20 Karen Rd

01What’s planned near 20 Karen Rd

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Two buildings, up to 8 storeys · 123 homes

   135 Fenelon Dr · 199 m away

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

   123 homes

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   This is an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit two infill mid-rise apartment buildings that are 6 and 8 storeys in height. The 6 storey residential building (north building) would consist of 123 rental units with a gross…

   File 16 270142 NNY 34 OZ · submitted Dec 22, 2016 · 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.

02Street work near 20 Karen Rd

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Fenelon Dr, Graydon Hall Dr to Karen Rd, Q2 to Q4 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 20 Karen Rd

Police recorded 41 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 Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 was fatal. Most were on Don Valley Parkway S and York Mills Rd. Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Don Valley Parkway S at York Mills Rd · Passenger, killed; driver, seriously injured · Feb 28, 2024 · 495 m
• Graydon Hall Dr at Fenelon Dr · Driver, seriously injured · Jan 27, 2024 · 211 m
• Don Valley Parkway S at DVP S York Mills E Ramp · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jul 9, 2022 · 496 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 20 Karen Rd

The nearest subway station is Don Mills Station (Line 4), about a 25‑minute walk (1.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 122 bus, with about 644 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Oriole GO, 2.0 km away, with 9 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: Bessarion CC
  City-run (Green P): 10 Level 2 ports.3.0 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 20 Karen Rd

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: Heritage Innovation School, Bayview Glen Elementary School, Bayview Glen Private School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 20 Karen Rd

There are 2 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Parkway Forest Park, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Graydon Hall Park · playground, tennis court · 215 Graydon Hall Dr · 192 m
• Sandover Park · playground · 10 Sandover Dr · 500 m
• Spinney Greenbelt · 10 Spinney Crt · 527 m
• Duncan Mill Greenbelt · sports field · 100 Moatfield Dr · 689 m
• Lynedock Park · playground · 29 Lynedock Cres · 708 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

• Sandover Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Sandover Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 539 m

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 20 Karen Rd

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 20 Karen Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 20 Karen Rd

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

38 tickets in 2025 on Karen Rd between numbers 0 and 70: 21 for other parking offences, 11 for parking at prohibited times.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 3,906 service requests came from postal area M3A, which includes 20 Karen Rd. 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 20 Karen Rd

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: Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills

Parkwoods-O'Connor Hills had 13,965 residents in 2021. The median household income was $98,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 53% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 19% of workers commuted by transit and 5% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (3.4%), Spanish (3.2%) and Arabic (3.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, North York (the former City of North York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.