18 Benson Ave
18 Benson Ave is in Wychwood. There are 2 planning proposals within 250 m, including an 8‑storey building with shops (under review). St Clair West Station is a 12‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- An 8-storey building with shops is under review, 24 m away (155 Wychwood Ave).
- St Clair West Station (Line 1) is about a 12-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Hillcrest Community School, 644 m away.
01What’s planned near 18 Benson Ave
2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 18-storey building with shops155 Wychwood Ave · 24 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.
INACTIVE July 2022 Revised Proposal: a 8-storey mixed-use building containing 204.24 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 3143.86 square metres of residential gross floor area, with one underground level. A total of 39…File 20 153714 STE 12 SA · submitted Jun 8, 2020 · City record and how to comment
Decided recently
- 23-storey building542 St Clair Ave W and 1 more address · 197 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.
Site Plan Control application to permit a 3 storey addition with a roof top outdoor playground associated with the proposed childcare space at 542 St. Clair Avenue West (eastern portion) to the existing 3 storey place of worship building…File 25 186202 STE 12 SA · submitted Jun 30, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
542 St Clair Ave W · 544-546 St Clair Ave 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 18 Benson Ave
Police recorded 96 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 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Wychwoodper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 61 | 722 | 768Wychwood is about the same |
| Break-ins | 10 | 234 | 190Wychwood is about the same |
| Car thefts | 19 | 189 | 225Wychwood is about the same |
| Robberies | 1 | 26 | 79Wychwood is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 5 | 33 | 61Wychwood is lower |
Thick bar: Wychwood. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Wychwood
03Getting around from 18 Benson Ave
The nearest subway station is St Clair West Station (Line 1), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 13 TTC stops served by routes 512, 126 and 90, with about 1,757 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.4 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 12 min walk
Nearest stop: Christie St at Benson Ave, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: St Clair Ave West at Wychwood Ave West Side, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Vaughan Rd at St Clair Ave West.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 18 Benson Ave
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
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: St Michael'S College School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and two shelters or respite sites.
611 St Clair Ave W · 65 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
546 St Clair Ave W · 119 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
729 St Clair Ave W · 42 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
646 St Clair Ave W · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 18 Benson Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 4 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 2 projects from 4 permits
- Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · completed Apr 30, 2018
Proposal to install a backwater valve to existing SFD-Semi · Permit 18 137705 - Underpinning and interior renovation · completed Nov 27, 2018
Interior alteration, basement underpinning. · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 17 238188
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.
Sagatay (399 m), Na-Me-Res (434 m).
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 18 Benson Ave
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M6G, 5 of 536 home tap-water samples (0.9%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6G is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 17 samples here (3.2%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 536 tests, Feb 20, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.2 km away, measured 5:00 PM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
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: Wychwood
Wychwood had 12,800 residents in 2021. The median household income was $86,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 18% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (4.5%), Spanish (3.6%) and Italian (3.3%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; 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 Wychwood compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/18-benson-ave#sec-history
