1243 Islington Ave

01What’s planned near 1243 Islington Ave

At this address: a 61‑storey building with 702 homes and shops, approved. 3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk) including this address: two in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   61-storey building

   This address 1243 Islington Ave

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

   City planners have been reviewing it since September. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed 61-storey mixed use building.

   File 26 237007 WET 03 SA · submitted Sep 14, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 3
   35-storey building · 375 homes

   1276 Islington Ave · 205 m away

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

   375 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since January. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed infill development of a 35-storey, 25,700.63 square-metre, purpose-built rental building containing 375 residential units, and 262 parking spaces provided between four levels of underground parking. The existing 12-storey…

   File 26 102769 WET 03 SA · submitted Jan 9, 2026 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   61-storey building · 702 homes and shops

   This address 1243 Islington Ave

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

   702 homes47,679 m² of floor space

   City Council approved it.

   Application to amend the Zoning By-law at 1243 Islington Avenue to permit a 61 storey (191-metre, excluding mechanical penthouse), comprising 702 dwelling units and 90 square metres of non-residential gross floor area at grade. A 170…

   Public notice · Jul 2, 2026Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law 638-2026 - 1243 Islington Avenue. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 244597 WET 03 OZ · submitted Oct 24, 2025 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

Noise permits nearby

• Private event · 12 Cordova Ave
  Continuous concrete pour · Minto (Cordova) LPSept 4, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 · 7 am to 10 pm
  471 m away
• Annual Lantern Parade · 3216 Bloor St W
  Amplified sound · in Tom Riley ParkFri, Nov 13 · 5 to 7 pm
  459 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 1243 Islington Ave

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 1243 Islington Ave

Police recorded 61 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Islington

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 2 were fatal. Most were on Bloor St W and Aberfoyle Cres. Islington has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Bloor St W at Aberfoyle Cres · Pedestrian, killed · Apr 16, 2023 · 369 m
• Bloor St W at Gardenvale Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 24, 2022 · 369 m
• Bloor St W at Eagle Rd · Passenger, killed · Aug 14, 2021 · 285 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

04Getting around from 1243 Islington Ave

The nearest subway station is Islington Station (Line 2), about a 1‑minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by the 37, 110, 50, 149 and 40 buses, with about 2,516 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 1.4 km away, with 20 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 8 Kings Lynn Rd
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 625 The Queensway, 3.0 km.1.6 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

05Schools and child care near 1243 Islington 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: German International School Toronto, Academy Of Math And English. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 1243 Islington Ave

There are 2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is Memorial Pool and Health Club, 415 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Tom Riley Park · ball diamond, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, playground · 4725 Dundas St W · 314 m
• Kenway Park · playground · 3431 Bloor St W · 322 m
• Islington Community School · 44 Cordova Ave · 381 m
• Central Arena · washroom, wi-fi · 50 Montgomery Rd · 391 m
• Memorial Pool and Health Club · wi-fi · 44 Montgomery Rd · 415 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• New Parks in the Six Points Neighbourhood
  A group of new parks is coming to the Six Points neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.0 km

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

07The building at 1243 Islington Ave

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 1243 Islington Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 8 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 1243 Islington Ave

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

Special areas

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

09Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, 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 10, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Parking tickets on this block

613 tickets in 2025 on Islington Ave between numbers 1193 and 1293: 608 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 4 for other parking offences.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

Village of Islington BIA, about 380 m away. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 2,350 service requests came from postal area M8X, which includes 1243 Islington Ave. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

10Risks and environment at 1243 Islington Ave

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Islington

Islington had 23,460 residents in 2021. The median household income was $102,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 32% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 18% of workers commuted by transit and 5% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Ukrainian (3.6%), Serbian (3.5%) and Polish (3.2%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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