2249 Gerrard St E

01What’s planned near 2249 Gerrard St E

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): four in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   579 homes and shops

   8 Dawes Rd · 129 m away

   Rezoning: 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.

   Rezoning application for a 52 residential building with retail at grade containing 579 units, inlcuding 12 units of affordable housing , The development contains a total gross floor area (GFA) of 35,973m2 which is primarily residential…

   File 22 225744 STE 19 OZ · submitted Nov 3, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   579 homes and shops

   8 Dawes Rd · 129 m away

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

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

   Site Plan application for a 52 residential building with retail at grade containing 579 units, inlcuding 12 units of affordable housing , The development contains a total gross floor area (GFA) of 35,973m2 which is primarily residential…

   File 22 225743 STE 19 SA · submitted Nov 3, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   New house

   67 Wayland Ave · 163 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.

   To alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear ground floor deck with stairs.

   File A0720/26TEY · submitted Oct 13, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 5
   373 homes

   10 A Dawes Rd and 5 more addresses · 164 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   It has been approved.

   Draft Plan of Condominium for 373 residential units.

   All 6 addresses

   10 A Dawes Rd · 10 Dawes Rd · 12 Dawes Rd · 18 Dawes Rd · 20 Dawes Rd · 30 Dawes Rd

   File 26 254299 STE 19 CD · submitted Oct 14, 2026 · City record and how to comment

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 2249 Gerrard St E

Police recorded 62 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.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for East End-Danforth

03Getting around from 2249 Gerrard St E

The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 64 and 135 buses, with about 1,134 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 0.3 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.

04Schools and child care near 2249 Gerrard St E

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: Beaches Montessori. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): 11 licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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

05The building at 2249 Gerrard St E

There are no building permits, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 2249 Gerrard St E. Here is what the City does have.

06Around the block

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 2249 Gerrard St E

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: East End-Danforth

East End Danforth had 21,840 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (2.1%), Spanish (1.9%) and Urdu (1.3%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,457 a month in October 2025, up 6% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 3.2%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.