2500 Eglinton Ave E

01What’s planned near 2500 Eglinton Ave E

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

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   2567 Eglinton Ave E · 168 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   Convert the previously used restaurant building into an Auto Sales and Service Facility

   File · submitted Nov 5, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 2
   Garage or parking

   31-85 Gilder Dr · 165 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Nov 4, 2026.

   To construct a solar carport structure in the parking lot of the existing 18-storey apartment building.

   File A0134/26SC · submitted Sep 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 2500 Eglinton Ave E

3 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Wainfleet Rd, Midland Ave to Lord Roberts Dr, 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 2500 Eglinton Ave E

Police recorded 145 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 94% 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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Eglinton East

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians and 2 were fatal. Most were on Eglinton Ave E and Midland Ave. Eglinton East has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Eglinton Ave E at Falmouth Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 13, 2026 · 373 m
• Eglinton Ave E at Gilder Dr · Driver, seriously injured · Dec 3, 2022 · 411 m
• Midland Ave at Broadbent Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Dec 11, 2021 · 447 m
• Eglinton Ave E at Midland Ave · Pedestrian, killed · Oct 1, 2021 · 82 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 2500 Eglinton Ave E

The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 86, 116, 57, 21 and 20 buses, with about 2,458 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kennedy GO, 0.5 km away, with 34 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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.

05Schools and child care near 2500 Eglinton Ave E

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: Salaheddin Islamic School, A Plus Academy Of Advancement. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 2500 Eglinton Ave E

There are 2 parks, 1 playground and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Knob Hill Park, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Glen Ravine Park · outdoor fitness equipment, sports field · 50 Gilder Dr · 360 m
• Don Montgomery Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 2467 Eglinton Ave E · 424 m
• Glen Ravine Junior Public School · 11 Gadsby Dr · 452 m
• Kitchener Park · ball diamond, playground · 20 Lorraine Ave · 488 m
• Walter Perry Junior Public School · 45 Falmouth Ave · 556 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

• Kennedy Park-Ionview Local Parks Plan
  The City is studying the parks and outdoor spaces in and around the Kennedy Park and Ionview neighbourhoods to identify opportunities for improvement.In progress · 832 m
• Horton Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Horton Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.2 km
• Jack Goodlad Park Improvements
  The City is improving Jack Goodlad Park with proposed upgrades to the splash pad, playground, basketball courts, bocce ball courts, picnic area, lighting and associated pathways.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.

07The building at 2500 Eglinton Ave E

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 2500 Eglinton Ave E. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 2500 Eglinton Ave E

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.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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 8, 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

391 tickets in 2025 on Eglinton Ave E between numbers 2450 and 2550: 224 for other parking offences, 164 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 6,514 service requests came from postal area M1K, which includes 2500 Eglinton Ave E. 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 2500 Eglinton Ave E

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: Eglinton East

Eglinton East had 22,535 residents in 2021. The median household income was $73,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 54% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 32% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 35% 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 Tamil (8.7%), Pilipino, Filipino (7.7%) and Bengali (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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