225 Sherway Gardens Rd

01What’s planned near 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Rezoning

   25 The West Mall · 123 m away

   3 City files for one project: Rezoning · Rezoning · Subdivision

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   To amend the zoning by-law to permit Phase 1 of a proposed mixed-use multi-phased development including retail and daycare at grade with residential above, a public park and a new shopping mall entrance on the north portion of the site.…

   File 21 236433 WET 03 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Nov 10, 2021 · City record and how to commentFile 26 192956 WET 03 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Jun 29, 2026 · City record and how to commentFile 21 236477 WET 03 SB (subdivision) · submitted Nov 10, 2021 · City record and how to comment

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.

02Safety near 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

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 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 Etobicoke City Centre

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on The West Mall and Sherway Gate. Etobicoke City Centre has more of these collisions per resident than almost anywhere in Toronto.

• Sherway Gate at Evans Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 19, 2025 · 154 m
• Sherway Dr at The West Mall · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 11, 2025 · 183 m
• The West Mall at The Queensway · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 9, 2024 · 497 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.

03Getting around from 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

The nearest subway station is Kipling Station (Line 2), 3.6 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 123, 80 and 15 buses, with about 1,726 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Dixie GO, 1.6 km away, with 20 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.

04Schools and child care near 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

There is 1 park within 500 m. The nearest pool is Alderwood Pool, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Bisset Park · 20 Bisset Ave · 302 m
• St. Ambrose Catholic School · 20 Coules Crt · 654 m
• Delma Park · playground · 38 Delma Dr · 843 m
• Sir Adam Beck Park · pickleball court, tennis court, washroom · 55 Eltham Dr · 1158 m
• Sir Adam Beck Junior School · 544 Horner Ave · 1164 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.

06The building at 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 225 Sherway Gardens Rd. 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: 3 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

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.

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.

08Around 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

562 tickets in 2025 on Sherway Gardens Rd between numbers 175 and 275: 560 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 1 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, 4,499 service requests came from postal area M8W, which includes 225 Sherway Gardens Rd. 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.

09Risks and environment at 225 Sherway Gardens Rd

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: Etobicoke City Centre

Etobicoke City Centre had 23,600 residents in 2021. The median household income was $83,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% 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 Korean (4.0%), Spanish (3.8%) and Portuguese (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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