does not guarantee prescriptions, sales, profit, value or commercial success. Independent confirmation is required before a business decision.