17 Leonard Ave

01What’s planned near 17 Leonard Ave

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Rezoning

   309 Augusta Ave · 185 m away

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

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

   Proposed six storey hotel with restaurant components containing 2194sqm of non-residential gross floor area. No parking is proposed.

   Public notice · Nov 6, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 309 and 311 Augusta Avenue. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 26 206718 STE 11 OZ · submitted Jul 22, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Minor variance

   230 Augusta Ave · 219 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.

   File A0508/25TEY · submitted Jun 30, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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.

Noise permits nearby

• 333 College Student Residences · 333 College St
  Continuous concrete pour · Hsre Parallax I LPOct 15, 2026 to Apr 11, 2027
  440 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.

02Street work near 17 Leonard Ave

11 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road repairs on Wales Ave, Bellevue Ave to Leonard Ave, Q2 2027 to Q4 2028.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Enbridge Gas · Road restoration after earlier work at 51 Wales Ave · 111 m · Oct 16, 2025 to Nov 15, 2026
• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 10 Lippincott St · 194 m · May 4, 2026 to Nov 4, 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 17 Leonard Ave

Police recorded 340 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.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Kensington-Chinatown

Traffic safety

8 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians, 2 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Bathurst St and Dundas St W. Kensington-Chinatown ranks 11th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Bathurst St at Dundas St W · Driver, seriously injured · Aug 5, 2025 · 270 m
• 310 Bathurst St at Lane S Dundas Bathurst · Driver and passenger, seriously injured · Jun 14, 2024 · 298 m
• Spadina Ave at Baldwin St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 29, 2023 · 465 m
• Bathurst St at Nassau St · Passenger, seriously injured · Mar 14, 2023 · 218 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 Leonard Ave

The nearest subway station is St Patrick Station (Line 1), about a 20‑minute walk (1.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 505, 511 and 506 streetcars, with about 2,137 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.1 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: 10 Palmerston Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 10 Portland St, 830 m.727 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 17 Leonard 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: Westside Montessori Elementary School, Braemar College Private Secondary School, Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main Campus. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres and four 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 Leonard Ave

There are 4 parks, 3 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Scadding Court Community Centre, 201 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Bellevue Square Park · outdoor fitness equipment, playground, washroom · 5 Bellevue Ave · 157 m
• Scadding Court Community Centre · wi-fi · 707 Dundas St W · 201 m
• Sonya's Park · playground · 63 Oxford St · 322 m
• Alexandra Park · basketball court, outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, picnic site · 275 Bathurst St · 323 m
• The Doctors' Parkette · 350 College St · 434 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

• New Park at 464-470 Queen Street West
  A new park is coming to 464-470 Queen St. W., at the corner of Queen Street West and Augusta Avenue in the Alexandra Park neighbourhood.In progress · 693 m
• New Park on Dundas Street West
  A new park is coming to 129 McCaul St as part of the Relic Linear Park System. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.0 km
• New Park at 105 Spadina Avenue
  A new 1,000 m2 park is coming to 105 Spadina Ave., at the southeast corner of Spadina Avenue and Adelaide Street.In progress · 1.1 km
• Trinity Bellwoods Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Trinity Bellwoods Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.2 km
• Trinity Bellwoods Park Access & Circulation Study
  The City is conducting an access and circulation study to assess Trinity Bellwoods Park's pathways and entrances, aiming to improve functionality, connectivity, accessibility and the overall experience of navigating the park.In progress · 1.2 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 17 Leonard Ave

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 17 Leonard 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: 10 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 17 Leonard 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 8, 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

1,881 tickets in 2025 on Leonard Ave between numbers 0 and 67: 878 for standing where it’s not allowed, 302 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Kensington Market 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, 4,311 service requests came from postal area M5T, which includes 17 Leonard 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 Leonard 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: Kensington-Chinatown

Kensington-Chinatown had 18,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $62,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 50% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (12.7%), Cantonese (10.9%) and Spanish (2.2%). 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.