197 Mutual St
197 Mutual St is in Downtown Yonge East. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 9 planning applications nearby (seven approved by the tribunal, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 9 planning applications within 250 m: seven approved by the tribunal, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25.
04The building
0 building permits in the last 5 years. 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: 1 project from 1 permit
- Addition(s) · completed Nov 2, 2026
3rd floor dormer addition in existing skylight openning · Permit 08 118550
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 M5B, 0 of 17 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 1 samples here (5.9%) 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, 2.3 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
9 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): seven approved by the tribunal, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).
- 1296 Jarvis St · 57 m awayCommittee 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 existing 18-storey mixed-use building (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law 298-88) by converting the existing service and retail office floor area on the first storey, and the hotel conference and banquet room floor…File A0555/25TEY · submitted Jul 22, 2025 - 250 Gerrard St E · 205 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent (severance): permission to split a lot or change property lines
A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at TBD. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.
To obtain consent to sever a portion of stratified land (air-rights at-and-above an elevation of 121 m) for the purpose of a lot addition.File B0039/26TEY · submitted May 15, 2026 - 3290 Jarvis St · 218 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 4288 Jarvis St · 223 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 5284 Jarvis St · 231 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 6193 Mutual St · 237 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 7191 Mutual St · 239 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 8189 Mutual St · 243 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record - 9280 Jarvis St · 247 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposal for a 10-storey building fronting onto Jarvis Street connected to a 25-storey tower fronting onto Mutual Street. A total of 256 residential units are proposed. There are existing heritage buildings on site that are proposed to be…File 16 271639 STE 27 OZ · submitted Dec 29, 2016 · City record
12 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
2 licensed rooming houses within 250 m. Rooming houses rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms; the City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
2 new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days: restaurant or bar (2).
New business licences nearby (2)
- Restaurant or bar · 102-104 Gerrard St E · 50 m · licensed Sep 1, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 86 Gerrard St E · 88 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.
06Safety
Police recorded 607 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 454 assaults, 79 break-ins, 28 robberies, 26 thefts over $5,000 and 20 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East in 2025, assaults, break-ins, robberies 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 | Downtown Yonge East, per 100,000 (2025) | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 454 | 2361 above Toronto | 768 |
| Break-ins | 79 | 275 above Toronto | 190 |
| Car thefts | 20 | 76 below Toronto | 225 |
| Robberies | 28 | 143 above Toronto | 79 |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 26 | 100 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 College Station (Line 1), about a 7-minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by routes 506 and 75, with about 688 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.8 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.
- Collège français élémentaire · elementary · 164 mViamonde (French public) · Public · grades 7-8 · 75 students
- Church Street Junior Public School · elementary · 354 mTDSB · Public · grades JK-6 · 485 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 84% met the standard in reading and 45% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- St Martin Catholic School(OL of Lourdes · elementary · 593 mTCDSB · Catholic · grades 6-8
- Collège français secondaire · secondary · 196 mViamonde (French public) · Public · grades 9-12 · 155 students. 100% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
- Native Learning Centre · secondary · 367 mTDSB · Public · grades 9-12
Private schools within 1 km: Taie International Institute School, Le College Francais - Carlton Campus, National Ballet School - Margaret Mccain Acedemic Centre, National Ballet School, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre and 4 more.
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, three EarlyON centres, one privately owned public space and ten 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 Downtown Yonge East neighbourhood page, with rankings →
Downtown Yonge East had 17,700 residents in 2021. The median household income was $69,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 64% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 49% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (8.0%), Cantonese (3.7%) and Spanish (3.0%). 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 197 Mutual St
Is 197 Mutual St 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 197 Mutual St?
There are 9 active planning applications within 250 metres (seven approved by the tribunal, one waiting for a hearing date, one hearing on Nov 25). The closest is at 296 Jarvis St, 57 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.
Has 197 Mutual St been renovated?
Yes. The City has 1 building permit on record, 0 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.
Is 197 Mutual St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.
How far is 197 Mutual St from the subway?
The nearest station is College Station (Line 1), 0.5 km away (about a 7-minute walk). 3 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.
What schools are near 197 Mutual St?
The closest are Collège français élémentaire, Church Street Junior Public School and Collège français secondaire. 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 197 Mutual St?
Police recorded 607 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 454 assaults, 79 break-ins, 28 robberies, 26 thefts over $5,000 and 20 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East in 2025, assaults, break-ins, robberies 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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