2 Merrian Rd
2 Merrian Rd is in Kennedy Park. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m, including a 29‑storey building (under review). Kennedy Station is a 8‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 29-storey building is under review, 225 m away (708 Kennedy Rd and 1 more address).
- Assaults, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Kennedy Park were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Kennedy Station (Line 2) is about a 8-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Maria Goretti Catholic School, 267 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 2 Merrian Rd
1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 129-storey building708 Kennedy Rd and 1 more address · 225 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Application for 12-storey mid-rise building framing the edge of Kennedy Road and a 29-storey building to the rear, connected by a two-storey podium.File 22 138772 ESC 20 SA · submitted Apr 27, 2022 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
708 Kennedy Rd · 712 Kennedy Rd
Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.
02Safety near 2 Merrian Rd
Police recorded 52 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Kennedy Parkper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 33 | 1,522 | 768Kennedy Park is higher |
| Break-ins | 4 | 159 | 190Kennedy Park is about the same |
| Car thefts | 11 | 211 | 225Kennedy Park is about the same |
| Robberies | 2 | 122 | 79Kennedy Park is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 85 | 61Kennedy Park is higher |
Thick bar: Kennedy Park. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Kennedy Park
03Getting around from 2 Merrian Rd
The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), about a 8‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by route 113, with about 369 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kennedy GO, 0.6 km away, with 34 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 8 min walk
Nearest stop: Kennedy Rd at Merrian Rd, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 34 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 2 Merrian Rd
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.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Salaheddin Islamic School, A Plus Academy Of Advancement. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and one shelter or respite site.
21 Kenmark Blvd · 71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
661 Kennedy Rd · 64 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
720 Kennedy Rd · 86 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
30 Corvette Ave · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 2 Merrian Rd
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. Most Toronto addresses (73%) have at least one short-term rental nearby.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Amerex Caribbean Market (take-out or food shop), Double S Vape (vape shop).
HFS Kennedy Rd Women's Shelter (201 m).
Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 2 Merrian Rd
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.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M1K, 0 of 66 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M1K is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 1 samples here (1.5%) 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.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 66 tests, May 26, 2014 to Jan 22, 2025
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto East station, 4.2 km away, measured 1:00 AM EST Monday 9 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.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: Kennedy Park
Kennedy Park had 17,110 residents in 2021. The median household income was $69,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 48% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 24% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 37% of workers commuted by transit and 3% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (7.6%), Pilipino, Filipino (7.2%) and Tamil (5.8%). 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 Scarborough was $1,832, up 4% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 2.4% 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 | Scarborough | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,465 | +3% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,617 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $1,832 | +4% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $1,978 | +6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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