18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

01What’s planned near 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

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

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   6 Milepost Pl · 242 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   To construct the entrance ramp to the underground parking in an existing apartment building. Please be advised the subject property went before the Committee of Adjustment on August 6, 2015, DEFERRED SINE DIE in order to allow the…

   File A0561/15NY · submitted Jun 19, 2015 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   50-storey building · 1,261 homes and shops

   60 Overlea Blvd · 243 m away

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

   1,261 homes

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

   OPA & Rezoning Application proposes the development of a 50-storey mixed-use building providing residential, and commercial use at grade. The building will provide a total of 1,261 residential units, being a mix of bachelor - 3-bedroom…

   File 26 253544 NNY 15 OZ · submitted Oct 13, 2026 · 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.

02Safety near 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

Police recorded 126 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 93% 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 Thorncliffe Park

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Overlea Blvd and Thorncliffe Park Dr. Thorncliffe Park has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Overlea Blvd at Thorncliffe Park Dr · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 7, 2024 · 252 m
• 42 Overlea Blvd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 29, 2023 · 320 m
• Overlea Blvd at Thorncliffe Park Dr · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jun 16, 2022 · 435 m
• 15 Thorncliffe Park Dr · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 16, 2022 · 87 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.

03Getting around from 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

The nearest subway station is Donlands Station (Line 2), 2.7 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 72, 100, 25, 88 and 156 buses, with about 3,988 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 4.2 km away, with 88 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: 41 Fulton Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 132 Chatham Ave, 2.9 km.2.5 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

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): four licensed child care centres and three EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

There are 2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Leaside Park, 342 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• R.v. Burgess Park · playground · 46 Thorncliffe Park Dr · 267 m
• Leaside Park · ball diamond, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground, sports field · 5 Leaside Park Dr · 342 m
• Jenner Jean-Marie Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr · 363 m
• Kiwanis Parkette · 1410 Pape Ave · 833 m
• E.t. Seton Park · basketball court, disc golf, picnic site, washroom · 73 Thorncliffe Park Dr · 856 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

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.

06The building at 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr. 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: 2 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

RA (Residential Apartment) zoning allows apartment buildings. 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.

08Around 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

4,896 tickets in 2025 on Thorncliffe Park Dr between numbers 0 and 68: 3,202 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 1,395 for other parking offences.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 836 service requests came from postal area M4H, which includes 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr. 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.

09Risks and environment at 18 Thorncliffe Park Dr

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: Thorncliffe Park

Thorncliffe Park had 20,400 residents in 2021. The median household income was $67,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 86% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 9% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Urdu (20.8%), Pashto (6.7%) and Arabic (4.7%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across East York (the former Borough of East York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,820 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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