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My Address in Toronto · 126 Shaw St, Toronto · Data as of Nov 9, 2026
Address report · Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York

126 Shaw St

126 Shaw St is in Trinity-Bellwoods. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Streetcars stop 102 m away.

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source

Key findings
  • 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one decided recently.
  • Break-ins in Trinity-Bellwoods were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
  • Streetcars 63, 501 and 504 stop 102 m away; the nearest subway is 2.0 km.
  • The nearest elementary school is Givins/Shaw Junior Public School, 108 m away.
  • Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
  • Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6J.
Planning proposals1within 250 m
Major crimes134within 500 m, 12 months
Nearest transit102 mStreetcar 63, 501, 504
Queen StOssington AveFennings StHumbert StBrookfield StGivins StArgyle StShaw StLobb AveRebecca StRichmond StStrachan AveMassey StCrawford St1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)Queen StOssington AveGivins StArgyle StShaw StLobb AveCrawford St1Map data: City of Toronto (Toronto Centreline)
The red dot is 126 Shaw St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.

01What’s planned near 126 Shaw St

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

Decided recently

  1. 1
    New house
    32 Argyle St · 239 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 Oct 21, 2026.

    To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached townhouse dwelling by converting it to a semi-detached houseplex containing two dwelling units, by constructing a front porch with stairs, a front basement walkout, a rear two-storey addition…
    File A0630/26TEY · submitted Aug 28, 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 126 Shaw St

Police recorded 134 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 93% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Major crime Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 monthsTrinity-Bellwoods compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
Break-ins22 near this address85% higher351 vs 190 per 100,000
Assaults92 near this address23% higher947 vs 768 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,0008 near this address15% higher70 vs 61 per 100,000
Robberies6 near this address26% lower58 vs 79 per 100,000
Car thefts6 near this address66% lower76 vs 225 per 100,000

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 Trinity-Bellwoods

03Getting around from 126 Shaw St

The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), 2.0 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 504 and 501 streetcars and the 63 bus, with about 2,991 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 1.1 km away, with 74 train stops on a weekday.

Nearest subway station
Ossington Station 2.0 km

Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk

Streetcars and buses
63 Ossington, 501 Queen, 504 King 102 m
Nearest stop: Queen St West at Shaw St, plus 4 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest GO train station
Exhibition GO 1.1 km

Source: GO Transit · 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 126 Shaw 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).

Elementary schools

Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.

Givins/Shaw Junior Public School
108 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 215 students
86%about the same as Toronto71%above Toronto
Charles G Fraser Junior Public School
687 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 220 students
95%above Toronto71%above Toronto
Niagara Street Junior Public School
726 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 305 students
100%above Toronto84%above Toronto

Secondary schools

Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.

Central Toronto Academy
1.4 km · TDSB · grades 9-12 · 975 students
91%above Toronto
Parkdale Collegiate Institute
1.7 km · TDSB · grades 9-12 · 635 students
86%about the same as Toronto

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): two licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Licensed child care
Givins/Shaw School Community Day Care 98 m
49 Givins St · 121 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Licensed child care
Trinity Bellwoods Community Children's Group/Care (Crawford Street) 186 m
155 Crawford St · 35 spaces · school age · fee subsidies
EarlyON centre
College Montrose Children's Place EarlyON Child and Family Centre 160 m
180 Shaw St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

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

05The building at 126 Shaw St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 126 Shaw St.

06Around the block

Short-term rentals17registered within 250 m

Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.

Licensed rooming houses1within 250 m

Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.

New storefront businesses28licensed in Trinity-Bellwoods, last 90 days

Heads By Savanna (salon or personal services), Bambi's (restaurant or bar), La Patrona Restaurant and Bar (restaurant or bar), and 25 more.

Public spaces (POPS)1privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m

1001 Queen Street West (187 m).

Shelters and respite sites0within 500 m
All new business licences in Trinity-Bellwoods (28)
  • Heads By Savanna · Salon or personal services · 100 Ossington Ave · 251 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
  • Bambi's · Restaurant or bar · 1265 Dundas St W · 736 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
  • La Patrona Restaurant and Bar · Restaurant or bar · 669 College St · 1050 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
  • Cool Cutz Barbershop · Salon or personal services · 1080 Queen St W · 440 m · licensed Oct 26, 2026
  • The Hair Shoppe · Salon or personal services · 100 Ossington Ave · 251 m · licensed Oct 22, 2026
  • Nails On Queen · Salon or personal services · 606 Queen St W · 993 m · licensed Oct 22, 2026
  • Jean Darlene Piano Room · Entertainment venue · 1203 Dundas St W · 609 m · licensed Oct 20, 2026
  • Twinglow Beautybar · Salon or personal services · 844 Dundas St W · 874 m · licensed Oct 18, 2026
  • Bobbie Sue's Mac and Cheese · Take-out or food shop · 162 Ossington Ave · 387 m · licensed Oct 7, 2026
  • Town Barber · Salon or personal services · 1114 Dundas St W · 537 m · licensed Oct 2, 2026
  • Restaurant or bar · 633 College St · 1048 m · licensed Sep 30, 2026
  • Mari Coffee · Take-out or food shop · 658 Queen St W · 820 m · licensed Sep 29, 2026

