147 Westminster Ave

01What’s planned near 147 Westminster Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   152 Geoffrey St · 158 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0764/26TEY · submitted Oct 30, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garden suite

   36 High Park Blvd · 170 m away

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

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To alter the existing one-storey detached ancillary building (containing three parking spaces), in the rear yard abutting Indian Road, by constructing a complete second storey addition (to contain one garden suite), a side (east) balcony,…

   File A0668/26TEY · submitted Sep 10, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 3
   Add a storey

   167 Westminster Ave · 90 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Nov 4, 2026.

   To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear two-storey addition with a ground floor deck and stairs, and a rear third storey terrace. The existing rear porch and deck will be demolished.

   File A0679/26TEY · submitted Sep 21, 2026 · 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 147 Westminster Ave

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Garden Ave (To), Sorauren Ave to Roncesvalles Ave, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 323 Sunnyside Ave · 163 m · May 28, 2026 to Nov 28, 2026
• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 186 Westminster Ave · 232 m · Jun 1, 2026 to Dec 1, 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 Westminster Ave

Police recorded 29 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 High Park-Swansea

Traffic safety

No collisions that killed or seriously injured someone have been reported within 500 m since 2021.

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 Westminster Ave

The nearest subway station is Keele Station (Line 2), about a 18‑minute walk (1.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 504 streetcar and the 80 bus, with about 755 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.2 km away, with 68 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: 430 Roncesvalles Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 2251 Dundas St W, 891 m.614 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 Westminster Ave

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: High Park Gardens Montessori School, Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School, Academy Of Enlightened Minds. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): nine 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 147 Westminster Ave

There are no parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is High Park, 876 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Columbus Parkette · playground · 1985 Dundas St W · 685 m
• Charles G. Williams Park · basketball court, playground · 75 Wabash Ave · 708 m
• Sorauren Avenue Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, sports field, tennis court · 289 Sorauren Ave · 752 m
• Ritchie Avenue Parkette · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 77 Ritchie Ave · 847 m
• High Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, outdoor dry pad, outdoor fitness equipment · 1873 Bloor St W · 876 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

• Charles G. Williams Park Improvements and Expansion
  The City is improving Charles G. Williams Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 707 m
• Wabash Community Recreation Centre
  The City is building a new community recreation centre in Sorauren Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 802 m
• Ritchie Avenue Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Ritchie Avenue Parkette as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 851 m
• High Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  To help protect High Park's Environmentally Significant Area, improvements are being made to the off-leash area's fencing, gates and signage.In progress · 877 m
• High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
  The High Park Movement Strategy will rethink the travel network serving High Park in the context of the city's growing population, changing travel patterns, and the impacts of COVID-19.In progress · 885 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 Westminster Ave

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 147 Westminster Ave. 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: 2 with a green roof and 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 147 Westminster Ave

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 8, 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

88 tickets in 2025 on Westminster Ave between numbers 97 and 197: 45 for parking without a permit, 28 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Roncesvalles Village BIA, about 180 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, 5,261 service requests came from postal area M6R, which includes 147 Westminster Ave. 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 Westminster Ave

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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.