161 Bay St
161 Bay St is in Yonge-Bay Corridor, on the City's Heritage Register. There are 10 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 68‑storey building with 836 homes and shops (under review). Union Station is a 3‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 169 building permits in the last 5 years.
- It is in a Heritage Conservation District (Union Station) (Part V).
- A 68-storey building with 836 homes and shops is under review, 105 m away (53 Yonge St and 1 more address).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Yonge-Bay Corridor were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Union Station (Line 1) is about a 3-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Michael Catholic School, 739 m away.
01What’s planned near 161 Bay St
10 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): nine in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 164-storey building with shops187 Bay St and 6 more addresses · 36 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Approval for a 64-storey non-residential building having a gross floor area of 163,201.0 square metres.File 21 204526 STE 13 SA · submitted Aug 26, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 7 addresses
187 Bay St · 199 Bay St · 25 King St W · 21 Melinda St · 18 Wellington St W · 30 Wellington St W · 56 Yonge St
- 265-storey building with shops56 Yonge St and 1 more address · 61 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Proposed redevelopment of the 12-storey office building at 60 Yonge Street with a 65-storey mixed-use building that includes a 5-storey base building, topped with a 61-storey residential tower, for an overall building height of 246.2…File 25 140807 STE 13 SA · submitted Apr 7, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
56 Yonge St · 60 Yonge St
- 3Site plan3 King St E and 1 more address · 95 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Control application to convert existing office building to a hotel use. The existing ground floor and mezzanien level commercial uses will be retained. The application is for an internal conversion with no changes to floor area…File 21 235171 STE 13 SA · submitted Nov 7, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
3 King St E · 69 Yonge St
Decided recently
- 1052-storey building with shops20 Front St W and 1 more address · 219 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City Council approved it.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for 52-storey mixed-use building that would integrate the existing designated heritage building into the base of the tower and would contain approximately 546 square metres of retail…File 23 143181 STE 13 OZ · submitted May 8, 2023 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
20 Front St W · 22 Front St W
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.
02Safety near 161 Bay St
Police recorded 480 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-Bay Corridor compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 341 near this address | 338% higher3,361 vs 768 per 100,000 | |
| Robberies | 20 near this address | 282% higher300 vs 79 per 100,000 | |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 37 near this address | 246% higher210 vs 61 per 100,000 | |
| Break-ins | 68 near this address | 191% higher552 vs 190 per 100,000 | |
| Car thefts | 14 near this address | 28% lower162 vs 225 per 100,000 | |
Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Yonge-Bay Corridor
03Getting around from 161 Bay St
The nearest subway station is Union Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 21 TTC stops served by the 504 and 503 streetcars and the 114, 97 and 19 buses, with about 4,351 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.2 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 3 min walk
Source: GO Transit · 354 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 161 Bay 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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Keystone International Schools. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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).
05The building at 161 Bay St
There are no by-law investigations or short-term rental registration on record for 161 Bay St. Here is what the City does have.
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
Source: Building Permits · 456 on record
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 12 projects from 25 permits (most recent 25 of 456)
- Interior Demolition · application on hold · issued Nov 6, 2026
Proposal for interior demolition. Base-to-base on 9th floor. · Permit 26 266962 - Interior Alterations · under review · issued Oct 28, 2026
Interior alterations to ceiling tiles, light fixtures and devices. · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 26 261652 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Oct 21, 2026
Proposal for interior alterations to accommodate a tenant fit out within Suite 4240 · 4 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 26 252289 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Oct 21, 2026
Proposal for construction of demising wall to separate Unit 2250 from Unit 2230. · Permit 26 256895 - Interior Demolition · permit issued · issued Oct 20, 2026
Interior demolition to bring back to base for unit 2230 and unit 2320 · Permit 26 254048 - Interior Alterations · under review · issued Oct 16, 2026
Proposal for interior alterations to re-instate a drywall partition that was removed to make a office bigger office back into 2 smaller offices. · Permit 26 255437 - Interior Demolition · inspection · issued Oct 14, 2026
Proposal for interior demolition. Demising and back-to-base interior alterations · Permit 26 248280 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Sep 18, 2026
Proposal for interior alterations for a tenant fit-up of the 36th floor · 4 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 26 232070 - Interior Alterations · inspection · issued Sep 8, 2026
Proposed interior alteration back to base of existing office with structural repair. · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 26 203270 - Interior Alterations · revision issued · issued Jul 15, 2026
REVISION - to add sprinklersProposal for interior alterations to existing office · Permit 26 106664 - Interior Alterations · completed Aug 18, 2026
Interior alterations to ceiling tiles, light fixtures and devices. - Unit 2330 · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 26 165734 - Electromagnetic Locks · inspection · issued May 28, 2026
Proposal to install ten (10) maglocks on 28th and 29th floors (5 per floor). · Permit 26 168602
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
The Daily Dumpling Wonton (take-out or food shop), Mimuchas Place (take-out or food shop), Shawarma Royale (restaurant or bar), and 32 more.
161 Bay Street (1 m), 220 Bay Street (155 m), 45 and 141 Bay Street (185 m), and 12 more.
All new business licences in Yonge-Bay Corridor (35)
- The Daily Dumpling Wonton · Take-out or food shop · 181 Bay St · 91 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
- Mimuchas Place · Take-out or food shop · 123 Queen St W · 647 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Shawarma Royale · Restaurant or bar · 366 Yonge St · 1355 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Gb Hand-Pulled Noodles · Sidewalk café · 66 Edward St · 1203 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Jacked Up Coffee · Take-out or food shop · 120 Adelaide St W · 526 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- Concord Room · Restaurant or bar · 40 Temperance St · 507 m · licensed Nov 1, 2026
- Hy's Toronto · Restaurant or bar · 365 Bay St · 527 m · licensed Oct 28, 2026
- A&W · Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 802 m · licensed Oct 27, 2026
- Conrad Sandbacka · Salon or personal services · 600 Bay St · 1134 m · licensed Oct 23, 2026
- Galbi Bbq Rice Bowl · Take-out or food shop · 444 Yonge St · 1606 m · licensed Oct 20, 2026
- Marry Me Mochi Eaton Centre · Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 802 m · licensed Oct 15, 2026
- Impark · Parking lot · 1 Dundas St W · 1067 m · licensed Oct 15, 2026
Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 161 Bay St
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 15 tests, Dec 13, 2014 to Mar 9, 2020
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Yonge-Bay Corridor
Yonge-Bay Corridor had 12,645 residents in 2021. The median household income was $68,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 56% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 56% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (14.7%), Cantonese (5.2%) and Arabic (4.8%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
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.
How Yonge-Bay Corridor compares with the rest of Toronto →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/161-bay-st#sec-history
