235 Queens Quay W

01What’s planned near 235 Queens Quay W

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   1,482 homes

   200 Queens Quay W · 125 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   1,482 homes

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

   *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 1482 units.

   File 21 233472 STE 10 CD · submitted Nov 3, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Site plan

   255 Bremner Blvd · 207 m away

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

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2018. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed amendment to the approved site plan application for the Hydro Station (File No. 11 229840 STE 20 SA) to make the temporary driveway access from Lower Simcoe into a permanent access for the site.

   File 18 271208 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 21, 2018 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Q Tower · 200 Queens Quay W
  Continuous concrete pour · Rockwell Toronto ConstructionAug 28, 2026 to Feb 26, 2027
  177 m away
• Q Tower · 200 Queens Quay W
  Construction · Rockwell Toronto ConstructionOct 9, 2026 to Feb 27, 2027 · 6 am to 5 pm
  177 m away
• New Year's Eve · 339 Queens Quay W
  Amplified sound · in HTO ParkDec 31, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027 · 10 pm to 1 am
  475 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Safety near 235 Queens Quay W

Police recorded 171 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 96% of Toronto addresses. 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 Harbourfront-CityPlace

Traffic safety

15 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 7 involved pedestrians, 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on York St and Lake Shore Blvd W. Harbourfront-CityPlace has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• F G Gardiner Xy W at Rees St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 5, 2026 · 283 m
• Queens Quay W at York St · Driver, seriously injured · Oct 25, 2025 · 229 m
• York St at Harbour St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 19, 2025 · 281 m
• Queens Qy W at Rees St · Passenger, seriously injured · Jul 1, 2025 · 268 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 235 Queens Quay W

The nearest subway station is Union Station (Line 1), about a 12‑minute walk (0.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by the 510 and 509 streetcars, with about 1,040 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 0.7 km away, with 354 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.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 40 York St
  City-run (Green P): 12 Level 2 ports. Next: 2 Church St, 1.1 km.681 m
• Indoor bike station: Union Station
  Secure parking for 80 bikes.490 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 235 Queens Quay W

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): three 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 235 Queens Quay W

There are 7 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, 891 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Rees Street Parkette · playground · 238 Queens Quay W · 129 m
• Toronto Waterfront Park · Robertson Cres · 252 m
• Roundhouse Park · playground · 255 Bremner Blvd · 276 m
• Love Park · dog off-leash area · 96 Queens Quay W · 311 m
• Olympic Park · 222 Bremner Blvd · 419 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

Park projects nearby

• Rees Street Park
  A new park is coming to 318 Queens Quay. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 393 m
• Toronto Island Park Projects
  Following City Council’s adoption of the Toronto Island Park Plan in July 2024, the City is moving forward with projects to enhance and protect the park over time, guided by the plan’s long-term vision.In progress · 598 m
• Ferry Fleet Replacement
  The City is improving access to Toronto Island Park by beginning to replace its ferry fleet with electric vessels, building supporting electrical infrastructure at Jack Layton Ferry Terminal and reviewing all existing operational practices.In progress · 657 m
• New Park at 50 Queens Quay East
  A new park is coming to 50 Queens Quay E. near One Yonge Community Recreation Centre, as part of the Lower Yonge Precinct Plan.In progress · 924 m
• New Park at Spadina Pier
  A new park is coming to Spadina Pier, located in the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood.In progress · 1.0 km

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 235 Queens Quay W

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 235 Queens Quay W. 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: 6 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 235 Queens Quay W

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.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

1,196 tickets in 2025 on Queens Quay W between numbers 185 and 285: 713 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 212 for standing where it’s not allowed.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

The Waterfront BIA, which includes this address. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 1,733 service requests came from postal area M5J, which includes 235 Queens Quay W. 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 235 Queens Quay W

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: Harbourfront-CityPlace

Harbourfront-CityPlace had 28,135 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 33% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (7.3%), Hindi (3.8%) and Spanish (3.8%). 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.

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.