225 Yonge St
225 Yonge St is in Downtown Yonge East. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 15 planning applications nearby (12 under review, two under appeal, one approved by the tribunal).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 15 planning applications within 250 m: 12 under review, two under appeal, one approved by the tribunal.
04The building
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Permit history: 2 projects from 2 permits
- Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · inspection · issued Apr 1, 2010
Installation of a 2" backflow prevention device within the basement. (229 YONGE ST) (Offiec space) · Permit 10 125188 - Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · inspection · issued Mar 31, 2010
Installation of a 1" backflow prevention device within the basement. (225 YONGE ST) (Retail Store) · Permit 10 139558
05Risks and environment
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.
In postal area M5B, 0 of 17 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 1 samples here (5.9%) 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.
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.8 km away, measured 10:00 AM 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.
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
01What’s changing nearby
15 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): 12 under review, two under appeal, one approved by the tribunal. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
- 133 Dundas St E · 44 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Condominium Standard (Technical Stream) for two unitsFile 25 233767 STE 13 CD · submitted Oct 1, 2025 · City record - 2237 Victoria St · 87 m awayOfficial Plan / 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.
Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-Law Amendment applications for a 24 storey tower with a total of 256 residential dwelling units and a total gross floor area of approximately 17,826 square metres, including 17,410 square metres of…File 22 198781 STE 13 OZ · submitted Sep 1, 2022 · City record - 3237 Victoria St · 87 m awaySite 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 Approval application for a 24 storey tower with a total of 256 residential dwelling units and a total gross floor area of approximately 17,826 square metres, including 17,410 square metres of residential GFA and 416 square…File 22 198780 STE 13 SA · submitted Sep 1, 2022 · City record - 4247 Yonge St · 142 m awaySite 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 Approval for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102470 STE 13 SA · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record - 5247 Yonge St · 142 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102468 STE 13 OZ · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record - 6304 Yonge St · 148 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 development blocks.File 21 235333 STE 11 SB · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · City record - 7306 Yonge St · 151 m awayOfficial Plan / 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.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 25-storey mixed-use building, containing 224 dwelling units and 2,542 square metres of non-residential gross floor area. The new development is located at the northeast corner of the…File 21 235326 STE 11 OZ · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · City record - 8306 Yonge St · 151 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision for 2 development blocks.File 21 235333 STE 11 SB · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · City record - 9245 Yonge St · 153 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102468 STE 13 OZ · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record - 10245 Yonge St · 153 m awaySite 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 Approval for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102470 STE 13 SA · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record - 11243 Yonge St · 161 m awaySite 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 Approval for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102470 STE 13 SA · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record - 12243 Yonge St · 161 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 67-storey mixed use building with 787 square metres of non-residential uses at grade. A total of 774 residential units are proposed.File 25 102468 STE 13 OZ · submitted Jan 8, 2025 · City record
73 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
No licensed rooming houses within 250 m.
8 new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days: take-out or food shop (3), restaurant or bar (3), entertainment venue (1) and parking lot (1).
New business licences nearby (8)
- Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 70 m · licensed Oct 27, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 220 Yonge St · 70 m · licensed Oct 15, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 209 Victoria St · 115 m · licensed Oct 1, 2026
- Entertainment venue · 244 Victoria St · 132 m · licensed Oct 16, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 21 Dundas Sq · 174 m · licensed Oct 2, 2026
- Take-out or food shop · 30 Bond St · 179 m · licensed Aug 29, 2026
- Restaurant or bar · 1 Dundas St W · 235 m · licensed Sep 14, 2026
- Parking lot · 1 Dundas St W · 235 m · licensed Oct 15, 2026
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.
06Safety
Police recorded 742 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 522 assaults, 85 break-ins, 63 robberies, 52 thefts over $5,000 and 20 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East in 2025, assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Within 500 m, 12 months | Downtown Yonge East, per 100,000 (2025) | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 522 | 2361 above Toronto | 768 |
| Break-ins | 85 | 275 above Toronto | 190 |
| Car thefts | 20 | 76 below Toronto | 225 |
| Robberies | 63 | 143 above Toronto | 79 |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 52 | 100 above Toronto | 61 |
Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal: Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Includes reported incidents only.
03Getting around
The nearest subway station is Queen Station (Line 1), about a 3-minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 20 TTC stops served by routes 505, 506, 501, 97 and 19, with about 4,263 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.0 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
07Schools and community
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.
- St Michael's Choir (Jr) School · elementary · 205 mTCDSB · Catholic · grades 1-8 · 135 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 100% met the standard in reading and 100% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy · elementary · 667 mViamonde (French public) · Public · grades JK-6 · 270 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 100% met the standard in reading and 88% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Collège français élémentaire · elementary · 901 mViamonde (French public) · Public · grades 7-8 · 75 students
- St Michael's Choir (Sr) School · secondary · 177 mTCDSB · Catholic · grades 9-12 · 105 students. 100% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
- Collège français secondaire · secondary · 946 mViamonde (French public) · Public · grades 9-12 · 155 students. 100% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
Private schools within 1 km: Keystone International Schools, Taie International Institute School, Le College Francais - Carlton Campus.
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2026); test results are EQAO results reported by the Ministry.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): five licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, five privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
City of Toronto: Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
08Your neighbourhood
Downtown Yonge East had 17,700 residents in 2021. The median household income was $69,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 64% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 49% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (8.0%), Cantonese (3.7%) and Spanish (3.0%). 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 the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% 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 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
02City services
09Quick answers about 225 Yonge St
Is 225 Yonge St in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.
What is being built near 225 Yonge St?
There are 15 active planning applications within 250 metres (12 under review, two under appeal, one approved by the tribunal). The closest is at 33 Dundas St E, 44 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.
Has 225 Yonge St been renovated?
Yes. The City has 2 building permits on record, 0 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.
Is 225 Yonge St a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.
How far is 225 Yonge St from the subway?
The nearest station is Queen Station (Line 1), 0.2 km away (about a 3-minute walk). 20 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.
What schools are near 225 Yonge St?
The closest are St Michael's Choir (Jr) School, École élémentaire Gabrielle-Roy and St Michael's Choir (Sr) School. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information.
How much crime is there near 225 Yonge St?
Police recorded 742 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 522 assaults, 85 break-ins, 63 robberies, 52 thefts over $5,000 and 20 car thefts. Per resident, in Downtown Yonge East in 2025, assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
10From the archives
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