1873 Bloor St W

01What’s planned near 1873 Bloor St W

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   41-storey building

   21 A Oakmount Rd and 11 more addresses · 105 m away

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

   873 homes61,378 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment application for two residential tall buildings (41-storey and 39-storey respectively) with a 6-storey podium. The proposed development contemplates a total of 873 (including 11 rental…

   Public notice · Oct 17, 2025Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 26-36 Mountview Avenue and 21-29 Oakmount Road. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 12 addresses

   21 A Oakmount Rd · 26 Mountview Ave · 28 Mountview Ave · 30 Mountview Ave · 32 Mountview Ave · 34 Mountview Ave · 36 Mountview Ave · 21 Oakmount Rd · 23 Oakmount Rd · 25 Oakmount Rd · 27 Oakmount Rd · 29 Oakmount Rd

   File 25 222465 STE 04 OZ · submitted Sep 9, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Subdivision

   66 Oakmount Rd and 1 more address · 122 m away

   Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Draft Plan of Subdivision for two development blocks.

   All 2 addresses

   66 Oakmount Rd · 111 Pacific Ave

   File 21 227617 STE 04 SB · submitted Oct 19, 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.

02Street work near 1873 Bloor St W

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Glenlake Ave, High Park Ave to Quebec Ave, Q2 to Q4 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 1873 Bloor St W

Police recorded 102 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 39). 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 High Park-Swansea

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on West Rd and Spring Rd. High Park-Swansea has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• West Rd at Spring Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Sep 26, 2024 · 214 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 1873 Bloor St W

The nearest subway station is High Park Station (Line 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 89, 189, 30 and 989 buses, with about 729 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.2 km away, with 68 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: 115 High Park Avenue
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 2285 Dundas St W, 971 m.499 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 1873 Bloor St W

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: High Park Gardens Montessori School, Humberside Montessori School, Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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 1873 Bloor St W

There are 2 parks and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is High Park, 759 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Bennett Park · 10 Gothic Ave · 276 m
• Parkview Gardens Parkette · 34 Parkview Gdns · 445 m
• Keele Community Centre · wi-fi · 181 Glenlake Ave · 488 m
• Lithuania Park · ball diamond, playground, sports field, washroom · 155 Oakmount Rd · 582 m
• Kennedy-Margdon Parkette · outdoor fitness equipment, playground · 24 Kennedy Park Rd · 757 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

• High Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  To help protect High Park's Environmentally Significant Area, improvements are being made to the off-leash area's fencing, gates and signage.In progress · 457 m
• High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
  The High Park Movement Strategy will rethink the travel network serving High Park in the context of the city's growing population, changing travel patterns, and the impacts of COVID-19.In progress · 783 m
• Baird Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area for dogs in Baird Park. The improvements will include new fencing, surfacing and accessibility upgrades.In progress · 955 m
• Baird Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Baird Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city so that everyone can experience the joys and benefits of play for years to come.In progress · 977 m
• Ritchie Avenue Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Ritchie Avenue Parkette as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.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 1873 Bloor St W

There are no short-term rental registrations on record for 1873 Bloor St W. 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: 1 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 1873 Bloor St W

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 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

1,153 tickets in 2025 on Bloor St W between numbers 1823 and 1923: 728 for unpaid parking, 225 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Bloor By The Park BIA, about 320 m away. 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, 5,261 service requests came from postal area M6R, which includes 1873 Bloor St W. 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 1873 Bloor St W

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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.