24 Bain Ave
24 Bain Ave is in North Riverdale. It added a laneway suite in 2021 and there are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m. Streetcars stop 151 m away.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Added a laneway suite (completed Mar 2021).
- Break-ins in North Riverdale were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Chester Station (Line 2) is about a 13-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Withrow Avenue Junior Public School, 73 m away.
01What’s planned near 24 Bain Ave
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 24 Bain Ave
Police recorded 23 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 | North Riverdaleper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 10 | 663 | 768North Riverdale is about the same |
| Break-ins | 5 | 295 | 190North Riverdale is higher |
| Car thefts | 5 | 106 | 225North Riverdale is lower |
| Robberies | 0 | 82 | 79North Riverdale is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 | 25 | 61North Riverdale is lower |
Thick bar: North Riverdale. 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 North Riverdale
03Getting around from 24 Bain Ave
The nearest subway station is Chester Station (Line 2), about a 13‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by routes 505 and 504, with about 2,322 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.7 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 13 min walk
Nearest stop: Broadview Ave at Withrow Ave, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 354 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 24 Bain Ave
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: Montcrest Elementary 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.
25 Bain Ave · 181 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
515 Broadview Ave · 66 spaces · toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program
430 Broadview Ave · 88 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 24 Bain Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. This includes a laneway suite, completed Mar 2021. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 8 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 2 projects from 8 permits
- Laneway suiteNew home · completed Mar 24, 2021
Proposed construction of a new 2-storey laneway suite in the rear yard of the existing single family detached dwelling, · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 19 262547 - Underpinning and deck or porch · completed Jul 24, 2020
Revise internal framing and delete the underpinning due to poor soil conditions. Remove rear deck and build rear exit stair, adjust framing to maintain central support and adjust levels to suit new… · 5 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 19 178876
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 24 Bain Ave
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 M4K, 6 of 527 home tap-water samples (1.1%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4K is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 16 samples here (3.0%) 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 · 527 tests, Jan 2, 2014 to Oct 5, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.6 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: North Riverdale
North Riverdale had 11,290 residents in 2021. The median household income was $108,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 42% 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 28% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (4.8%), Greek (2.4%) and Mandarin (1.7%). 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 | 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 North Riverdale compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/24-bain-ave#sec-history
