140 Ashwarren Rd

01What’s planned near 140 Ashwarren Rd

No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).

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 140 Ashwarren Rd

Police recorded 89 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 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for York University Heights

Traffic safety

6 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Keele St and St Regis Cres. York University Heights has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Keele St at Catford Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 11, 2026 · 318 m
• Keele St at St Regis Cres · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 11, 2025 · 333 m
• Keele St at St Regis Cres · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 24, 2025 · 379 m
• Keele St at St Regis Cres · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 26, 2024 · 318 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.

03Getting around from 140 Ashwarren Rd

The nearest subway station is Downsview Park Station (Line 1), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by the 41, 101, 108 and 941 buses, with about 1,362 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 0.8 km away, with 31 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: 320 Driftwood Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports.2.2 km
• Indoor bike station: Finch West Station
  Secure parking for 68 bikes.950 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 140 Ashwarren 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: Bais Chaya Mushka Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no 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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 140 Ashwarren Rd

There are no parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Grandravine Community Recreation Centre, 660 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Grandravine Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 23 Grandravine Dr · 660 m
• Grandravine Park · ball diamond, basketball court, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 23 Grandravine Dr · 686 m
• Bratty Park · 40 Bratty Rd · 747 m
• Sentinel Park · ball diamond, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, playground · 295 Sentinel Rd · 977 m
• CW Jefferys Collegiate Institute · 340 Sentinel Rd · 1100 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

• Soccer for All Mini-Pitches: Grandravine Park
  The City is bringing new soccer mini-pitches to parks across Toronto, creating more opportunities for people of all ages to play, learn and connect through sport.In progress · 645 m
• Downsview Community Recreation Centre
  A new Community Recreation Centre is coming to 1377 Sheppard Ave. W., near Sheppard Avenue West and Keele Street in the Downsview neighbourhood.In progress · 899 m
• Fountainhead Park New Skate Trail & Rink
  The City is adding a new skate trail and rink to the southwestern portion of Fountainhead Park as the Facilities Plan.In progress · 1.2 km
• New Park at 1350 Sheppard Avenue West
  A new park is coming to 1350 Sheppard Ave. W. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 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.

06The building at 140 Ashwarren Rd

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 140 Ashwarren 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: 1 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 140 Ashwarren Rd

E (Employment Industrial) zoning allows workplaces: offices, light industry and warehouses. 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.

08Around 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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

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

Main street business area

DuKe Heights 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, 2,979 service requests came from postal area M3J, which includes 140 Ashwarren 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.

09Risks and environment at 140 Ashwarren Rd

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: York University Heights

York University Heights had 28,255 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 54% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 34% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.3%), Spanish (5.1%) and Italian (4.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, North York (the former City of North York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.