144 Gamble Ave
144 Gamble Ave is in Old East York. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Buses 72 and 100 stop 141 m away; the nearest subway is 1.3 km.
- The nearest elementary school is William Burgess Elementary School, 130 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 144 Gamble Ave
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 144 Gamble Ave
Police recorded 83 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 | Old East Yorkper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 49 | 655 | 768Old East York is about the same |
| Break-ins | 12 | 99 | 190Old East York is lower |
| Car thefts | 17 | 238 | 225Old East York is about the same |
| Robberies | 2 | 60 | 79Old East York is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 | 50 | 61Old East York is about the same |
Thick bar: Old East York. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Old East York
03Getting around from 144 Gamble Ave
The nearest subway station is Pape Station (Line 2), about a 20‑minute walk (1.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by routes 100, 72, 87, 8 and 25, with about 3,593 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 3.8 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 20 min walk
Nearest stop: Pape Ave at Gamble Ave, plus 2 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Cosburn Ave at Pape Ave, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: O'Connor Dr at Rivercourt Blvd.
Nearest stop: Pape Ave at O'Connor Dr.
Source: GO Transit · 88 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 144 Gamble Ave
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
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 Three Hierarchs Academy. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and one shelter or respite site.
100 Torrens Ave · 166 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
121 Cosburn Ave · 40 spaces · infant, toddler · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
123 Cosburn Ave · 58 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 144 Gamble Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
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.
Kennedy House Youth Shelter (159 m).
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 144 Gamble Ave
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 M4J, 22 of 911 home tap-water samples (2.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4J is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 44 samples here (4.8%) 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 · 911 tests, Jan 7, 2014 to Oct 20, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.3 km away, measured 5:00 PM EST Sunday 8 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: Old East York
Old East York had 9,160 residents in 2021. The median household income was $96,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 34% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 31% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 9% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Greek (9.7%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.4%) and Cantonese (2.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in East York was $1,820, up 4% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.4% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | East York | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,339 | +12% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,578 | +5% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,820 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,189 | -2% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, East York. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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