147 Leslie St

01What’s planned near 147 Leslie St

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Addition

   45 Jones Ave · 225 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 Jan 14, 2026. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To legalize and maintain the existing rear two-storey addition, including a basement extension below with a walkout, a rear second floor balcony (above the garage), and side (north) exterior staircases (one leading to the ground level and…

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Feb 3, 2026. Status: hearing scheduled.

   File A0594/25TEY · submitted Jul 22, 2025 · 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

• 1233 Queen Project GP Inc. · 1233 Queen St E
  Continuous concrete pour · 1233 Queen Project GPSept 1 to Dec 31 · 7 am to midnight
  197 m away
• Wanderlust · 1158 Queen St E
  Amplified sound · in Leslie Grove ParkSat, Nov 21 · noon to 7 pm
  339 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 147 Leslie St

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Hiltz Ave, Queen St E to Dorothy St, Q3 to Q4 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 90 Alton Ave · 186 m · May 21, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026
• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 96 Hastings Ave · 142 m · Jun 29, 2026 to Dec 29, 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 147 Leslie St

Police recorded 82 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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for South Riverdale

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Queen St E and Dundas St E. South Riverdale has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Dundas St E at Greenwood Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Oct 2, 2025 · 337 m
• Queen St E at Jones Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 19, 2025 · 286 m
• Queen St E at Coady Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 15, 2024 · 395 m
• Laing St at Queen St E · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · May 30, 2021 · 287 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 147 Leslie St

The nearest subway station is Donlands Station (Line 2), about a 30‑minute walk (1.9 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 503 and 501 streetcars and the 31 and 83 buses, with about 3,044 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 3.4 km away, with 88 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: 43 Alton Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 1715 Dundas St E, 557 m.183 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 147 Leslie 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Kew Park Montessori School - Hiawatha. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 147 Leslie St

There are 4 parks, 4 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Greenwood Park, 485 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• 58 Curzon Street Park · playground · 58 Curzon St · 147 m
• Leslie Grove Park · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground, washroom · 1158 Queen St E · 296 m
• Maple Leaf Forever Park · playground · 62 Laing St · 297 m
• Maple Leaf Cottage · 62 Laing St · 315 m
• Greenwood Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, firepit, outdoor dry pad · 150 Greenwood Ave · 485 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

• Leslie Grove Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Leslie Grove Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 289 m
• Maple Leaf Cottage Improvements
  The City is making upgrades to the building's interior, including the kitchen, multipurpose room and washrooms. Minor exterior upgrades will also be made to improve accessibility. Construction is expected to start in 2028.In progress · 292 m
• Greenwood Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Greenwood Park.In progress · 538 m
• Matty Eckler Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Matty Eckler Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 794 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 147 Leslie St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 147 Leslie St. 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 and 5 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 147 Leslie St

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.

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 9, 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

48 tickets in 2025 on Leslie St between numbers 97 and 197: 37 for parking without a permit, 4 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Leslieville BIA, about 100 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, 6,079 service requests came from postal area M4M, which includes 147 Leslie St. 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 147 Leslie St

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: South Riverdale

South Riverdale had 27,815 residents in 2021. The median household income was $100,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 43% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.9%), Mandarin (3.8%) and Vietnamese (2.0%). 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.