257A Willard Ave
257A 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 9, 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, 284 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 257A 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 · 99 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 · 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.
02Safety near 257A Willard Ave
Police recorded 55 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 addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months | Runnymede-Bloor West Village compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car thefts | 7 near this address | 36% higher307 vs 225 per 100,000 | |
| Robberies | 8 near this address | About the same81 vs 79 per 100,000 | |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 4 near this address | 11% lower54 vs 61 per 100,000 | |
| Assaults | 23 near this address | 28% lower550 vs 768 per 100,000 | |
| Break-ins | 13 near this address | 43% lower108 vs 190 per 100,000 | |
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 Runnymede-Bloor West Village
03Getting around from 257A 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 the 27, 935, 149, 26 and 55 buses, 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
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 257A Willard 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. 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 and no EarlyON centres.
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).
05The building at 257A Willard Ave
No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 257A Willard Ave.
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.
Lucky Larry Mart (take-out or food shop), Bloor West Barbershop (salon or personal services), Caribou Gifts (take-out or food shop), and 3 more.
All new business licences in Runnymede-Bloor West Village (6)
- Lucky Larry Mart · Take-out or food shop · 2428 Bloor St W · 194 m · licensed Oct 23, 2026
- Bloor West Barbershop · Salon or personal services · 258 Durie St · 203 m · licensed Oct 14, 2026
- Caribou Gifts · Take-out or food shop · 2236 Bloor St W · 397 m · licensed Oct 7, 2026
- Zey Tattoo Studio · Salon or personal services · 2390A Bloor St W · 79 m · licensed Oct 3, 2026
- Bento Sushi · Take-out or food shop · 3671 Dundas St W · 2041 m · licensed Aug 29, 2026
- Little Ceasars · Take-out or food shop · 3408 Dundas St W · 1804 m · licensed Aug 27, 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 257A Willard Ave
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 640 tests, Feb 5, 2014 to Oct 12, 2026
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.
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.
How Runnymede-Bloor West Village compares with the rest of Toronto →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/257a-willard-ave#sec-history
