21 Buttonwood Ave
21 Buttonwood Ave is in Mount Dennis. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Bus 73 stop 107 m away; the nearest subway is 4.6 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Bala Avenue Community School, 261 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
- Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6M.
01What’s planned near 21 Buttonwood Ave
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 21 Buttonwood Ave
Police recorded 75 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (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 | Mount Dennisper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 46 | 562 | 768Mount Dennis is lower |
| Break-ins | 15 | 125 | 190Mount Dennis is lower |
| Car thefts | 11 | 153 | 225Mount Dennis is lower |
| Robberies | 3 | 83 | 79Mount Dennis is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 0 | 14 | 61Mount Dennis is lower |
Thick bar: Mount Dennis. 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 Mount Dennis
03Getting around from 21 Buttonwood Ave
The nearest subway station is Old Mill Station (Line 2), 4.6 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by routes 89, 35, 73, 935 and 989, with about 2,165 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 1.3 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Nearest stop: Emmett Ave at Jane St, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Weston Rd at Jane St, plus 2 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Jane St at Emmett Ave, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Jane St at Weston Rd.
Source: GO Transit · 66 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 21 Buttonwood Ave
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.
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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
55 Emmett Ave · 62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
100 Emmett Ave · 41 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 21 Buttonwood Ave
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. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Yorda Variety Store (take-out or food shop), Rizq Motors (auto repair or garage), Haque Transport Services (auto repair or garage), and 1 more.
All new business licences nearby (4)
- Yorda Variety Store · Take-out or food shop · 55 Emmett Ave · 234 m · licensed Oct 7, 2026
- Rizq Motors · Auto repair or garage · 1359 Weston Rd · 239 m · licensed Nov 1, 2026
- Haque Transport Services · Auto repair or garage · 1359 Weston Rd · 239 m · licensed Oct 8, 2026
- Foot Print Auto · Auto repair or garage · 1359 Weston Rd · 239 m · licensed Oct 16, 2026
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 21 Buttonwood Ave
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 M6M, 4 of 122 home tap-water samples (3.3%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6M is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 5 samples here (4.1%) 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 · 122 tests, Jan 27, 2014 to Aug 23, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto West station, 6.0 km away, measured 5:00 PM EST Sunday 8 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: Mount Dennis
Mount Dennis had 13,055 residents in 2021. The median household income was $70,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 52% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 31% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (8.8%), Portuguese (7.7%) and Vietnamese (4.4%). 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 York was $2,067, up 2% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.3% 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 | York | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,381 | 0% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,706 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,067 | +2% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,547 | -6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, York. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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