254 Harbord St

01What’s planned near 254 Harbord St

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   40-storey building · 386 homes and shops

   736 Bathurst St · 47 m away

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

   386 homes

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

   Zoning By-law Amendment for a 40-storey mixed-use building containing 386 rental dwelling units and cultural/commercial space at-grade. The existing Bathurst Methodist Church will be retained.

   Public notice · Aug 21, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 736 Bathurst Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 26 207766 STE 11 OZ · submitted Jul 23, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Laneway suite

   541 Euclid Ave · 208 m away

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

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To construct a new two-storey ancillary building (containing one laneway suite), abutting the laneway, in the rear yard of the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling. There will be two bicycle parking spaces in the rear yard,…

   File A0680/26TEY · submitted Sep 17, 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 254 Harbord St

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Palmerston Ave, Bloor St W to London St, Q2 to Q4 2027.

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 254 Harbord St

Police recorded 118 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 92% 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 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 Palmerston-Little Italy

Traffic safety

7 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians. Most were on Bathurst St and Bloor St W. Palmerston-Little Italy has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Albany Ave at Bloor St W · E-scooter or e-bike rider, seriously injured · Nov 1, 2025 · 498 m
• Bathurst St at Ulster St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · May 2, 2025 · 256 m
• Bathurst St at College St · Passenger and driver, seriously injured · Jan 20, 2024 · 454 m
• Bathurst St at Harbord St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Nov 5, 2022 · 144 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 254 Harbord St

The nearest subway station is Bathurst Station (Line 2), about a 8‑minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 511 streetcar and the 94 bus, with about 1,486 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 2.9 km away, with 74 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: 365 Lippincott St
  City-run (Green P): 10 Level 2 ports. Next: 74 Clinton Street, 650 m.472 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 254 Harbord St

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: City As School Toronto, Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Westside Montessori Elementary School, Royal St George'S College- Sr School, Royal St Georges College School - Main Address 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 no EarlyON centres.

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

06Parks, trees and libraries near 254 Harbord St

There are 5 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Christie Pits Park, 834 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Healey Willan Park · playground · 504 Euclid Ave · 264 m
• Honest Ed's Park · 612 Markham St · 333 m
• Native Youth Resource Centre · 655 Bloor St W · 429 m
• Sally Bird Park · outdoor fitness equipment · 194 Brunswick Ave · 429 m
• Euclid Avenue Parkette · 711 Euclid Ave · 476 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

• Christie Pits Park Playground Improvements & New Splash Pad
  The City is improving Christie Pits Park by redesigning the playground and converting the wading pool to a splash pad. The playground improvements are part of the Playground Enhancement Program. The wading pool conversion to splash pad is informed by the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan. The community will have opportunities to provide input and help shape the design.In progress · 723 m
• New Park at 51 Sussex Avenue
  A new park is coming to 51 Sussex Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 757 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 · 967 m
• George Ben Park New Sports Court
  The City is adding a new sports court to George Ben Park and will engage the community to determine its purpose and design.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 254 Harbord St

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 254 Harbord St. 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: 3 with a green roof and 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 254 Harbord St

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

31 tickets in 2025 on Harbord St between numbers 204 and 304: 16 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 8 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

Mirvish Village BIA, about 120 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, 9,258 service requests came from postal area M6G, which includes 254 Harbord St. 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 254 Harbord St

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: Palmerston-Little Italy

Palmerston-Little Italy had 13,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $88,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 33% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (6.2%), Italian (3.5%) and Cantonese (2.9%). 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.