124 Strachan Ave

01What’s planned near 124 Strachan Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and two decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   13-storey building with shops

   109 Strachan Ave and 3 more addresses · 159 m away

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

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

   Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The…

   All 4 addresses

   109 Strachan Ave · 111 Strachan Ave · 115 Strachan Ave · 127 Strachan Ave

   File 21 251435 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 24, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   Second suite

   860 Richmond St W · 209 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To permit a hotel (to contain 62 rooms) and a restaurant use (at grade), including a gym in the basement level, within the existing three-storey non-residential building (vacant office uses). Also, to alter the existing building by…

   File A0653/26TEY · submitted Sep 4, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 3
   Add a storey

   106 Massey St · 248 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Nov 4, 2026.

   To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a partial rear third storey addition with a juliet balcony.

   File A0601/26TEY · submitted Aug 12, 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 124 Strachan Ave

Police recorded 104 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 40). 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 West Queen West

03Getting around from 124 Strachan Ave

The nearest subway station is Osgoode Station (Line 1), 2.3 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 504, 503 and 501 streetcars and the 63 bus, with about 4,689 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 1.0 km away, with 74 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 124 Strachan 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Discovering Minds Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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

05The building at 124 Strachan Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 124 Strachan Ave.

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 124 Strachan Ave

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: West Queen West

West Queen West had 13,170 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 46% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 28% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.9%), Cantonese (3.4%) and Portuguese (3.1%). 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.