Recommended nearby places to eat are Touch Down Foods. If you can't start your day without caffeine fear not, your nearby choices include Tim Hortons. For groceries there is Freshland which is not far. Love being outside? Look no further than Neilson Skatepark, Burrows Hall Park or Morningside Park, which are only steps away away. There is a zoo,Toronto Zoo, that is a 3-minute drive and is a great for a family outing.

Without a car, you can get around quite easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (TAPSCOTT RD AT BLACKWELL AVE) and is a short walk, but there is also a Subway stop, MCCOWAN STATION - PLATFORM, a 5-minute drive connecting you to the TTC. It also has (Bus) route 131 Nugget nearby. If you're driving, you'll have easy access to the rest of the city by way of Hwy 401 as well, which is within a 4-minute drive using Neilson Rd ramps.