19 St Nicholas St

01What’s planned near 19 St Nicholas St

11 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): ten in progress and one decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   57-storey building · 606 homes and shops

   623 A Yonge St and 16 more addresses · 9 m away

   3 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan · Subdivision

   803 homes64,728 m² of floor space

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

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 57-storey mixed-use building with 3,134 square metres of non-residential space and 606 dwelling units.

   All 17 addresses

   623 A Yonge St · 623 B Yonge St · 1 Isabella St · 3 Isabella St · 5 Isabella St · 7 Isabella St · 9 Isabella St · 619 Yonge St · 621 Yonge St · 623 Yonge St · 625 Yonge St · 627 Yonge St · 629 Yonge St · 631 Yonge St · 633 Yonge St · 635 Yonge St · 637 Yonge St

   File 21 234490 STE 13 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record and how to commentFile 22 132974 STE 13 SA (site plan) · submitted Apr 11, 2022 · City record and how to commentFile 21 234491 STE 13 SB (subdivision) · submitted Nov 5, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   76-storey building with shops

   645 Yonge St · 28 m away

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

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and site plan review to permit the redevelopment of the Property with a 76-storey mixed use mixed-use building comprised of new high-quality retail space on the ground floor and…

   File 22 204278 STE 13 SA · submitted Sep 15, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   66-storey building

   15 Charles St E and 1 more address · 54 m away

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

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

   Site Plan approval application for a 66-storey mixed-use building.

   All 2 addresses

   15 Charles St E · 16 Isabella St

   File 21 251413 STE 13 SA · submitted Dec 24, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 11
   62-storey building with shops

   1075 Bay St · 208 m away

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

   City Council approved it.

   Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment to not replace the required office space and instead permit a minimum 1,815 m² of non-residential space and/or affordable rental housing in a proposed 62-storey predominantly residential…

   Public notice · Aug 12, 2026Notice of Passing of Zoning By-law 1040-2026 - 1075 Bay Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 213516 STE 13 OZ · submitted Aug 20, 2025 · 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

• One Bloor West · 1 Bloor St W
  Construction · Deltera ConstructionSept 7, 2026 to Sept 30, 2027 · 6:30 am to 11 pm
  495 m away
• Roof replacement · 33 Bloor St E
  Construction · Triumph Roofing & Sheet MetalSept 13 to Nov 15 · 10 am to 5 pm
  517 m away
• Charles Transformer Station · 83 Charles St E
  Construction · Hydro One NetworksNov 12 to Dec 3 · midnight to midnight
  556 m away
• Barbara Ann Scott Ice Trail Celebration · 444 Yonge St
  Amplified sound · in College ParkSat, Dec 5 · 2 to 6 pm
  594 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 19 St Nicholas St

4 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Breadalbane St, Yonge St to Bay St, Q3 2025 to Q3 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 678 Yonge St · 193 m · Jul 8, 2026 to Jan 8, 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 19 St Nicholas St

Police recorded 453 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 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 Bay-Cloverhill

Traffic safety

7 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Yonge St and Wellesley St E. Bay-Cloverhill has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at Maitland St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 15, 2026 · 230 m
• Queen's Park Cres E at St Joseph St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 4, 2026 · 497 m
• Wellesley St E at Yonge St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 9, 2025 · 119 m
• Yonge St at Gloucester St · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 29, 2025 · 113 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 19 St Nicholas St

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 20 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 94, 19 and 97 buses, with about 2,190 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.3 km away, with 354 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: 9 Wellesley St W
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2 ports. Next: 20 Charles St E, 366 m.116 m
• Indoor bike station: City Hall
  Secure parking for 300 bikes.1.4 km

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 19 St Nicholas 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. Private schools within 1 km: The Ymca Academy Secondary School, The Abelard Centre For Education, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Rosedale Day School and 8 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and two 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 19 St Nicholas St

There are 11 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 927 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• James Canning Gardens · playground · 15 Gloucester St · 149 m
• Dr. Lillian McGregor Park · playground · 25 Wellesley St W · 169 m
• Breadalbane Park · dog off-leash area · 30 Breadalbane St · 200 m
• Norman Jewison Park · 13 Isabella St · 201 m
• Clover Hill Park · 1020 Bay St · 211 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 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 182 m
• Barbara Hall Park Improvements
  The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park.In progress · 397 m
• Barbara Hall Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Barbara Hall Park. The new off-leash area will replace the existing one at the southwest corner of the park and will be similar in size.In progress · 442 m
• Queen's Park North Revitalization
  The City is proposing enhancements to Queen's Park, building on improvements completed in 2019.In progress · 571 m
• St. James Town West Park Redesign
  The City is improving St. James Town West Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 975 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 19 St Nicholas St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 19 St Nicholas St.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 24 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 19 St Nicholas 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 10, 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

176 tickets in 2025 on St Nicholas St between numbers 0 and 69: 134 for parking at prohibited times, 15 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Bloor-Yorkville BIA, about 210 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, 3,559 service requests came from postal area M4Y, which includes 19 St Nicholas 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 19 St Nicholas 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: Bay-Cloverhill

Bay-Cloverhill had 16,670 residents in 2021. The median household income was $58,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 62% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 44% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (21.8%), Korean (3.5%) and Cantonese (3.4%). 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.