491 Melrose Ave is in the city of Toronto. This property is conveniently located near the intersection of Avenue Rd and Lawrence Ave. Nearby areas include Ledbury Park, Lawrence Manor, Bedford Park, and Lawrence Bathurst, and the city of North York is also close by.

There are quite a few restaurants to choose from around 491 Melrose Ave, Toronto. Some good places to grab a bite are Umami Sushi and Milk'n Honey. Venture a little further for a meal at Portuguese Chicken Place, Bagnet Bros or Kibo Sushi House. If you love coffee, you're not too far from Starbucks located at 1740 Avenue Road. Groceries can be found at Dino's No Frills which is a 5-minute walk and you'll find Peoples Drug Mart only a 10 minute walk as well. Morris & Sally Justein Heritage Museum at Baycrest is only at a short distance from 491 Melrose Ave, Toronto.

For those residents of 491 Melrose Ave, Toronto without a car, you can get around rather easily. The closest transit stop is a BusStop (AVENUE RD AT MELROSE AVE) and is a 5-minute walk, but there is also a Subway stop, LAWRENCE STATION - NORTHBOUND PLATFORM, an 18-minute walk connecting you to the TTC. It also has (Bus) route 124 Sunnybrook, (Bus) route 142 Downtown/avenue Rd. Express, and more nearby. If you need to get on the highway often from 491 Melrose Ave, Hwy 401 and Bathurst St has both on and off ramps and is within a 4-minute drive.