17 Church Ave

01What’s planned near 17 Church Ave

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   5336 Yonge St · 105 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.

   Proposal for a noodle restaurant and milk tea house - Incomplete Plans Incomplete Application form - AW

   File A0405/19NY · submitted May 22, 2019 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Addition

   75 Canterbury Pl · 155 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 27, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To permit the conversion of unused space within the underground garage levels to provide additional storage space for residents, as well as revised dimensions for required bicycle parking spaces.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Jun 16, 2021. Status: appeal received by tlab.

   File A0215/21NY · submitted Feb 23, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   45-storey building · 699 homes and shops

   15 Horsham Ave and 1 more address · 185 m away

   3 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan · Condominium

   699 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2025. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 45-storey mixed-use building providing residential and commercial at grade. The building will provide a total of 699 residential units, being a mix of 1-bedroom, 1-bedroom+den,…

   Public notice · Apr 17, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 5400 Yonge Street and 15 Horsham Avenue. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 2 addresses

   15 Horsham Ave · 5400 Yonge St

   File 25 269028 NNY 18 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Dec 22, 2025 · City record and how to commentFile 21 252165 NNY 18 SA (site plan) · submitted Dec 30, 2021 · City record and how to commentFile 21 235477 NNY 18 CD (condominium) · submitted Nov 8, 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 17 Church Ave

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on McKee Ave, Kenneth Ave to Doris Ave, Q3 2027 to Q4 2028.

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 17 Church Ave

Police recorded 108 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 90% 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 Yonge-Doris

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Yonge St and Churchill Ave. Yonge-Doris has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at Churchill Ave · Pedestrian, killed; pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 14, 2025 · 86 m
• 5231 Yonge St at Ellerslie Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 19, 2021 · 265 m
• McKee Ave at Kenneth Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 20, 2021 · 296 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 17 Church Ave

The nearest subway station is North York Centre Station (Line 1), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 97 bus, with about 441 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Old Cummer GO, 4.0 km away, with 9 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: 33 Elmhurst Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 19 Glendora Ave, 1.6 km.1.2 km

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 17 Church 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: Toronto French Montessori, Crown Academy, Daryk High, Tfs. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six 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 17 Church Ave

There are 11 parks, 4 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Mitchell Field Community Centre, 391 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• McKee Parkette · 21 Church Ave · 32 m
• Doris-Norton Park · 290 Doris Ave · 115 m
• McKee Public School · 35 Church Ave · 210 m
• McKenzie Parkette · 293 Doris Ave · 238 m
• Northtown Park · playground · 435 Doris Ave · 257 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

• John McKenzie Parkette Expansion
  The City is expanding John McKenzie Parkette as a result of acquiring the land at 37 Norton Ave. in North York.In progress · 210 m
• Holmes Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Holmes Park with the help of local community feedback.In progress · 462 m
• New Memorial at Olive Square Park
  The City is adding a memorial to Olive Square Park to honour and remember the victims of the tragedy that took place on Yonge Street on April 23, 2018.In progress · 632 m
• Willowdale Park Improvements
  The City is improving Willowdale Park with proposed upgrades that include a new playground offering fun and creative play opportunities, a new fitness area, a shade structure and repairs to the tennis courts.In progress · 928 m
• Bishop Park Improvements & Expansion
  The City is improving the playground and surrounding area in Bishop Park, including expanding the park's size.In progress · 933 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 17 Church Ave

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 17 Church 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: 6 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 17 Church Ave

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.

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 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

54 tickets in 2025 on Church Ave between numbers 0 and 67: 37 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 11 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Yonge North York 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, 8,062 service requests came from postal area M2N, which includes 17 Church 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 17 Church 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: Yonge-Doris

Yonge-Doris had 20,160 residents in 2021. The median household income was $73,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 44% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 55% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 10% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (16.4%), Iranian Persian (11.0%) and Korean (10.9%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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