185 Queens Quay E
185 Queens Quay E is in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 15 planning applications nearby (11 under review, four approved).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 10 building permits in the last 5 years.
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 15 planning applications within 250 m: 11 under review, four approved.
04The building
10 building permits in the last 5 years, for 2 projects. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Permit history: 8 projects from 23 permits
- Sign Building Permit Related · completed Apr 24, 2025
A proposal to erect and display 3 Wall Signs, 2 Ground Signs and one Projecting Sign, all displaying static copy.***GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE*** · Permit 24 233897 - Electromagnetic Locks · completed May 15, 2025
Proposal for 3 Mag Locks on level 9 offices · Permit 24 135642 - Alternative Solution · completed Apr 21, 2021
The project is for solar chimneys that are situated · Permit 21 119325 - Alternative Solution · completed Apr 16, 2021
The project is for the following; over-sized fire shutters used to maintain floor-to-floor fire separation · Permit 21 119385 - New Building · completed Sep 11, 2025
Rev 01 - Interior fit out to Level 9 and 10 Proposed to construct a new 10 storey Mass Timber College Academic Building with 1 level below grade - BLOCK 3(GBC) and Bridge/Tunnel connections to… · 16 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 20 192670 - Alternative Solution · completed Dec 17, 2020
The building will include at the 4th storey to the 9th storey several two-level interaction / breakout study spaces known as Open Access Study Spaces. The two-level spaces are ¿staggered¿ at each… · Permit 20 194358 - Alternative Solution · completed Dec 17, 2020
The project will include two solar chimneys that are considered as vertical service spaces as they do not contain an occupancy. Accordingly, they are required to be separated from the remainder of… · Permit 20 194368 - Alternative Solution · completed Jul 24, 2020
Alternative Solution for use of mass timber (CLT and Glulam) for 10 Storey educational facility building at George Brown College Waterfront Campus - known as The Arbour. · Permit 19 227491
05Risks and environment
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.
In postal area M5A, 4 of 134 home tap-water samples (3.0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5A is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 9 samples here (6.7%) 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.
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.3 km away, measured 1:00 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.
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
01What’s changing nearby
15 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): 11 under review, four approved. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
- 1259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 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.
Site Plan Control application for Quayside Building 1B - "The Overstory"Proposed 66 storey (225.50 m including mechanical penthouse), 720 unit building to be delivered as part of the Quayside project. The proposed development includes a…File 23 167857 STE 10 SA · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record - 2259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Quayside development - Proposed Draft Plan of Subdivision to establish eight blocks, including the Queens Quay East extension, a realigned Parliament Street, three development blocks (Blocks 3, 4 and 5 of the Quayside development), two…File 23 170161 STE 10 SB · submitted Jul 5, 2023 · City record - 3259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 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.
Site plan application for Quayside Building 2, a 56 storey, 618 unit building to be delivered as part of the Quayside project. The proposed development includes a total GFA of 40,654 square metres (m2), comprised of 40,384 m2 of…File 25 231195 STE 10 SA · submitted Sep 26, 2025 · City record - 4259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 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.
"Master Site Plan Application" for Quayside Blocks 1 & 2 ground floor and below grade elements.This Master Site Plan Application addresses ground floor design and landscaping, including the community forest, as well as matters of parking,…File 23 167822 STE 10 SA · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record - 5259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 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.
Site Plan Control application for Quayside Building 1A - "The Western Curve"Proposed 68-storey (222.7 m) mixed-use building containing 910 residential units and 9035 sqm of institutional space for use by an educational institution. The…File 23 167843 STE 10 SA · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record - 6259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 m awayOfficial Plan / 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.
Zoning By-law Amendment - Lifting of the H Symbol for 23 167778 STE 10 OZ, 25 231179 STE 10 OZ, and 26 149454 STE 10 OZFile 26 117227 STE 10 OZ · submitted Feb 13, 2026 · City record - 7259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 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.
Site Plan Control application for Quayside Building 1C Two proposed 12-storey (39 m) buildings containing a total of 397 units, all of which are affordable rental units. 886 m2 of ground-level retail and a 1877 community hub is also…File 23 167863 STE 10 SA · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record - 8259 Lake Shore Blvd E · 119 m awayPart Lot Control: a request to divide a block into separate lots, often for townhouses
It has been approved.
