21 Locust St
21 Locust St is in Mount Dennis. There are 6 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 48‑storey building with 517 homes (under appeal).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 48-storey building with 517 homes is under appeal, 234 m away (13 Locust St and 2 more addresses).
- Buses 34, 71, 73, 161, 164, 168 and 171 stop 103 m away; the nearest subway is 4.2 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Dennis Avenue Community School, 497 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 Locust St
6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 148-storey building · 382 homes and shops13 Locust St and 2 more addresses · 234 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Construct a 38 storey mixed-use building with retail at grade, residential above, and one level of underground parking. 382 units, approx gross floor area 22,576m2. Associated with 17 Locust Street, 48 storey residential building. The…File 24 106895 WET 05 SA · submitted Jan 22, 2024 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
13 Locust St · 15 Locust St · 17 Locust St
- 248-storey building · 517 homes13 Locust St and 2 more addresses · 234 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Construct a 48 storey residential building. One level of underground parking. 517 units, approx 30,512 m2 gross floor area. The first of the two development sites is located at the southeast corner of Weston Road and Locust Street (the…File 24 106947 WET 05 SA · submitted Jan 22, 2024 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
13 Locust St · 15 Locust St · 17 Locust St
- 338-storey building · 382 homes and shops13 Locust St and 2 more addresses · 234 m awayRezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Construct a 38 storey mixed-use building with retail at grade, residential above, and one level of underground parking. 382 units, approx gross floor area 22,576m2. Associated with 17 Locust Street.The first of the two development sites…File 24 106901 WET 05 OZ · submitted Jan 22, 2024 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
13 Locust St · 15 Locust St · 17 Locust St
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 Locust St
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 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 | 39 | 562 | 768Mount Dennis is lower |
| Break-ins | 2 | 125 | 190Mount Dennis is lower |
| Car thefts | 5 | 153 | 225Mount Dennis is lower |
| Robberies | 4 | 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 Locust St
The nearest subway station is Runnymede Station (Line 2), 4.2 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by routes 89, 71, 35, 27 and 32, with about 7,747 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 0.3 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Nearest stop: Mount Dennis Station, plus 4 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Weston Rd at Oxford Dr, plus 6 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Eglinton Ave West at Weston Rd, plus 2 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Mount Dennis Station LRT Platform.
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 Locust St
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. Private schools within 1 km: Darul Arqam Islamic Academy School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres, two EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
1234 Weston Rd · 98 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
1288 Weston Rd · 16 spaces · preschool
17 Dennis Ave · 136 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
1234 Weston Rd · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
1290 Weston Rd · 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 21 Locust St
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.
Carolina Beauty Centre (salon or personal services), Fincsi Bufe (take-out or food shop), Mount Dennis Coin Laundry (laundromat or dry cleaner).
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 Locust St
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, 6.9 km away, measured 11:00 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.
How Mount Dennis compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/21-locust-st#sec-history
