119 Chestnut St

01What’s planned near 119 Chestnut St

15 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 13 in progress and two decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   18-storey building with shops

   55 Elm St and 6 more addresses · 51 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed 18 storey building containing 234 hotel suites and retail space.

   All 7 addresses

   55 Elm St · 57 Elm St · 59 Elm St · 61 Elm St · 63 Elm St · 65 Elm St · 67 Elm St

   File 26 101832 STE 11 OZ · submitted Jan 7, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Site plan

   100 Edward St · 84 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Site Plan Approval for mixed -use development plan consisting of two buildings over a common underground garage.

   File 16 136299 STE 27 SA · submitted Apr 6, 2016 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Split the lot

   123 Edward St · 104 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   A public hearing is set for Oct 2, 2027 at TBA. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two lots and to create new easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0057/26TEY · submitted Sep 13, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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 119 Chestnut St

Police recorded 607 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

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 Yonge-Bay Corridor

03Getting around from 119 Chestnut St

The nearest subway station is St Patrick Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 505 and 506 streetcars and the 19 and 13 buses, with about 2,974 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.2 km away, with 354 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 119 Chestnut 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main Campus, Ronald Mcdonald House, Taie International Institute School, Keystone International Schools, The Ymca Academy Secondary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 119 Chestnut St

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 119 Chestnut St. Here is what the City does have.

06Around the block

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 119 Chestnut St

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: Yonge-Bay Corridor

Yonge-Bay Corridor had 12,645 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 56% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 56% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (14.7%), Cantonese (5.2%) and Arabic (4.8%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.