252 Unwin Ave
252 Unwin Ave is in South Riverdale. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Break-ins and thefts over $5,000 in South Riverdale were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- The nearest elementary school is Market Lane Junior and Senior Public School, 1942 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 252 Unwin 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 252 Unwin Ave
Police recorded 9 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (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 | South Riverdaleper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 4 | 829 | 768South Riverdale is about the same |
| Break-ins | 1 | 265 | 190South Riverdale is higher |
| Car thefts | 2 | 217 | 225South Riverdale is about the same |
| Robberies | 0 | 69 | 79South Riverdale is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 88 | 61South Riverdale is higher |
Thick bar: South Riverdale. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for South Riverdale
03Getting around from 252 Unwin Ave
The nearest subway station is King Station (Line 1), 2.9 km away. There are no TTC stops within a 5‑minute walk. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.0 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · too far to walk
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 252 Unwin 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).
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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 252 Unwin Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 90% of Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. Most Toronto addresses (73%) have at least one short-term rental nearby.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Shoppers Drug Mart (take-out or food shop), Agrarian Kitchen (take-out or food shop), Baby Fridays (salon or personal services), and 16 more.
All new business licences in South Riverdale (19)
- Shoppers Drug Mart · Take-out or food shop · 661 Queen St E · 1922 m · licensed Dec 4, 2026
- Agrarian Kitchen · Take-out or food shop · 20 Logan Ave · 1421 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
- Baby Fridays · Salon or personal services · 401 Logan Ave · 2473 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
- Hello Gorgeous Aesthetics · Salon or personal services · 20 Leslie St · 2283 m · licensed Nov 5, 2026
- Soy Boys · Restaurant or bar · 1056 Queen St E · 2240 m · licensed Oct 29, 2026
- The Vintage Hall · Second-hand shop · 754 Queen St E · 1964 m · licensed Oct 8, 2026
- Chula Taverna Mexicana · Restaurant or bar · 1058 Gerrard St E · 3072 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
- Ruska's Bakery & Café · Restaurant or bar · 1276 Queen St E · 2655 m · licensed Oct 1, 2026
- Good Market Thrift Store · Second-hand shop · 912 Queen St E · 2066 m · licensed Oct 1, 2026
- Royal Hakka & Sizzler · Restaurant or bar · 1056 Gerrard St E · 3081 m · licensed Sep 29, 2026
- Shirley Liang Tattoos · Salon or personal services · 20 Leslie St · 2283 m · licensed Sep 22, 2026
- Heartspace By Alexia · Salon or personal services · 20 Leslie St · 2283 m · licensed Sep 17, 2026
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 252 Unwin 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 M5A, 4 of 134 home tap-water samples (3.0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5A is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 9 samples here (6.7%) 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 · 134 tests, May 21, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 5.7 km away, measured 4:00 AM EST Monday 9 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: South Riverdale
South Riverdale had 27,815 residents in 2021. The median household income was $100,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 43% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.9%), Mandarin (3.8%) and Vietnamese (2.0%). 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.
| 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.
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