229 Elm Rd
229 Elm Rd is in Lawrence Park North. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Lawrence Station (Line 1) is about a 15-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is John Wanless Junior Public School, 151 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
- Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M5M.
01What’s planned near 229 Elm Rd
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 229 Elm Rd
Police recorded 30 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.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Lawrence Park Northper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 5 | 266 | 768Lawrence Park North is lower |
| Break-ins | 14 | 235 | 190Lawrence Park North is about the same |
| Car thefts | 9 | 97 | 225Lawrence Park North is lower |
| Robberies | 1 | 42 | 79Lawrence Park North is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 18 | 61Lawrence Park North is lower |
Thick bar: Lawrence Park North. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 Lawrence Park North
03Getting around from 229 Elm Rd
The nearest subway station is Lawrence Station (Line 1), about a 15‑minute walk (1.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 2 TTC stops served by the 61 bus, with about 262 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Oriole GO, 5.8 km away, with 9 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 15 min walk
Nearest stop: Avenue Rd at Fairlawn Ave.
Source: GO Transit · 9 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 229 Elm 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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Avro Academy, Havergal Jr School, Havergal College Sr School, The Dunblaine School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
245 Fairlawn Ave · 254 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
1780 Avenue Rd · 140 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
375 Melrose Ave · 24 spaces · preschool
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 229 Elm Rd
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 90% of Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Alast Cleaners (laundromat or dry cleaner), Sixth Sense Nails and Spa (salon or personal services), Pezh Hair Studio (salon or personal services), and 7 more.
All new business licences in Lawrence Park North (10)
- Alast Cleaners · Laundromat or dry cleaner · 2 Melrose Ave · 912 m · licensed Oct 29, 2026
- Sixth Sense Nails and Spa · Salon or personal services · 3417 Yonge St · 962 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
- Pezh Hair Studio · Salon or personal services · 3371 Yonge St · 917 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
- Baba Restaurant · Restaurant or bar · 3204 Yonge St · 854 m · licensed Oct 17, 2026
- Fabiola Gallo Beauty · Salon or personal services · 3221 Yonge St · 893 m · licensed Sep 21, 2026
- Starks Barber Company - Yonge and Lawrence · Salon or personal services · 3449 Yonge St · 997 m · licensed Sep 17, 2026
- Pizzaiolo · Restaurant or bar · 3369 Yonge St · 920 m · licensed Sep 1, 2026
- Limon Midtown · Restaurant or bar · 3265 Yonge St · 883 m · licensed Sep 1, 2026
- Bello · Restaurant or bar · 3305 Yonge St · 886 m · licensed Aug 21, 2026
- Bm Signature · Salon or personal services · 3217 Yonge St · 893 m · licensed Aug 12, 2026
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 229 Elm Rd
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.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5M, 15 of 422 home tap-water samples (3.6%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5M is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 39 samples here (9.2%) 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.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 422 tests, Feb 2, 2014 to Aug 23, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto station, 3.6 km away, measured 6:00 AM EST Monday 9 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.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
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: Lawrence Park North
Lawrence Park North had 14,675 residents in 2021. The median household income was $168,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 25% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 12% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (3.5%), Cantonese (2.6%) and Spanish (1.8%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | 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, 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.
How Lawrence Park North compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/229-elm-rd#sec-history
