217 Raleigh Ave

01What’s planned near 217 Raleigh Ave

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

Decided recently

1. 1
   Split the lot

   31 North Edgely Ave · 216 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jun 4, 2025.

   To obtain consent to sever the existing lot into two new residential lots. Cross reference minor variance applications A0282/24SC and A0283/24SC being considered jointly.

   File B0053/24SC · submitted Nov 20, 2024 · 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 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 217 Raleigh Ave

5 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on N Woodrow Blvd, Raleigh Ave to Danforth Rd, Q4 2027 to Q4 2030.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Box and Rod repair at 35 North Woodrow Blvd · 118 m · May 8, 2026 to Nov 8, 2026
• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 31 North Woodrow Blvd · 108 m · Jul 9, 2026 to Jan 9, 2027

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 217 Raleigh Ave

Police recorded 22 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer 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 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 Clairlea-Birchmount

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Birchmount Rd and Danforth Rd. Clairlea-Birchmount has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Birchmount Rd at Danforth Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Sep 29, 2026 · 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 217 Raleigh Ave

The nearest subway station is Warden Station (Line 2), about a 22‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by the 20 and 113 buses, with about 401 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Scarborough GO, 1.2 km away, with 88 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.

05Schools and child care near 217 Raleigh Ave

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): no 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 217 Raleigh Ave

There is 1 park and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Birchmount Community Centre, 1.3 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Woodrow Park · playground · 260 Aylesworth Ave · 204 m
• Sadler Parkette · 5 Sadler Dr · 506 m
• Highview Park · ball diamond, outdoor fitness equipment, playground, sports field · 150 Highview Ave · 628 m
• Danforth Gardens Park · playground, sports field · 498 Birchmount Rd · 643 m
• Dunlop Park · ball diamond, playground, washroom · 19 Dunlop Ave · 710 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

• Natal Park Improvements
  The City is improving Natal Park. The improvements will include pathway upgrades to reduce flooding and improve accessibility, as well as new outdoor fitness equipment.In progress · 924 m
• J.A. Leslie Tot Lot Improvements
  The City is improving J.A. Leslie Tot Lot, located near Kingston Road and Midland Avenue in Scarborough.In progress · 1.2 km
• New Trail Connection to Harrison Properties Park
  The City is planning to improve access through Harrison Properties Park. Planned improvements include realigning the existing trail at the south end of the property and creating a new accessible pathway connection from Kingston Road.In progress · 1.4 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 217 Raleigh Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 217 Raleigh Ave.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 217 Raleigh Ave

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.

Parking tickets on this block

155 tickets in 2025 on Raleigh Ave between numbers 167 and 267: 134 for other parking offences, 18 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 6,514 service requests came from postal area M1K, which includes 217 Raleigh Ave. 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 217 Raleigh Ave

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: Clairlea-Birchmount

Clairlea-Birchmount had 26,840 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 36% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% 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 Bengali (8.9%), Pilipino, Filipino (4.7%) and Urdu (3.5%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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