1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

01What’s planned near 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

At this address: 698 homes and shops, under review by City planners. 2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk) including this address, both in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   698 homes and shops

   This address 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

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

   698 homes

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

   Proposal for 698 dwelling units totaling 46,152 square metres of residential gross floor area and 146 square metres of retail space at grade. 250 parking spaces are provided in three levels of underground parking. Related to Rezoing 17…

   File 22 138558 STE 04 SA · submitted Apr 26, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   35-storey building · 639 homes and shops

   21 Windermere Ave · 158 m away

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

   639 homes

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

   Site Plan Application regarding a 35-storey residential building with retail and community uses at-grade and a 20-storey residential building. The development includes 639 residential units, including rental replacement housing provided…

   File 26 164282 STE 04 SA · submitted May 21, 2026 · 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

• Private event · 34 Southport St
  Continuous concrete pour · Southport Street DevelopmentAug 7, 2026 to Feb 12, 2027
  440 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road rebuild on Ripley Ave, South Kingsway to Ripley Ave, 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

Police recorded 38 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 South Parkdale

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021. Most were on Gardiner Xwy E and Parkside Dr. South Parkdale has more of these collisions per resident than almost anywhere in Toronto.

• Gardiner Xwy E at Parkside Dr · Driver, seriously injured · Aug 11, 2025 · 208 m
• 107 the Queensway · Passenger, seriously injured · Apr 6, 2021 · 254 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

The nearest subway station is Runnymede Station (Line 2), about a 31‑minute walk (2.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 501 streetcar and the 80 and 77 buses, with about 1,454 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.9 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: 265 Armadale Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 2300 Lakeshore Blvd W, 2.3 km.2.0 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd 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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

There are 4 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Swansea Community Recreation Centre, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Sir Casimir Gzowski Park · beach, dog off-leash area, outdoor fitness equipment, picnic site · 2001 Lake Shore Blvd W · 259 m
• Sunnyside Bike Park · 3 Ellis Ave · 441 m
• Palace Pier Park · 2025 Lake Shore Blvd W · 461 m
• Humber Bay Shores Park · 15 Marine Parade Dr · 476 m
• Riverside Drive Parkette · 38 Kingsway · 678 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 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 · 1.4 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 1978 Lake Shore Blvd 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: 2 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 1978 Lake Shore Blvd W

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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.

Parking tickets on this block

3,143 tickets in 2025 on Lake Shore Blvd W between numbers 1928 and 2028: 2,766 for other parking offences, 374 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

Humber Bay Shores BIA, about 330 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, 4,081 service requests came from postal area M8Y, which includes 1978 Lake Shore Blvd 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 1978 Lake Shore Blvd 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: South Parkdale

South Parkdale had 20,495 residents in 2021. The median household income was $57,200, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 85% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 42% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Tibetan (6.7%), Pilipino, Filipino (3.0%) and Portuguese (2.5%). 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.