Proposed Part Lot Control Exemption for Blocks 1 & 2 of the Quayside development to enable various land divisions and land interests to support the development of these blocks.File 23 167867 STE 10 PL · submitted Jun 29, 2023 · City record - 9215 Lake Shore Blvd E · 151 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision to: establish and convey a portion of a new east-west local road to the City of Toronto; facilitate the realignment and widening of a section of Lower Sherbourne Street, and; divide the site into two lots for…File 17 180289 STE 28 SB · submitted Jun 14, 2017 · City record - 10215 Lake Shore Blvd E · 151 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 Application for Phase 1 of the 215 Lake Shore Boulevard E proposed development to permit two mixed use buildings with a total of three towers with heights of 54, 44, and 15 storeys, containing 1,261 units and 609.8 square metres…File 17 228459 STE 28 SA · submitted Sep 6, 2017 · City record - 11215 Lake Shore Blvd E · 151 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City Council approved it.
The application for Phase 2 of 215 Lake Shore Boulevard E proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a multi-tower mixed use development with a total of 1,383 residential dwelling units and 815 sq. metres of…File 21 110243 STE 10 OZ · submitted Jan 29, 2021 · City record - 12180 Queens Quay E · 167 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.
Site Plan Approval for two mixed-use buildings including three 15, 18 and 22 storey elements on 5-storey podiums with ground floor retail. The buildings are connected by a proposed mid-block Privately-Owned Publicly Accessibly Space…File 20 150180 STE 10 SA · submitted May 29, 2020 · City record
No homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). Most Toronto addresses (73%) have at least one short-term rental nearby.
No licensed rooming houses within 250 m.
4 new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days: restaurant or bar (3) and take-out or food shop (1).
New business licences nearby (4)
- Restaurant or bar · 190 Queens Quay E · 131 m · licensed Oct 3, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 23 Merchants' Wharf · 142 m · licensed Aug 26, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 1 Edgewater Dr · 182 m · licensed Nov 4, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 12 Richardson St · 202 m · licensed Nov 3, 2026
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.
06Safety
Police recorded 26 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 19 assaults, 4 break-ins, 2 thefts over $5,000 and 1 car theft. Per resident, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands in 2025, assaults and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Within 500 m, 12 months | St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands, per 100,000 (2025) | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 19 | 1060 above Toronto | 768 |
| Break-ins | 4 | 164 close to Toronto | 190 |
| Car thefts | 1 | 25 below Toronto | 225 |
| Robberies | 0 | 96 close to Toronto | 79 |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 78 above Toronto | 61 |
Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal: Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Includes reported incidents only.
03Getting around
The nearest subway station is King Station (Line 1), about a 17-minute walk (1.1 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by routes 75, 114 and 65, with about 1,343 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.2 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.
07Schools and community
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.
- St Michael Catholic School · elementary · 480 mTCDSB · Catholic · grades JK-8 · 150 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 83% met the standard in reading and 36% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School · elementary · 586 mTDSB · Public · grades JK-8 · 370 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 94% met the standard in reading and 50% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- St Paul Catholic School · elementary · 1.3 kmTCDSB · Catholic · grades JK-8 · 250 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 87% met the standard in reading and 50% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Inglenook Community School · secondary · 1.2 kmTDSB · Public · grades 9-12 · 60 students. 50% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
- St Michael's Choir (Sr) School · secondary · 1.5 kmTCDSB · Catholic · grades 9-12 · 105 students. 100% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
Private schools within 1 km: Voice Integrative Private School.
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2026); test results are EQAO results reported by the Ministry.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): three licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, one privately owned public space and no shelters or respite sites.
City of Toronto: Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
08Your neighbourhood
See the full St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands neighbourhood page, with rankings →
St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands had 31,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (5.7%), Spanish (2.8%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of 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. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
02City services
09Quick answers about 185 Queens Quay E
Is 185 Queens Quay E in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.
What is being built near 185 Queens Quay E?
There are 15 active planning applications within 250 metres (11 under review, four approved). The closest is at 259 Lake Shore Blvd E, 119 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.
Has 185 Queens Quay E been renovated?
Yes. The City has 23 building permits on record, 10 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.
Is 185 Queens Quay E a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.
How far is 185 Queens Quay E from the subway?
The nearest station is King Station (Line 1), 1.1 km away (about a 17-minute walk). 8 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.
What schools are near 185 Queens Quay E?
The closest are St Michael Catholic School, Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School and Inglenook Community School. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information.
How much crime is there near 185 Queens Quay E?
Police recorded 26 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 19 assaults, 4 break-ins, 2 thefts over $5,000 and 1 car theft. Per resident, in St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands in 2025, assaults and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
10From the archives
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