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 126 Shaw St

Flood and shoreline hazards
Outside This address
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

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M6J
4.8% of tests above Ontario's limit Your area · M6J
In postal area M6J, 19 of 394 home tap-water samples (4.8%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6J is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 32 samples here (8.1%) 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 · 394 tests, Jan 21, 2014 to Oct 5, 2026

Air quality now
1 · Low risk Your area
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.7 km away, measured 11:00 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: Trinity-Bellwoods

Trinity-Bellwoods had 15,415 residents in 2021. The median household income was $92,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 44% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% of workers commuted by transit and 31% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (11.2%), Cantonese (7.1%) and Mandarin (6.7%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)15,415Trinity-Bellwoods
Median household income$92,000typical neighbourhood $85,000
Households that rent44%typical neighbourhood 46%
Commute by transit23%typical neighbourhood 26%

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 2025Central TorontoChange in a yearToronto
Studio$1,526+2%$1,499
1 bedroom$1,914+4%$1,763
2 bedrooms$2,457+6%$2,055
3 bedrooms or more$3,1950%$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 Trinity-Bellwoods compares with the rest of Toronto →

09Quick answers about 126 Shaw St

What is being built near 126 Shaw St?

There is 1 planning proposal within 250 metres (one decided recently). The closest is at 32 Argyle St, 239 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is the area around 126 Shaw St safe?

Police recorded 134 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 92 assaults, 22 break-ins, 8 thefts over $5,000, 6 car thefts and 6 robberies. That's more than at 93% of Toronto addresses. Per resident, in Trinity-Bellwoods in 2025, break-ins were above the Toronto rate; car thefts and robberies were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.

How do you get around from 126 Shaw St?

The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), 2.0 km away. Nearby: the 63 Ossington, 501 Queen and 504 King streetcars (stop at Queen St West and Shaw St, 102 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What schools are near 126 Shaw St?

The closest are Givins/Shaw Junior Public School, Charles G Fraser Junior Public School and Central Toronto Academy. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What neighbourhood is 126 Shaw St in?

126 Shaw St is in Trinity-Bellwoods, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York. Trinity-Bellwoods had 15,415 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $92,000. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What is rent like near 126 Shaw St?

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation) averaged $2,457 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 126 Shaw St in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 126 Shaw St a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Who is the city councillor for 126 Shaw St?

Ausma Malik, councillor for Ward 10 Spadina-Fort York. Email Councillor_Malik@toronto.ca or call 416-392-4044. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.

When is garbage day at 126 Shaw St?

Collection is on Tuesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 10, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/126-shaw-st#sec-history

10From the archives

View of Shaw Street, looking north across Queen Street West
1981 · 105 m awayView of Shaw Street, looking north across Queen Street WestCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 72, Item 142
Queen St W., north side, looking west from Shaw
1984 · 105 m awayQueen St W., north side, looking west from ShawCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 70, Item 100
Shaw St, north to Queen, east side of street
1981 · 105 m awayShaw St, north to Queen, east side of streetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 62, Item 94
View of streetcar at Shaw and Queen Street loading passengers
1981 · 105 m awayView of streetcar at Shaw and Queen Street loading passengersCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 72, Item 144
View of Queen Street West at Shaw Street
1984 · 105 m awayView of Queen Street West at Shaw StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 76, Item 32
View of Queen Street West at Shaw Street looking west
1983 · 105 m awayView of Queen Street West at Shaw Street looking westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 76, Item 33
Queen St W., north side, view is west from Shaw
1984 · 105 m awayQueen St W., north side, view is west from ShawCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 70, Item 101
Shaw St, east side, south from Queen St
1981 · 105 m awayShaw St, east side, south from Queen StCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 62, Item 93
View of Shaw Street, looking north across Queen Street West
1981 · 105 m awayView of Shaw Street, looking north across Queen Street WestCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 72, Item 143

Photo locations are matched from each photo’s title against City street and address data, so some may be off. Report a wrong location

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