137 Eglinton Ave W

01What’s planned near 137 Eglinton Ave W

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Two towers, up to 58 storeys

   50-60 Eglinton Ave W and 12 more addresses · 133 m away

   6 City files for one project: Rezoning · Rezoning · Rezoning · Rezoning · Site plan · Site plan

   401 homes

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to allow a 36-storey mixed-use building with a total gross floor area of 27,354.80 square metres. Proposal includes 401 residential dwelling units and 1,872.90 square metres…

   All 13 addresses

   50-60 Eglinton Ave W · 60 Eglinton Ave W · 90 Eglinton Ave W · 17 Henning Ave · 19 Henning Ave · 21 Henning Ave · 23 Henning Ave · 25 Henning Ave · 27 Henning Ave · 29 Henning Ave · 31 Henning Ave · 33 Henning Ave · 35 Henning Ave

   File 17 250825 NNY 16 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Oct 20, 2017 · City record and how to commentFile 20 229115 NNY 08 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Dec 14, 2020 · City record and how to commentFile 23 176474 NNY 08 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Jul 18, 2023 · City record and how to commentFile 24 135591 NNY 08 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Apr 12, 2024 · City record and how to commentFile 20 126681 NNY 08 SA (site plan) · submitted Mar 16, 2020 · City record and how to commentFile 23 179321 NNY 08 SA (site plan) · submitted Jul 25, 2023 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 2
   New house

   9 Maxwell Ave · 222 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 construct a new front yard parking pad, abutting Maxwell Avenue. The existing rear parking garage will be demolished, and the rear parking pad (accessed from Duplex Avenue) will be maintained. The existing two-storey detached dwelling…

   File A0656/26TEY · submitted Aug 27, 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 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

• Yonge and Roselawn Project · 2400 Yonge St
  Construction · SKYGRiD ConstructionJan 1 to Dec 31 · 6 am to 10 pm
  587 m away
• Canada Square Office Retrofit · 2180 Yonge St
  Construction · EllisDonNov 1, 2026 to June 29, 2027
  416 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Oriole Pkwy, Anderson Ave to Eglinton Ave W, Q4 2025 to Q3 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

Police recorded 133 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 94% 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 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 Yonge-Eglinton

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on Eglinton Ave W and Avenue Rd. Yonge-Eglinton has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Oriole Py at Anderson Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 13, 2026 · 296 m
• Oriole Pkwy at Eglinton Ave W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 25, 2021 · 234 m
• Avenue Rd at Eglinton Ave W · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 30, 2021 · 436 m
• Avenue Rd at Eglinton Ave W · Driver, seriously injured · Jan 27, 2021 · 429 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

The nearest subway station is Eglinton Station (Line 1), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 13 TTC stops served by the 5 streetcar and the 34, 61, 13 and 74 buses, with about 2,458 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 6.6 km away, with 68 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: 75 Holly St
  City-run (Green P): 28 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 20 Delisle Ave, 1.9 km.573 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

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: Birmingham International Collegiate Of Canada, Caesar International Academy, The Study Academy, The Study Academy School, Careerquest and 3 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

There is 1 park, 1 playground and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 124 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• North Toronto Memorial Community Centre · washroom, wi-fi · 200 Eglinton Ave W · 124 m
• North Toronto Memorial Arena · 174 Orchard View Blvd · 199 m
• Eglinton Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, pickleball court, picnic site · 200 Eglinton Ave W · 276 m
• Montgomery Square Park · 2384 Yonge St · 546 m
• Hillsdale Avenue Park · 33 Soudan Ave · 549 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

• Eglinton Park Revitalization
  The City completed the Eglinton Park Master Plan in 2019 and is working towards park improvements in a phased approach based on the priorities identified in the Master Plan and the available project budget.In progress · 129 m
• New Park at 2400 Yonge Street
  A new park is coming to 2400 Yonge St. as a result of a mixed-use development project at Roselawn Avenue and Yonge Street.In progress · 586 m
• Raccoon Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Raccoon Park. The features and amenities for the expanded park area will be shaped through community engagement.In progress · 659 m
• New Park at 20 Castlefield Avenue
  A new 3,750 m2 park is coming to 20 Castlefield Ave in the Yonge-Eglinton neighbourhood.In progress · 752 m
• Dawn Redwood Park
  A new park is coming to 100 Broadway Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 983 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

There are no building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 137 Eglinton Ave W. 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: 5 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 137 Eglinton Ave W

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.

Heritage evaluation needed before redevelopment

City of Toronto: Properties Requiring a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report under OPA 720.

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

13 tickets in 2025 on Eglinton Ave W between numbers 87 and 187: 6 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 3 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

The Eglinton Way BIA, about 190 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, 2,537 service requests came from postal area M4R, which includes 137 Eglinton Ave W. 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 137 Eglinton Ave W

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: Yonge-Eglinton

Yonge-Eglinton had 12,410 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 63% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 31% of workers commuted by transit and 13% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.5%), Cantonese (2.1%) and Portuguese (1.9%). 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.