12 Browside Ave
12 Browside Ave is in Forest Hill South. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 5 building permits in the last 5 years.
- Break-ins in Forest Hill South were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Bus 33 stop 48 m away; the nearest subway is 1.4 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Forest Hill Junior and Senior Public School, 229 m away.
01What’s planned near 12 Browside Ave
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 12 Browside Ave
Police recorded 16 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Forest Hill Southper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 4 | 197 | 768Forest Hill South is lower |
| Break-ins | 8 | 327 | 190Forest Hill South is higher |
| Car thefts | 2 | 106 | 225Forest Hill South is lower |
| Robberies | 0 | 74 | 79Forest Hill South is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 74 | 61Forest Hill South is about the same |
Thick bar: Forest Hill South. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 Forest Hill South
03Getting around from 12 Browside Ave
The nearest subway station is St Clair West Station (Line 1), about a 22‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 33 bus, with about 312 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 5.3 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 22 min walk
Nearest stop: Spadina Rd at Elderwood Dr, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 12 Browside Ave
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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Robbins Hebrew Academy, Bishop Strachan School, Forest Hill Tutoring, Alive Montessori And Private School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre and no EarlyON centres.
78 Dunloe Rd · 86 spaces · preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 12 Browside Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
5 building permits in the last 5 years, for 1 project. For comparison, about 10% of Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 5 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 1 project from 5 permits
- Interior Alterations · completed Oct 28, 2026
Interior renovation relocating walls, minor exterior window/door changes · 5 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 22 174994
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Cafe de Flore Patisserie (restaurant or bar), Karly Spaa (salon or personal services), Tabac Cuban Cigars (take-out or food shop).
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 12 Browside Ave
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5P, 1 of 153 home tap-water samples (0.7%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5P is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 5 samples here (3.3%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 153 tests, Mar 18, 2014 to Aug 5, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.8 km away, measured 9:00 AM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
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: Forest Hill South
Forest Hill South had 10,860 residents in 2021. The median household income was $109,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 51% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 11% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.5%) and Pilipino, Filipino (1.6%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
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.
How Forest Hill South compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/12-browside-ave#sec-history
