1451 Avenue Rd

01What’s planned near 1451 Avenue Rd

At this address: a 1‑storey building, approved. 4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk) including this address: three in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 2
   New house

   4 Caribou Rd · 191 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 21, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To construct a new dwelling.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Nov 12, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A0557/21NY · submitted Aug 7, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 3
   Split the lot

   4 Caribou Rd · 191 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 21, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Nov 12, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File B0031/21NY · submitted Aug 7, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 4
   New house

   4 Caribou Rd · 191 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 21, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To construct a new dwelling.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Nov 12, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A0558/21NY · submitted Aug 7, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 1
   1-storey building

   This address 1451 Avenue Rd

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   5,615 m² of floor space

   City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.

   Site Plan Control Application to permit a 1-storey (16.5m) tall air supported dome structure to house artificial turf soccer fields. A surface vehicular pick up/drop off and parking lot with 34 spaces serving the fields exits adjacent the…

   File 24 248249 NNY 08 SA · submitted Dec 9, 2024 · City record and how to comment

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 1451 Avenue Rd

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Water service renew at 31 Edgecombe Ave · 191 m · May 14, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026
• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 1409 Avenue Rd · 209 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 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 1451 Avenue Rd

Police recorded 21 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer 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 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 Lawrence Park South

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Lawrence Ave W and Avenue Rd. Lawrence Park South has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Lawrence Ave W at Avenue Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 8, 2024 · 268 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 1451 Avenue Rd

The nearest subway station is Lawrence Station (Line 1), about a 17‑minute walk (1.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 52, 61 and 952 buses, with about 1,608 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 6.4 km away, with 31 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: 168 Chiltern Hill Rd, 2.5 km.2.1 km

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 1451 Avenue 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: Havergal College Sr School, Havergal Jr School, Avro Academy, Beth Jacob High School For Girls. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two 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 1451 Avenue Rd

There are 4 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Ledbury Park, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Heart Park · 1400 Avenue Rd · 238 m
• Glengarry Park · playground · 219 Glengarry Ave · 332 m
• Douglas Greenbelt · 303 Douglas Ave · 373 m
• Kimbark-Coldstream Ravine · 65 Coldstream Ave · 388 m
• Chatsworth Ravine · 900 Duplex Ave · 567 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

• Ledbury Park Bridge Improvements
  The City is upgrading the bridge over the artificial ice rink in Ledbury Park as part of state-of-good-repair improvements.In progress · 1.2 km
• 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 · 1.4 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 1451 Avenue Rd

There are no short-term rental registrations on record for 1451 Avenue Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

Building permits at this address included a green roof (2018) and a green roof (2019). Within 500 m: 2 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 1451 Avenue Rd

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. 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 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

38 tickets in 2025 on Avenue Rd between numbers 1401 and 1501: 36 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 2 for parking without a permit.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 3,827 service requests came from postal area M5N, which includes 1451 Avenue 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.

10Risks and environment at 1451 Avenue Rd

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: Lawrence Park South

Lawrence Park South had 14,960 residents in 2021. The median household income was $162,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 32% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% of workers commuted by transit and 11% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.6%), Cantonese (1.4%) and Pilipino, Filipino (1.1%). 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.