2555 Bloor St W

01What’s planned near 2555 Bloor St W

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
   Addition

   494 Riverside Dr · 130 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.

   Proposal for 1 storey rear addition. See related 23 155006 BLD 00 SR. New variances for changes to garage to change floor space index to 0.66, new reduction in parking space length to 4.9 m

   File A0588/25TEY · submitted Jul 24, 2025 · 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 2555 Bloor St W

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

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 2555 Bloor St W

Police recorded 26 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 High Park-Swansea

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021. Most were on Bloor St W and 2526 Bloor St W. High Park-Swansea has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Bloor St W at 2526 Bloor St W · E-scooter or e-bike rider, seriously injured · Aug 26, 2025 · 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 2555 Bloor St W

The nearest subway station is Old Mill Station (Line 2), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 2 TTC stops served by the 149 bus, with about 255 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.4 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: 265 Armadale Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 8 Kings Lynn Rd, 1.1 km.761 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 2555 Bloor St W

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: Blyth Academy School - Etobicoke, Erudite Elementary School. 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, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 2555 Bloor St W

There are 3 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Swansea Community Recreation Centre, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Traymore Park · outdoor fitness equipment, playground · 5 Traymore Cres · 191 m
• King's Mill Park · dog off-leash area · 9 Catherine St · 322 m
• Old Mill Site Park · tennis court · 5 Catherine St · 360 m
• Etienne Brule Park · firepit, picnic site, washroom · 13 Crosby Ave · 566 m
• Lessard Park · ball diamond, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground, washroom · 52 Lessard Ave · 699 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

• Park Lawn Park New Basketball Court
  The City is proposing to add a new basketball court to Park Lawn Park.In progress · 1.2 km
• Park Lawn Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground and adding a new pathway in Park Lawn Park.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 2555 Bloor St W

There are no heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 2555 Bloor St W. 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.

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

08What can be built at 2555 Bloor St W

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.

Heritage evaluation needed before redevelopment

City of Toronto: Properties Requiring a Cultural Heritage Evaluation Report under OPA 720.

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.

Main street business area

Bloor West Village BIA, about 400 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, 7,527 service requests came from postal area M6S, which includes 2555 Bloor St W. 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 2555 Bloor St W

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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.