240 Howland Ave

01What’s planned near 240 Howland Ave

4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and one decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   16-storey building · 257 homes and shops

   374 Dupont St and 1 more address · 106 m away

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

   257 homes

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

   Proposal revised:A 16-storey mixed-use building with a wrapped MPH/Amenity at Level 16. Proposal contains 257 dwelling units and 811 square metres of at-grade retail space along the Dupont Street frontage. The proposal also includes 72…

   All 2 addresses

   374 Dupont St · 388 Dupont St

   File 21 232443 STE 11 SA · submitted Oct 31, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   8-storey building · 135 homes

   500 Macpherson Ave · 188 m away

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

   135 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site plan approval application for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 11572 square metres, and containing 135 residential dwelling units.

   File 22 138027 STE 12 SA · submitted Apr 25, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   8-storey building · 134 homes

   555 Davenport Rd · 236 m away

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

   134 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval for an 8-storey residential building having a gross floor area of 10,906 square metres, and containing 134 residential dwelling units.

   File 22 137947 STE 12 SA · submitted Apr 25, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   Garden suite

   179 Howland Ave · 181 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Oct 21, 2026.

   To construct a new rear two-storey detached ancillary building (containing a garden suite) with a new rear walkway and two bicycle parking spaces in the rear yard. There will be a total of two residential dwelling units on this lot (one…

   File A0613/26TEY · submitted Jul 15, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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.

02Street work near 240 Howland Ave

10 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Vermont Ave, Bathurst St to Rossmore Rd, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 240 Howland Ave

Police recorded 52 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 39). 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 Annex

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians. Most were on 1018 Bathurst St and Bathurst St. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• 1018 Bathurst St at 1018 Bathurst St · Driver, seriously injured · Jul 7, 2026 · 263 m
• Bathurst St at Vermont Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 26, 2025 · 251 m
• Davenport Rd at Dartnell Ave · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 11, 2023 · 429 m
• Bathurst St at Dupont St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 28, 2022 · 205 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.

04Getting around from 240 Howland Ave

The nearest subway station is Dupont Station (Line 1), about a 7‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 7, 26 and 127 buses, with about 1,088 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.6 km away, with 68 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: 273 Christie St
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 19 Spadina Rd, 844 m.784 m

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

05Schools and child care near 240 Howland Ave

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. Private schools within 1 km: Royal St Georges College School - Advancement, Royal St George'S College School - Jr School, Royal St Georges College School - Main Address, Royal St Georges College School - See House, Royal St George'S College- Sr School and 5 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 240 Howland Ave

There are 5 parks, 3 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Hillcrest Community Centre, 770 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Jean Sibelius Square · picnic site, playground, washroom · 50 Kendal Ave · 296 m
• William H. Bolton Arena · 40 Rossmore Rd · 335 m
• Vermont Square Park · dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site, playground · 819 Palmerston Ave · 372 m
• Cawthra Playground · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 355 Albany Ave · 377 m
• Walmer Rd Parkette · 227 Walmer Rd · 445 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

• New Park at Macpherson Avenue
  A new park is coming to Macpherson Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 798 m
• Frankel Lambert Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Frankel Lambert Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 842 m
• Huron-Washington Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Huron-Washington Parkette. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.1 km
• Wychwood Barns Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Wychwood Barns. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 1.2 km
• Wychwood Barns Park – Barn 5 Repairs
  The City is making repairs to Barn 5 at Wychwood Barns Park that will address poor conditions at the exterior of the building.In progress · 1.2 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.

07The building at 240 Howland Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations or short-term rental registrations on record for 240 Howland Ave. 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: 5 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 240 Howland Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

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.

09Around 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

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

Parking tickets on this block

143 tickets in 2025 on Howland Ave between numbers 190 and 290: 110 for parking without a permit, 15 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Dupont by the Castle BIA, about 30 m away. 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, 5,567 service requests came from postal area M5R, which includes 240 Howland Ave. 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.

10Risks and environment at 240 Howland Ave

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (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.

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.