1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

01What’s planned near 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

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 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

• Beaches Lions annual Christmas tree sale · 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E
  Amplified sound · in Woodbine Beach ParkNov 26 to Dec 15 · 9 am to 9 pm
  197 m away
• Movember Polar Dip 2026 · 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E
  Amplified sound · in Woodbine Beach ParkSat, Nov 28 · 11 am to 3 pm
  197 m away
• Unbounded Cold Plunge · 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E
  Amplified sound · in Woodbine Beach parkFri, Jan 1 · 1 to 1:30 pm
  197 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.

02Safety near 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

Police recorded 41 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 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 South Riverdale

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Lake Shore Blvd E and Ashbridges Bay Park Rd. South Riverdale has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Lake Shore Blvd E at Ashbridges Bay Park Rd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jul 30, 2023 · 107 m
• Eastern Ave at Coxwell Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 22, 2021 · 424 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.

03Getting around from 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

The nearest subway station is Coxwell Station (Line 2), 2.6 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 1 TTC stop served by the 92 bus, with about 188 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.9 km away, with 88 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: 1582 Queen Street East
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 1760 Queen St E, 637 m.573 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

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: Academy Of Thought And Industry Toronto. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre and no EarlyON centres.

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

05Parks, trees and libraries near 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

There are 5 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is S.h. Armstrong Community Recreation Centre, 860 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Beach Skatepark · skateboarding · 1420 Lake Shore Blvd E · 225 m
• Woodbine Park · disc golf, playground, sports field, washroom · 1695 Queen St E · 262 m
• Ashbridge's Bay Sports Hub · ball diamond, basketball court, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court · 1091 Eastern Ave · 367 m
• Woodbine Beach Park · beach, outdoor fitness equipment, picnic site, playground · 1675 Lake Shore Blvd E · 380 m
• Measurement Park · 1167 Eastern Ave · 473 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

• 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 · 1.2 km
• Kew Gardens New Skating Trail
  The City is planning a new recreational ice-skating trail at Kew Gardens.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.

06The building at 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

07What can be built at 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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.

08Around 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

1,382 tickets in 2025 on Lake Shore Blvd E between numbers 1511 and 1611: 1,321 for other parking offences, 44 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

The Beach BIA, about 340 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, 8,534 service requests came from postal area M4L, which includes 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E. 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.

09Risks and environment at 1561 Lake Shore Blvd E

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The 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.