18 Mercer St

01What’s planned near 18 Mercer St

16 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): 13 in progress and three decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   10-storey building · 14 homes

   86 John St · 85 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   14 homes

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

   INACTIVE Site Plan Application for a 10-storey mixed-use building with a restaurant at grade and 14 residential units above. The development does not include any vehicular parking, but includes 2 short-term and 13 long-term bicycle…

   File 16 189275 STE 20 SA · submitted Jul 12, 2016 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Condominium

   284 A King St W and 9 more addresses · 104 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   2,038 homes

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

   *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 2038 units.

   Public notice · Sep 24, 2025Notice of Public Meeting - Request to Amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law - 260, 270, 274, 276, 284, 300 and 322 King Street West. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 10 addresses

   284 A King St W · 260 King St W · 266 King St W · 268 King St W · 270 King St W · 274 King St W · 276 King St W · 284 King St W · 300 King St W · 322 King St W

   File 21 232282 STE 10 CD · submitted Oct 29, 2021 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   41-storey building with shops

   133 John St and 1 more address · 106 m away

   Site 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 application to support the Council approved redevelopment of the site with a 41-storey mixed-use building with a total height of 132.5 metres. The application includes commercial uses within the ground floor and 479 residential…

   All 2 addresses

   133 John St · 241 Richmond St W

   File 21 171254 STE 10 SA · submitted Jun 16, 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Forma Tower · 266 King St W
  Construction · EllisDonFeb 1, 2026 to Feb 1, 2027 · 7 to 7 am
  266 m away
• Forma by Frank Gehry · 266 King St W
  Continuous concrete pour · GG DuncanSept 2, 2026 to Feb 27, 2027
  266 m away
• FORMA East Tower · 266 King St W
  Construction · EllisDonNov 3, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027 · 6 am to 11 pm
  266 m away
• Move out of display vehicles · 255 Front St W
  OtherFeb 21 to Feb 22 · 6 pm to 5 am
  359 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 18 Mercer St

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Nelson St, Duncan St to John St, Q1 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 173 Pearl St · 203 m · Jul 7, 2026 to Jan 7, 2027

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 18 Mercer St

Police recorded 418 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 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 Wellington Place

Traffic safety

19 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 8 involved pedestrians, 9 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Spadina Ave and Front St W. Wellington Place has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• King St W at Simcoe St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jun 30, 2026 · 395 m
• Adelaide St W at Spadina Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 3, 2026 · 394 m
• Duncan St at Richmond St W · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 28, 2025 · 415 m
• King St W at Spadina Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Feb 12, 2025 · 325 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 18 Mercer St

The nearest subway station is St Andrew Station (Line 1), about a 8‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 504, 503 and 510 streetcars, with about 3,442 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.8 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 Soho St
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 40 York St, 588 m.527 m
• Indoor bike station: Union Station
  Secure parking for 160 bikes.675 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 18 Mercer 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): seven 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 18 Mercer St

There are 5 parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Harrison Pool, 587 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• David Pecaut Square · 215 King St W · 199 m
• Grasett Park · 303 Adelaide St W · 200 m
• Isabella Valancy Crawford Park · 299 Front St W · 293 m
• Simcoe Park · 240 Front St W · 315 m
• Clarence Square Park · dog off-leash area · 25 Clarence Sq · 317 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 229 Richmond Street West
  A new 2,600m2 park is coming to 229 Richmond St. W. The park site is currently leased to a restaurant and used as an outdoor patio.In progress · 367 m
• 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 · 389 m
• Rees Street Park
  A new park is coming to 318 Queens Quay. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 808 m
• 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 · 809 m
• New Park on St. Patrick Street
  A new park is coming to 234 Simcoe St as part of the Relic Linear Park System. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 838 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 18 Mercer St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 18 Mercer St. 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: 27 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 18 Mercer St

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 9, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

2,902 tickets in 2025 on Mercer St between numbers 0 and 68: 1,348 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 719 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

Toronto Downtown West 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, 5,226 service requests came from postal area M5V, which includes 18 Mercer St. 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 18 Mercer St

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: Wellington Place

Wellington Place had 25,570 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 62% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 48% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (6.8%), Cantonese (3.3%) and Spanish (2.9%). 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.