20 Peard Rd

01What’s planned near 20 Peard Rd

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

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   2915 St Clair Ave E · 237 m away

   Committee 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.

   Proposing to add a vehicle dealership that would use 3/7 parking spaces on the existing lot. The existing autobody repair shop is a legal non-conforming use.

   File A1217/22TEY · submitted Oct 3, 2022 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 2
   Split the lot

   8 Holmstead Ave · 92 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jan 28, 2026.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two undersized residential lots and to maintain existing easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0041/25TEY · submitted Jun 19, 2025 · 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 20 Peard Rd

6 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Squires Ave, Adair Rd to Furnival Rd, Q2 2025 to Q3 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 2953 St Clair Ave E · 244 m · May 21, 2026 to Nov 21, 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 Peard Rd

Police recorded 28 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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for O'Connor-Parkview

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Plaxton Dr and St Clair Ave E. O'Connor-Parkview ranks 143rd in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Plaxton Dr at St Clair Ave E · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 11, 2021 · 308 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 Peard Rd

The nearest subway station is Warden Station (Line 2), about a 28‑minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 24, 23, 8 and 924 buses, with about 1,571 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.6 km away, with 88 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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: 216 Oakcrest Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 543 Strathmore Blvd, 2.8 km.2.7 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 Peard 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: Abacus Montessori. 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 20 Peard Rd

There are 2 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Gordon A. Brown Middle School, 458 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Jim McPherson Park · playground, sports field · 1255 Victoria Park Ave · 449 m
• Gordon A. Brown Middle School · 2800 St Clair Ave E · 458 m
• Topham Park · ball diamond, playground, tennis court, washroom · 181 Westview Blvd · 464 m
• Selwyn Public School · 1 Selwyn Ave · 478 m
• Willis Blair Parkette · playground · 1570 O'Connor Dr · 686 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

• Topham Park Improvements
  The City is improving Topham Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 485 m
• Clairlea Park Tennis & Sports Court Improvements
  The City is improving the tennis court area at Clairlea Park.In progress · 1.2 km
• Taylor Massey Creek Park Planning
  A planning process for Taylor Massey Creek was approved by Parks and Environment Committee on June 2, 2015, and City Council on July 7, 2015.In progress · 1.3 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 20 Peard Rd

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 20 Peard Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 20 Peard Rd

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. 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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

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

Parking tickets on this block

56 tickets in 2025 on Peard Rd between numbers 0 and 70: 55 for other parking offences, 1 for not parking parallel to the curb.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 4,569 service requests came from postal area M4B, which includes 20 Peard 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 Peard 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: O'Connor-Parkview

O`Connor Parkview had 18,405 residents in 2021. The median household income was $77,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 54% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 6% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Greek (5.0%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.7%) and Spanish (1.7%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across East York (the former Borough of East York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,820 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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