23 Cliff St
23 Cliff St is in Rockcliffe-Smythe. It's inside a TRCA flood hazard area and there are 3 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 43‑storey building (under review).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Inside a TRCA flood or shoreline hazard area: ask about flood insurance.
- A public hearing on Dec 3 about a deck or porch at 48 Bushey Ave, 215 m away.
- A 43-storey building is under review, 234 m away (70 Brownville Ave and 2 more addresses).
- Bus 171 stop 222 m away; the nearest subway is 3.4 km.
- The nearest elementary school is Dennis Avenue Community School, 390 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 23 Cliff St
3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Site plan955 Weston Rd and 3 more addresses · 158 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.
File 21 228761 WET 05 SA · submitted Oct 21, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 4 addresses
955 Weston Rd · 965-969 Weston Rd · 971 Weston Rd · 975 Weston Rd
- 2Deck or porch48 Bushey Ave · 215 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
A public hearing is set for Dec 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.
To legalize and to maintain an existing enclosed front porch and to maintain existing ancillary buildings (sheds) in the rear yard.File A0325/26EYK · submitted Sep 15, 2026 - 343-storey building70 Brownville Ave and 2 more addresses · 234 m awayRezoning: 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.
The proposal development consists of a residential high-rise development consisting of two towers (43 and 41 Storeys) within one connected building through a 6 storey podium. The 43-storey tower (Tower B) will be located on the north…File 25 222153 WET 05 OZ · submitted Sep 8, 2025 · City record and how to commentAll 3 addresses
70 Brownville Ave · 72 Brownville Ave · 74 Brownville Ave
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 23 Cliff St
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 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Rockcliffe-Smytheper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 47 | 743 | 768Rockcliffe-Smythe is about the same |
| Break-ins | 13 | 133 | 190Rockcliffe-Smythe is lower |
| Car thefts | 11 | 158 | 225Rockcliffe-Smythe is lower |
| Robberies | 4 | 75 | 79Rockcliffe-Smythe is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 0 | 37 | 61Rockcliffe-Smythe is lower |
Thick bar: Rockcliffe-Smythe. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Rockcliffe-Smythe
03Getting around from 23 Cliff St
The nearest subway station is Runnymede Station (Line 2), 3.4 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by routes 71, 89 and 171, with about 1,322 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 0.7 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · too far to walk
Nearest stop: Cliff St at Cordella Ave, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Lambton Ave at Weston Rd.
Nearest stop: Weston Rd at Bushey Ave.
Source: GO Transit · 66 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 23 Cliff St
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.
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: Iqra Nejashi Islamic School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
99 Humber Blvd · 26 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
17 Dennis Ave · 136 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
70 Guestville Ave · 71 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 23 Cliff St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 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.
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 23 Cliff St
TRCA's maps show this address is inside an area that could flood in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) or along the lake shore. Ask about flood insurance, and expect extra approvals for building work. It is inside TRCA's regulated area, so additions, grading or other work may need a TRCA permit. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M6N, 17 of 306 home tap-water samples (5.6%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6N is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 21 samples here (6.9%) 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.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 306 tests, Jan 14, 2014 to Aug 13, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 7.1 km away, measured 5:00 PM 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.
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: Rockcliffe-Smythe
Rockcliffe-Smythe had 22,235 residents in 2021. The median household income was $69,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 44% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 33% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% 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 Portuguese (13.0%), Spanish (8.2%) and Vietnamese (4.0%). 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 York was $2,067, up 2% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.3% 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 | York | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,381 | 0% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,706 | +2% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,067 | +2% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $2,547 | -6% | $2,361 |
Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, York. CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
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