16 Ferndale Ave

01What’s planned near 16 Ferndale Ave

7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): seven in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   New house

   47 Alvin Ave · 163 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 two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a north side addition, south side addition, a south side basement walkout and re-constructing the rear deck.

   File A0594/21TEY · submitted Apr 25, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   13-storey building

   30 Alvin Ave and 5 more addresses · 172 m away

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

   1,361 homes125,777 m² of floor space

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

   Application to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-use development consisting of four residential buildings 44, 39, 27, and 13-storeys, a new park at the northwest corner of the site, a courtyard privately owned…

   All 6 addresses

   30 Alvin Ave · 36 Alvin Ave · 25 Heath St E · 27 Heath St E · 29 Heath St E · 1495 Yonge St

   File 19 134851 STE 12 OZ · submitted Apr 3, 2019 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Subdivision

   30 Alvin Ave and 5 more addresses · 172 m away

   Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Draft Plan of Subdivision for 4 blocks.

   All 6 addresses

   30 Alvin Ave · 36 Alvin Ave · 25 Heath St E · 27 Heath St E · 29 Heath St E · 1495 Yonge St

   File 21 226522 STE 12 SB · submitted Oct 15, 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.

02Street work near 16 Ferndale Ave

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Alvin Ave, Heath St E to Glen Elm Ave, Q2 to Q4 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Sewer Relay at 46 Alvin Ave · 185 m · Jun 9, 2026 to Dec 9, 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 16 Ferndale Ave

Police recorded 69 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 Rosedale-Moore Park

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Yonge St and St Clair Ave E. Rosedale-Moore Park has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at St Clair Ave E · Passenger, seriously injured · Sep 7, 2026 · 432 m
• 8 Mallory Gdns · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Feb 16, 2025 · 375 m
• 55 St Clair Ave W at Yonge St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Nov 10, 2023 · 215 m
• St Clair Ave E at Yonge St · Cyclist, killed · Nov 23, 2022 · 220 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 16 Ferndale Ave

The nearest subway station is St Clair Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 512 streetcar and the 97, 88 and 74 buses, with about 1,868 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 5.0 km away, with 354 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: 20 Delisle Ave
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 10 Delisle St, 266 m.266 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 16 Ferndale 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: The Linden School, The York School - Jr Campus, The York School - Mdl And Sr Campus, Upper Canada College School, De Lasalle College School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six 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 16 Ferndale Ave

There are 4 parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 2.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Yorkminster Park Baptist Church Park · 1585 Yonge St · 256 m
• Inglewood Parkette · 135 St Clair Ave E · 363 m
• Lawton Parkette · 1600 Yonge St · 379 m
• 54 Jackes Ave Park · 54 Jackes Ave · 430 m
• David A. Balfour Park · playground, washroom · 75 Rosehill Ave · 601 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

• Vale of Avoca Ravine Improvements
  The City, in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is studying ways to improve the Vale of Avoca (also known as the Yellow Creek Ravine), located near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue East.In progress · 212 m
• New Park at 15 Delisle Avenue
  A new park is coming to 15 Delisle Ave.In progress · 221 m
• New Park at 44 Jackes Avenue
  A new park is coming to 44 Jackes Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 403 m
• Pricefield Road Playground Park Improvements
  The City is improving Pricefield Road Playground, located near Yonge Street and Summerhill Avenue, and engaging the community in the park design.In progress · 947 m
• Lionel Conacher Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground and sandbox in Lionel Conacher Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across Toronto.In progress · 1.0 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.

07The building at 16 Ferndale Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 16 Ferndale 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.

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

08What can be built at 16 Ferndale 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.

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.

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

312 tickets in 2025 on Ferndale Ave between numbers 0 and 66: 214 for other parking offences, 43 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Yonge & St. Clair BIA, about 40 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, 2,024 service requests came from postal area M4T, which includes 16 Ferndale 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 16 Ferndale 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: Rosedale-Moore Park

Rosedale-Moore Park had 20,080 residents in 2021. The median household income was $122,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 42% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 48% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.2%), Spanish (2.1%) and German (1.2%). 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.