2 Montcrest Blvd

01What’s planned near 2 Montcrest Blvd

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Two towers, up to 42 storeys · 857 homes and shops

   682 Broadview Ave and 5 more addresses · 44 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Subdivision

   857 homes58,259 m² of floor space

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

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to faciliate a development of two buildings of 39 and 42 storeys. A total of 857 residential dwelling units are proposed with a non-residential GFA of 1,895.92 m². A total of 67 vehicular and 957…

   All 6 addresses

   682 Broadview Ave · 686 Broadview Ave · 688 Broadview Ave · 720 Broadview Ave · 740 Broadview Ave · 742 Broadview Ave

   File 21 199636 STE 14 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Aug 17, 2021 · City record and how to commentFile 21 206417 STE 14 SB (subdivision) · submitted Aug 31, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Add a storey

   647 Broadview Ave · 169 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Dec 2, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new three-storey detached ancillary building (to contain storage, offices, and a bathroom) with basement and a covered corner-side (north-east) deck on the third storey, to serve the residential care home (main building) in…

   File A0722/26TEY · submitted Oct 14, 2026 · 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Playter Blvd, Danforth Ave to Hurndale Ave, Q2 to Q4 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

Police recorded 50 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 North Riverdale

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians, 2 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Broadview Ave and Riverdale Ave. North Riverdale has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Broadview Ave at Riverdale Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 3, 2025 · 439 m
• Danforth Ave at Broadview Ave · E-scooter or e-bike rider, killed · Jun 12, 2025 · 460 m
• 515 Broadview Ave at Bain Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Nov 6, 2024 · 392 m
• Broadview Ave at Hogarth Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jun 25, 2024 · 130 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

The nearest subway station is Broadview Station (Line 2), about a 7‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by the 505 and 504 streetcars, with about 1,717 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.6 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: 35 Erindale Ave
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2, 6 fast ports. Next: 14 Arundel Ave, 805 m.487 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

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: Montcrest Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

There are 3 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Riverdale Park East, 371 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Riverdale Park East · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, outdoor dry pad, outdoor fitness equipment · 550 Broadview Ave · 371 m
• Playter Gardens · 4 Cambridge Ave · 418 m
• Broadview Subway Station Parkette · 775 Broadview Ave · 474 m
• Wellesley Park · outdoor dry pad, pickleball court, playground · 500 Wellesley St E · 513 m
• Rosedale Ravine Lands · 450 Bloor St E · 520 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

• Riverdale Park East Top of Bank Improvements
  The City is engaging the community to establish a lookout point with seating at the top of the hill adjacent to Broadview Avenue.In progress · 277 m
• Oak Street Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Oak Street Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.2 km
• Lower Don River Trail Improvements
  The City is improving the Lower Don River Trail. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.2 km
• St. James Town Open Space Redesign
  A new park is coming to St. James Town. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 km
• Governor's Bridge Lookout Revitalization
  The City is improving the Beltline Trail. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.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 2 Montcrest Blvd

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 2 Montcrest Blvd. 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 solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 2 Montcrest Blvd

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.

Parking tickets on this block

11 tickets in 2025 on Montcrest Blvd between numbers 0 and 52: 9 for parking without a permit, 2 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Broadview Danforth BIA, about 140 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, 6,909 service requests came from postal area M4K, which includes 2 Montcrest Blvd. 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 2 Montcrest Blvd

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: North Riverdale

North Riverdale had 11,290 residents in 2021. The median household income was $108,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 42% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 28% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (4.8%), Greek (2.4%) and Mandarin (1.7%). 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.