136 Hallam St

01What’s planned near 136 Hallam St

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

In progress

1. 1
   19-storey building · 251 homes

   888 Dupont St · 233 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 for a 19-storey residential building (62 metres), containing 17,509 square metres of gross floor area with a total of 251rental dwelling units.

   File 21 206371 STE 11 SA · submitted Aug 31, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   Add a storey

   975 Dovercourt Rd · 75 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 convert the existing two-storey mixed-use building into a residential building (fourplex) by constructing a rear two-storey addition with a ground floor deck and stairs, and second and third storey balconies. Also, to construct a…

   File A0047/25TEY · submitted Jan 20, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 3
   Split the lot

   545 Concord Ave · 200 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Apr 9, 2025.

   To obtain consent to sever the lot into two residential lots.

   File B0075/24TEY · submitted Dec 19, 2024 · 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 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 136 Hallam St

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Enbridge Gas · Coam/relay at 304 Westmoreland Ave · 241 m · May 4, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026
• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 91 Hallam St · 130 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026
• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 514 Concord Ave · 177 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026
• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 304 Westmoreland Ave · 241 m · Jun 22, 2026 to Dec 22, 2026
• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 992 Dovercourt Rd · 59 m · Jun 25, 2026 to Dec 25, 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 136 Hallam St

Police recorded 53 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 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 Dovercourt Village

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021. Most were on Dupont St and Ossington Ave. Dovercourt Village has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Dupont St at Ossington Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · Aug 5, 2022 · 357 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 136 Hallam St

The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), about a 11‑minute walk (0.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 63, 161 and 26 buses, with about 1,821 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.9 km away, with 68 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: 685 Dovercourt Rd
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 273 Christie St, 919 m.892 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 136 Hallam 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Uchenna Academy. 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 136 Hallam St

There are 3 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre, 627 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Dovercourt Park · ball diamond, firepit, picnic site, playground · 155 Bartlett Ave · 291 m
• Geary Avenue Parkette · playground · 15 Geary Ave · 376 m
• Dupont-Shaw Parkette · outdoor fitness equipment · 880 Dupont St · 415 m
• Bartlett Parkette · outdoor dry pad · 160 Geary Ave · 510 m
• Garrison Creek Park · 1090 Shaw St · 520 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

• The Green Line
  Approximately five kilometres in length, the Green Line is a proposed new linear park system in an active hydro-electric corridor that will connect neighbourhoods and expand the broader open space network in midtown and west Toronto.In progress · 389 m
• The Green Line
  The Green Line is a proposed new linear park system in an active hydro-electric corridor. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 522 m
• Wallace Emerson Park, Community Centre & Child Care Centre
  The City is building a new park and community recreation centre as part of the Reimagine Galleria Master Plan. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 624 m
• Frankel Lambert Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Frankel Lambert Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 942 m
• Christie Pits Park Playground Improvements & New Splash Pad
  The City is improving Christie Pits Park by redesigning the playground and converting the wading pool to a splash pad. The playground improvements are part of the Playground Enhancement Program. The wading pool conversion to splash pad is informed by the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan. The community will have opportunities to provide input and help shape the design.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 136 Hallam St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 136 Hallam St. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 136 Hallam St

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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

153 tickets in 2025 on Hallam St between numbers 86 and 186: 97 for parking without a permit, 30 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Dovercourt Village BIA, which includes this address. 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, 11,042 service requests came from postal area M6H, which includes 136 Hallam St. 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 136 Hallam St

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: Dovercourt Village

Dovercourt Village had 12,380 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (11.2%), Cantonese (3.9%) and Spanish (3.4%). 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.