190E Lowther Ave

01What’s planned near 190E Lowther Ave

6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): four in progress and two decided recently. That's more than at 94% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   171 Lowther Ave · 65 m away

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

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To alter the development standards (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 410-2024), for the 14-storey (51 m) residential building by increasing the height, gross floor area and modified setbacks. There will be a total of 64…

   File A0769/26TEY · submitted Nov 2, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   25-storey building · 253 homes

   40 Walmer Rd · 190 m away

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

   33 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2025. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval for a 25-storey building with a mix of rental replacement units (33 units) and condominium ownership units, totalling 253 units.

   File 25 220439 STE 11 SA · submitted Sep 4, 2025 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   25-storey building · 211 homes and shops

   38 Walmer Rd · 215 m away

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

   211 homes

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

   Site Plan application to permit a 25-storey mixed use building containing 211 dwelling units and 1,950 square metres of non-residential GFA, including retail, community, and congregation space.

   File 22 179830 STE 11 SA · submitted Jul 21, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 5
   25-storey building

   40 Walmer Rd · 190 m away

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

   253 homes15,932 m² of floor space

   The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.

   Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-24-000316). On April 29, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey residential building (including 33 replacement rental units),…

   File 23 217877 STE 11 OZ · submitted Oct 24, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 6
   Split the lot

   54 Howland Ave · 193 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 27, 2026.

   To obtain consent for the technical severance of the property to re-establish two residential lots which merged on title, and to create new easements/rights-of-way. Also, to maintain existing easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0078/25TEY · submitted Dec 19, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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 190E Lowther Ave

3 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Brunswick Ave, Lowther Ave to Barton Ave, Q3 2025 to Q2 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 190E Lowther Ave

Police recorded 212 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 97% 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 Annex

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Bloor St W and Bathurst St. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Albany Ave at Bloor St W · E-scooter or e-bike rider, seriously injured · Nov 1, 2025 · 364 m
• Spadina Rd at Bernard Ave · Driver, seriously injured · Oct 14, 2024 · 311 m
• Bathurst St at Barton Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 15, 2024 · 382 m
• Bloor St W at Bathurst St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 3, 2022 · 472 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 190E Lowther Ave

The nearest subway station is Spadina Station (Line 1 and 2), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 506, 510 and 511 streetcars and the 7 and 127 buses, with about 2,226 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.4 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: 19 Spadina Rd
  City-run (Green P): 6 Level 2 ports. Next: 365 Lippincott St, 380 m.295 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 190E Lowther Ave

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: Royal St George'S College- Sr School, Royal St Georges College School - Main Address, Royal St Georges College School - See House, Royal St George'S College School - Jr School, Taddle Creek Montessori School and 7 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): seven licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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

06Parks, trees and libraries near 190E Lowther Ave

There are 9 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Christie Pits Park, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Gwendolyn Macewen Parkette · 33 Walmer Rd · 115 m
• Joseph Burr Tyrrell Park · playground · 10 Dalton Rd · 205 m
• St. Alban's Square · 90 Howland Ave · 232 m
• Jean Sibelius Square · picnic site, playground, washroom · 50 Kendal Ave · 347 m
• Seaton Park · 14 Albany Ave · 367 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

• Huron-Washington Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Huron-Washington Parkette. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 563 m
• New Park at 51 Sussex Avenue
  A new park is coming to 51 Sussex Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 582 m
• New Park at Macpherson Avenue
  A new park is coming to Macpherson Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 973 m
• Christie Pits Park Playground Improvements & New Splash Pad
  The City is improving Christie Pits Park by redesigning the playground and converting the wading pool to a splash pad. The playground improvements are part of the Playground Enhancement Program. The wading pool conversion to splash pad is informed by the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan. The community will have opportunities to provide input and help shape the design.In progress · 1.1 km
• Queen's Park North Revitalization
  The City is proposing enhancements to Queen's Park, building on improvements completed in 2019.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 190E Lowther Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 190E Lowther Ave.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 7 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 190E Lowther Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. 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.

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

219 tickets in 2025 on Lowther Ave between numbers 140 and 240: 154 for parking without a permit, 47 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

Main street business area

Bloor Annex BIA, about 190 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, 5,567 service requests came from postal area M5R, which includes 190E Lowther Ave. 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 190E Lowther Ave

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: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (1.8%). 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.