156 Cumberland St

01What’s planned near 156 Cumberland St

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   105 Scollard St · 206 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 May 28, 2025. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To increase the indoor seating capacity from 28 seats to 44 seats. Also, to maintain the outdoor patio seating capacity of 44 seats.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Jun 16, 2025. Status: decision issued.

   File A0969/24TEY · submitted Nov 13, 2024 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   29-storey building with shops

   69 Yorkville Ave · 217 m away

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

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Site plan approval to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 29-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 1441.0 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 14189.0 square metres. A total of…

   File 21 251841 STE 11 SA · submitted Dec 29, 2021 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• University of Toronto Academic Tower · 100 Devonshire Pl
  Construction · PomerleauJune 1 to Dec 31 · 6 am to 6 pm
  537 m away
• Pressure Washing · 11 Yorkville Ave
  OtherJune 9 to Nov 30 · 10 pm to 5 am
  448 m away
• One Bloor West · 1 Bloor St W
  Construction · Deltera ConstructionSept 7, 2026 to Sept 30, 2027 · 6:30 am to 11 pm
  508 m away
• Bloor-Yorkville Holiday Magic · 128 1/2 Cumberland St
  Amplified sound · in Village of Yorkville ParkSat, Nov 21 · 4 to 8 pm
  91 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 156 Cumberland St

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.

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 156 Cumberland St

Police recorded 212 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 97% of Toronto addresses. 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 Annex

Traffic safety

14 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 6 involved pedestrians, 4 involved cyclists and 4 were fatal. Most were on Avenue Rd and Bay St. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• 20 Prince Arthur Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Apr 12, 2026 · 190 m
• Queen's Park Cres E at St Joseph St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 4, 2026 · 471 m
• Avenue Rd at Yorville Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 19, 2025 · 112 m
• Yorkville Ave at Bay St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 24, 2025 · 295 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 156 Cumberland St

The nearest subway station is Bay Station (Line 2), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 15 TTC stops served by the 13, 19 and 26 buses, with about 683 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.9 km away, with 354 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: 74 Yorkville Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 20 Charles St E, 675 m.209 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 156 Cumberland 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: Career Quest - Toronto, Rosedale Day School, The Shire School, Mcdonald International Academy School, Howlett Academy School and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 156 Cumberland St

There are 6 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 1.5 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Village of Yorkville Park · 115 Cumberland St · 123 m
• Jesse Ketchum Park · 1310 Bay St · 340 m
• Boswell Parkette · 2 Boswell Ave · 354 m
• Bloor-Bedford Parkette · 248 Bloor St W · 436 m
• Taddle Creek Park · playground · 40 Bedford Rd · 436 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

• Queen's Park North Revitalization
  The City is proposing enhancements to Queen's Park, building on improvements completed in 2019.In progress · 485 m
• Ramsden Park Ice Rink Improvements
  The City is improving the artificial ice rink at Ramsden Park with state-of-good-repair upgrades to the building’s change rooms and washrooms, as well as repairs to the rink’s refrigeration systems and dasher boards.In progress · 739 m
• Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre
  A new community recreation centre is coming to 1020 Yonge St., immediately west of Rosedale Subway Station in the Rosedale neighbourhood, near Yonge Street and Belmont Avenue.In progress · 777 m
• Huron-Washington Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Huron-Washington Parkette. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 788 m
• New Park at 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 963 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 156 Cumberland St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 156 Cumberland 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: 17 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 156 Cumberland St

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Special areas

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.

Heritage evaluation needed before redevelopment

City of Toronto: Properties Requiring a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report under OPA 720.

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

7,502 tickets in 2025 on Cumberland St between numbers 106 and 206: 2,982 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 2,827 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Bloor-Yorkville 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, 5,567 service requests came from postal area M5R, which includes 156 Cumberland 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 156 Cumberland 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: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (1.8%). 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.