1563 The Queensway

01What’s planned near 1563 The Queensway

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Three towers, up to 45 storeys · 1,819 homes

   66 Fordhouse Blvd and 4 more addresses · 46 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   1,819 homes131,423 m² of floor space

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

   Official Plan Amendment application to permit the redevelopment of the site to build a 30-storey mixed use building and three residential buildings of 35, 40 and 45 storeys, 1819 residential units of which 342 are proposed as affordable…

   Public notice · Feb 14, 2025Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 1549-1551 The Queensway and 76 Fordhouse Boulevard. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 5 addresses

   66 Fordhouse Blvd · 1543 The Queensway · 1545 The Queensway · 1547 The Queensway · 1549-1551 The Queensway

   File 24 252593 WET 03 OZ · submitted Dec 20, 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 1563 The Queensway

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Paula Blvd, Lanor Ave to Evans Ave (Etbk), Q2 to Q4 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 1563 The Queensway

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 Etobicoke City Centre

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Evans Ave and F G Gardiner Xy E. Etobicoke City Centre has more of these collisions per resident than almost anywhere in Toronto.

• F G Gardiner Xy E at Kipling Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 11, 2023 · 422 m
• Evans Ave at North Carson St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 30, 2023 · 363 m
• Evans Ave at Delta St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 16, 2022 · 409 m
• F G Gardiner Xy W at Gardiner X W 427 X N Ramp · Passenger, seriously injured · Sep 22, 2022 · 231 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 1563 The Queensway

The nearest subway station is Kipling Station (Line 2), 2.4 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 80 and 15 buses, with about 522 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 2.3 km away, with 20 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.

05Schools and child care near 1563 The Queensway

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: New Haven Learning Centre For Children. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no 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 1563 The Queensway

There is 1 park and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Alderwood Pool, 1.7 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Douglas Park · playground · 481 Evans Ave · 494 m
• Connorvale Park · ball diamond, playground, washroom · 281 Rimilton Ave · 1077 m
• St. Ambrose Catholic School · 20 Coules Crt · 1275 m
• Alderwood Memorial Park · playground · 215 Sheldon Ave · 1281 m
• Zorra Park · dog off-leash area · 28 Zorra St · 1426 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

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 1563 The Queensway

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 1563 The Queensway.

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.

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

08What can be built at 1563 The Queensway

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.

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

79 tickets in 2025 on The Queensway between numbers 1513 and 1613: 70 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 9 for other parking offences.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 4,222 service requests came from postal area M8Z, which includes 1563 The Queensway. 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 1563 The Queensway

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: Etobicoke City Centre

Etobicoke City Centre had 23,600 residents in 2021. The median household income was $83,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 31% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Korean (4.0%), Spanish (3.8%) and Portuguese (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.