21 Overlea Blvd

01What’s planned near 21 Overlea Blvd

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

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   28 Overlea Blvd · 62 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   3,065 m² of floor space

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Control Placeholder for Thorncliffe Park Station, one of the stations included in the Ontario Line Elevated Guideway and Stations contract.

   File 24 252598 NNY 15 SA · submitted Dec 20, 2024 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Minor variance

   6 Milepost Pl · 213 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   To construct the entrance ramp to the underground parking in an existing apartment building. Please be advised the subject property went before the Committee of Adjustment on August 6, 2015, DEFERRED SINE DIE in order to allow the…

   File A0561/15NY · submitted Jun 19, 2015 · 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 21 Overlea Blvd

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 1 Leaside Park Dr · 208 m · Jun 17, 2026 to Dec 17, 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 21 Overlea Blvd

Police recorded 105 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 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 Thorncliffe Park

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians. Most were on Overlea Blvd and Thorncliffe Park Dr. Thorncliffe Park has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Overlea Blvd at Thorncliffe Park Dr · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 7, 2024 · 165 m
• 42 Overlea Blvd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 29, 2023 · 475 m
• 15 Thorncliffe Park Dr · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 16, 2022 · 150 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 21 Overlea Blvd

The nearest subway station is Donlands Station (Line 2), 2.7 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 72, 100, 25, 88 and 51 buses, with about 3,653 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 4.4 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: 41 Fulton Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 14 Arundel Ave, 2.8 km.2.4 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 21 Overlea 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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 21 Overlea Blvd

There are 2 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Leaside Park, 174 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Leaside Park · ball diamond, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground, sports field · 5 Leaside Park Dr · 174 m
• R.v. Burgess Park · playground · 46 Thorncliffe Park Dr · 460 m
• Jenner Jean-Marie Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 48 Thorncliffe Park Dr · 540 m
• Kiwanis Parkette · 1410 Pape Ave · 738 m
• Arthur Dyson Parkette · 1404 Pape Ave · 817 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

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 21 Overlea Blvd

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 21 Overlea 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: 1 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 21 Overlea Blvd

RA (Residential Apartment) zoning allows apartment buildings. 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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Parking tickets on this block

661 tickets in 2025 on Overlea Blvd between numbers 0 and 71: 582 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 50 for parking without a permit.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 836 service requests came from postal area M4H, which includes 21 Overlea 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 21 Overlea 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: Thorncliffe Park

Thorncliffe Park had 20,400 residents in 2021. The median household income was $67,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 86% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 9% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Urdu (20.8%), Pashto (6.7%) and Arabic (4.7%). 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.