1398 Yonge St
1398 Yonge St is in Yonge-St.Clair, on the City's Heritage Register. There are 20 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 50‑storey building with 655 homes and shops (under review). St Clair Station is a 3‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- It is individually designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (Part IV).
- A public hearing on Oct 28 about a consent at 30 St Clair Ave W, 214 m away.
- A 50-storey building with 655 homes and shops is under review, 201 m away (1365 Yonge St and 1 more address).
- Break-ins in Yonge-St.Clair were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- St Clair Station (Line 1) is about a 3-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Deer Park Junior and Senior Public School, 385 m away.
01What’s planned near 1398 Yonge St
20 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 19 in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Site plan30 Alvin Ave and 11 more addresses · 29 m awaySite 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.
Mixed use development consisting of three towers organized around a central publicly accessible open space (POPS), along with a new 1,560 m² public park at the northwest corner of the site. The development would include 661 residential…File 26 185667 STE 12 SA · submitted Jun 16, 2026 · City record and how to commentAll 12 addresses
30 Alvin Ave · 36 Alvin Ave · 1 Heath St E · 25 Heath St E · 27 Heath St E · 29 Heath St E · 22 St Clair Ave E · 1485 Yonge St · 1497 Yonge St · 1501 Yonge St · 1521 Yonge St · 1525 Yonge St
- 213-storey building30 Alvin Ave and 14 more addresses · 29 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use development consisting of four residential buildings 44, 39, 27, and 13-storeys, a new park at the northwest corner of the site, a courtyard privately owned…File 19 134851 STE 12 OZ · submitted Apr 3, 2019 · City record and how to commentAll 15 addresses
30 Alvin Ave · 36 Alvin Ave · 1 Heath St E · 25 Heath St E · 27 Heath St E · 29 Heath St E · 22 St Clair Ave E · 1481 Yonge St · 1485 Yonge St · 1497 Yonge St · 1501 Yonge St · 1507 Yonge St · 1521 Yonge St · 1525 Yonge St · 1535 Yonge St
- 3Subdivision30 Alvin Ave and 11 more addresses · 51 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4 blocks.File 21 226522 STE 12 SB · submitted Oct 15, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 12 addresses
30 Alvin Ave · 36 Alvin Ave · 1 Heath St E · 25 Heath St E · 27 Heath St E · 29 Heath St E · 1485 Yonge St · 1497 Yonge St · 1501 Yonge St · 1507 Yonge St · 1521 Yonge St · 1525 Yonge St
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 1398 Yonge St
Police recorded 78 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-St.Clairper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 44 | 271 | 768Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Break-ins | 19 | 374 | 190Yonge-St.Clair is higher |
| Car thefts | 4 | 65 | 225Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Robberies | 4 | 26 | 79Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 7 | 32 | 61Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
Thick bar: Yonge-St.Clair. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 Yonge-St.Clair
03Getting around from 1398 Yonge St
The nearest subway station is St Clair Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 512 streetcar and the 97, 88 and 74 buses, with about 1,803 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 4.7 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 3 min walk
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Rosehill Ave, plus 4 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: St Clair Station, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: St Clair Ave West at Yonge St West Side, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 354 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 1398 Yonge 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.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Linden School, The York School - Mdl And Sr Campus, The York School - Jr Campus, De Lasalle College School, Upper Canada College School and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.
55 St Clair Ave W · 140 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age
25 Alvin Ave · 48 spaces · preschool
23 Ferndale Ave · 261 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
32 Heath St W · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 1398 Yonge St
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 1 on record
It is individually designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (Part IV). Changes to its heritage features need a heritage permit from the City.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 1 project from 1 permit
- Interior Alterations · completed Jun 8, 2026
Interior alterations to existing retail on the ground floor. Create new openings in demising wall between 1398 & 1402 Yonge St (same owners). Retail tenant - "Trade Secrets" · Permit 05 211439
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Empresss Nail Lounge (salon or personal services), The Coffee 30 St Clair (restaurant or bar), Jenny Nails (salon or personal services), and 2 more.
YWCA 1st Stop Woodlawn (379 m).
All new business licences in Yonge-St.Clair (5)
- Empresss Nail Lounge · Salon or personal services · 1456 Yonge St · 126 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- The Coffee 30 St Clair · Restaurant or bar · 30 St Clair Ave W · 214 m · licensed Oct 22, 2026
- Jenny Nails · Salon or personal services · 80 St Clair Ave W · 402 m · licensed Oct 2, 2026
- Waxon Laser + Waxbar · Salon or personal services · 1242 Yonge St · 422 m · licensed Sep 3, 2026
- Grandma Loves You · Restaurant or bar · 40 St Clair Ave W · 238 m · licensed Aug 12, 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 1398 Yonge St
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
In postal area M4T, 2 of 98 home tap-water samples (2.0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4T is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 7 samples here (7.1%) 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 · 98 tests, Apr 22, 2014 to Jun 4, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.2 km away, measured 6:00 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: Yonge-St.Clair
Yonge-St. Clair had 12,905 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 19% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.9%), Iranian Persian (1.6%) and Russian (1.4%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $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 Yonge-St.Clair compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/1398-yonge-st#sec-history
