130 Old Forest Hill Rd

01What’s planned near 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one inactive. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Add a storey

   7 Rosemary Lane · 143 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a basement addition at the southeast corner with a ground floor terrace above, a side (west) ground floor addition (mudroom) with a new second storey balcony above, and…

   File A0616/26TEY · submitted Aug 20, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Inactive

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 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

6 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Rosemary Lane, Rosemary Lane to Bathurst St, 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Hydro · Pole Install/Removal, Ground Rod, Duct at 15 Rosemary Lane · 86 m · Jun 15, 2026 to Dec 15, 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 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

Police recorded 50 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 Forest Hill South

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Bathurst St and Eglinton Ave W. Forest Hill South has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Bathurst St at Ava Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Aug 18, 2026 · 364 m
• Eglinton Ave W at Old Forest Hill Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Nov 6, 2025 · 47 m
• Bathurst St at Eglinton Ave W · Driver, seriously injured · Oct 9, 2024 · 168 m
• Bathurst St at Eglinton Ave W · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 15, 2022 · 173 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 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

The nearest subway station is Cedarvale Station (Line 1), about a 17‑minute walk (1.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by the 5 streetcar and the 7, 33, 34 and 14 buses, with about 2,301 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 5.3 km away, with 66 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: 168 Chiltern Hill Rd
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 75 Holly St, 2.3 km.360 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 130 Old Forest Hill 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: Alive Montessori And Private School, Robbins Hebrew Academy, The Village Shul Synagogue & Supplmentary School. 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 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

There are 2 parks and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Vaughan Road Academy, 1.6 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Shallmar Parkette · 13 Shallmar Blvd · 298 m
• Larry Grossman Forest Hill Memorial Arena · washroom · 340 Chaplin Cres · 432 m
• Memorial Park-North York · ball diamond, outdoor track, sports field · 340 Chaplin Cres · 458 m
• Castlefield Parkette · 621 Castlefield Ave · 598 m
• Wembley Parkette · 9 Park Rd · 612 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 2788 Bathurst Street
  A new 1250 m2 park is coming to 2788 Bathurst St. as a result of a mixed-use development project.In progress · 1.2 km
• Cedarvale Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Cedarvale Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.3 km
• York Beltline Trail Extension
  The City is extending the York Beltline Trail. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.4 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 130 Old Forest Hill Rd

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 130 Old Forest Hill Rd. 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: 3 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 130 Old Forest Hill 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 10, 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

40 tickets in 2025 on Old Forest Hill Rd between numbers 80 and 180: 37 for parking at prohibited times, 2 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Upper Village BIA, about 170 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, 4,335 service requests came from postal area M5P, which includes 130 Old Forest Hill 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 130 Old Forest Hill 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: 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.

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.