255A Willard Ave
255A Willard Ave is in Runnymede-Bloor West Village. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Jane Station is a 3‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
- Car thefts in Runnymede-Bloor West Village were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Jane Station (Line 2) is about a 3-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Pius X Catholic School, 289 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
- Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6S.
01What’s planned near 255A Willard Ave
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
- 1New house72 Ostend Ave · 91 m awayCommittee 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 alter the existing two-storey detached dwelling by constructing a side (north) covered ground floor deck with stairs and a side (north) one-storey detached ancillary building (a one-car garage) with a front (west) driveway abutting…File A0719/26TEY · submitted Oct 13, 2026
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 255A Willard Ave
Police recorded 56 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (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 | Runnymede-Bloor West Villageper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 23 | 550 | 768Runnymede-Bloor West Village is lower |
| Break-ins | 14 | 108 | 190Runnymede-Bloor West Village is lower |
| Car thefts | 7 | 307 | 225Runnymede-Bloor West Village is higher |
| Robberies | 8 | 81 | 79Runnymede-Bloor West Village is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 4 | 54 | 61Runnymede-Bloor West Village is about the same |
Thick bar: Runnymede-Bloor West Village. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Runnymede-Bloor West Village
03Getting around from 255A Willard Ave
The nearest subway station is Jane Station (Line 2), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by routes 27, 935, 149, 26 and 55, with about 975 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.6 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 3 min walk
Nearest stop: Jane Station, plus 1 more stop for these routes within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 255A Willard Ave
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
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. Private schools within 1 km: Erudite Elementary School, Blyth Academy School - Etobicoke, Humberside Montessori School, Summit Micro School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
356 Windermere Ave · 73 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool
2271 Bloor St W · 142 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
71 Jane St · 43 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 255A Willard Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 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.
Zey Tattoo Studio (salon or personal services), Lucky Larry Mart (take-out or food shop), McDonald's Restaurants (restaurant or bar), and 1 more.
All new business licences nearby (4)
- Zey Tattoo Studio · Salon or personal services · 2390A Bloor St W · 78 m · licensed Oct 3, 2026
- Lucky Larry Mart · Take-out or food shop · 2428 Bloor St W · 193 m · licensed Oct 23, 2026
- McDonald's Restaurants · Restaurant or bar · 2299 Bloor St W · 202 m · licensed Oct 8, 2026
- Bloor West Barbershop · Salon or personal services · 258 Durie St · 204 m · licensed Oct 14, 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 255A Willard 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 M6S, 22 of 640 home tap-water samples (3.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6S is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 46 samples here (7.2%) 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 · 640 tests, Feb 5, 2014 to Oct 12, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 7.4 km away, measured 12:00 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: Runnymede-Bloor West Village
Runnymede-Bloor West Village had 10,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $138,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 22% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 41% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% 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 Ukrainian (2.4%), Portuguese (1.7%) and Polish (1.5%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; 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.
How Runnymede-Bloor West Village compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/255a-willard-ave#sec-history
