25 Brucewood Cres

01What’s planned near 25 Brucewood Cres

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   40-storey building

   490 Lawrence Ave W · 248 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   2,693 homes207,636 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2025. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Zoning By-law Amendment proposing seven 12 to 40-storey mixed-use towers and a 6-storey mid-rise building. 2,693 dwelling units are proposed with two levels of below-grade parking, providing a total of 1298 parking spaces and 2072 bicycle…

   Public notice · Sep 5, 2025Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 490 Lawrence Avenue West. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 173118 NNY 08 OZ · submitted Jun 6, 2025 · 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

• 3101 Bathurst · 3101 Bathurst St
  Continuous concrete pour · 3101 Bathurst HoldingsMay 19 to Nov 29
  297 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 25 Brucewood Cres

Police recorded 51 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 Englemount-Lawrence

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Bathurst St and Lawrence Ave W. Englemount-Lawrence has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Bathurst St at Lawrence Ave W · Cyclist, seriously injured · Nov 1, 2024 · 282 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 25 Brucewood Cres

The nearest subway station is Lawrence West Station (Line 1), about a 16‑minute walk (1.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by the 52, 7, 952 and 400 buses, with about 2,332 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 5.2 km away, with 31 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: 168 Chiltern Hill Rd
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports.2.2 km

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 25 Brucewood Cres

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: Bais Yaakov Elementary School, Yeshiva Gedolah Of Toronto, Tiferes Bais Yaakov High School, Yeshiva Nachalas Zvi School, Yeshivas Nefesh Dovid School and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and two 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 25 Brucewood Cres

There are 2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Lawrence Heights Community Centre, 761 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Barbara Frum Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 20 Covington Rd · 131 m
• Dell Park · playground · 50 Dell Park Ave · 309 m
• Prince Charles Park · playground · 36 Prince Charles Dr · 382 m
• Woburn Park-North York · basketball court, dog off-leash area, playground · 575 Cranbrooke Ave · 563 m
• Chater Court Park · playground · 1 Chater Crt · 675 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

• Lawrence Heights Triangular Park
  A new park is coming to Lawrence Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 839 m
• Lawrence Heights Community Recreation & Child Care Centre
  The City is building a new community recreation centre in the Lawrence Heights neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 958 m
• New Park at 2788 Bathurst Street
  A new 1250 m2 park is coming to 2788 Bathurst St. as a result of a mixed-use development project.In progress · 970 m
• Ledbury Park Bridge Improvements
  The City is upgrading the bridge over the artificial ice rink in Ledbury Park as part of state-of-good-repair improvements.In progress · 1.1 km
• Baycrest Park Improvements
  The City is improving Baycrest Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 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 25 Brucewood Cres

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 25 Brucewood Cres. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

07What can be built at 25 Brucewood Cres

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. 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.

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

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

Parking tickets on this block

44 tickets in 2025 on Brucewood Cres between numbers 0 and 75: 38 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 5 for other parking offences.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 2,861 service requests came from postal area M6A, which includes 25 Brucewood Cres. 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 25 Brucewood Cres

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: Englemount-Lawrence

Englemount-Lawrence had 21,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $78,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 57% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 31% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 34% of workers commuted by transit and 9% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (10.4%), Spanish (2.8%) and Russian (2.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, North York (the former City of North York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.