129A Bedford Rd

01What’s planned near 129A Bedford Rd

6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 93% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   38-storey building · 110 homes and shops

   224 A Davenport Rd and 10 more addresses · 121 m away

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

   110 homes

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

   Site Plan Approval for a 38-storey mixed-use building containing 110 dwelling units and 411.8 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

   All 11 addresses

   224 A Davenport Rd · 148 Avenue Rd · 150 Avenue Rd · 152 Avenue Rd · 156 Avenue Rd · 158 Avenue Rd · 220 Davenport Rd · 222 Davenport Rd · 224 Davenport Rd · 230 Davenport Rd · 234 Davenport Rd

   File 21 178726 STE 11 SA · submitted Jul 2, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   22-storey building · 100 homes and shops

   306 Davenport Rd and 4 more addresses · 126 m away

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

   100 homes

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

   INACTIVE Proposal for a 22-storey mixed-use building comprised of 100 residential dwelling units and 1098 square metres of non-residential gross floor area at grade and the second floor. A total of 210 parking spaces will be provided on…

   All 5 addresses

   306 Davenport Rd · 310 Davenport Rd · 314 Davenport Rd · 320 Davenport Rd · 326 Davenport Rd

   File 19 261154 STE 11 SA · submitted Dec 13, 2019 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   11-storey building · 18 homes and shops

   183 Avenue Rd and 4 more addresses · 174 m away

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

   18 homes

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

   Site Plan Approval for an 11-storey mixed-use building containing 18 dwelling units and 400 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

   All 5 addresses

   183 Avenue Rd · 185 Avenue Rd · 189 Avenue Rd · 109 Pears Ave · 111 Pears Ave

   File 21 229987 STE 11 SA · submitted Oct 25, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 6
   11-storey building · 60 homes and shops

   126 Avenue Rd and 1 more address · 218 m away

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

   60 homes4,138 m² of floor space

   City Council approved it.

   Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit an 11-storey mixed-use building, containing 60 dwelling units (of which 11 are replacement rental units) and 169 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

   Public notice · Jun 13, 2025Notice of Public Meeting - Request to Amend the Zoning By-law - 126-130 Avenue Road. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 2 addresses

   126 Avenue Rd · 128 Avenue Rd

   File 23 119287 STE 11 OZ · submitted Mar 2, 2023 · 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.

02Street work near 129A Bedford Rd

6 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Pears Ave, near Bedford Rd, Q1 2025 to Q4 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 76 Admiral Rd · 150 m · Jun 24, 2026 to Dec 24, 2026

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 129A Bedford Rd

Police recorded 152 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Annex

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 7 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 2 were fatal. Most were on Avenue Rd and Davenport Rd. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Avenue Rd at Dupont St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 31, 2026 · 448 m
• 20 Prince Arthur Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Apr 12, 2026 · 486 m
• Avenue Rd at Yorville Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 19, 2025 · 487 m
• Bernard Ave at Bedford Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 2, 2025 · 29 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 129A Bedford Rd

The nearest subway station is St George Station (Line 1 and 2), about a 9‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by the 26, 19 and 13 buses, with about 1,015 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.5 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. 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: 74 Yorkville Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 19 Spadina Rd, 732 m.668 m

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 129A Bedford Rd

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: The Shire School, Career Quest - Toronto, Howlett Academy School, Taddle Creek Montessori School, The Mabin School and 6 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 129A Bedford Rd

There are 6 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Hillcrest Community Centre, 1.5 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Joseph Tough Park · 246 Davenport Rd · 183 m
• Boswell Parkette · 2 Boswell Ave · 263 m
• Taddle Creek Park · playground · 40 Bedford Rd · 377 m
• Sergeant Ryan Russell Parkette · playground · 250 Avenue Rd · 467 m
• Jay Macpherson Green · 255 Avenue Rd · 470 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 Park at Macpherson Avenue
  A new park is coming to Macpherson Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 498 m
• Ramsden Park Ice Rink Improvements
  The City is improving the artificial ice rink at Ramsden Park with state-of-good-repair upgrades to the building’s change rooms and washrooms, as well as repairs to the rink’s refrigeration systems and dasher boards.In progress · 651 m
• Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre
  A new community recreation centre is coming to 1020 Yonge St., immediately west of Rosedale Subway Station in the Rosedale neighbourhood, near Yonge Street and Belmont Avenue.In progress · 825 m
• Huron-Washington Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Huron-Washington Parkette. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 827 m
• Lionel Conacher Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground and sandbox in Lionel Conacher Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across Toronto.In progress · 865 m

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 129A Bedford Rd

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 129A Bedford Rd.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 13 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 129A Bedford Rd

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

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 9, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

577 tickets in 2025 on Bedford Rd between numbers 79 and 179: 213 for parking without a permit, 210 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

Dupont by the Castle BIA, about 250 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, 5,567 service requests came from postal area M5R, which includes 129A Bedford Rd. 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 129A Bedford Rd

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: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (1.8%). 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.