264 Sterling Rd

01What’s planned near 264 Sterling Rd

9 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): eight in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 97% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Add a storey

   37 Perth Ave · 96 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.

   Proposed conversion from sfd to 3 dwelling units, with home office at ground level, first floor rear deck, second floor rear deck, rear basement walk-out entrance, rear exterior stairs to the second storey deck.

   File A0022/21TEY · submitted Dec 31, 2020 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   326 homes

   1405 Bloor St W · 147 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   *** Draft Plan of Condo for 326 units.

   File 21 235291 STE 09 CD · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   18-storey building

   1405 Bloor St W · 147 m away

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

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   The site is proposed to be redeveloped with a mixed-use, predominately residential development having a height of 18 storeys along Bloor Street West then stepping down to 12 and 4 storeys to the south. Below grade parking is proposed…

   File 20 199975 STE 09 OZ · submitted Sep 29, 2020 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 9
   19-storey building

   1405 Bloor St W · 147 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   It was refused.

   Proposed 19-storey residential mixed-use building (69.8 metres in height), stepping down to 14-, 9- and 4-storeys to the south. A total gross floor area of 21,298 square metres is proposed, comprised of 20,948 square metres of residential…

   File 23 186574 STE 09 SA · submitted Aug 10, 2023 · City record and how to comment

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 264 Sterling Rd

Police recorded 146 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 94% 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 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 Dufferin Grove

03Getting around from 264 Sterling Rd

The nearest subway station is Dundas West Station (Line 2), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 505 and 504 streetcars and the 168 bus, with about 939 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.2 km away, with 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 264 Sterling Rd

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: Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School, Tamarack West Outdoor School, Academy Of Enlightened Minds. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four 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 264 Sterling Rd

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 264 Sterling Rd. Here is what the City does have.

06Around the block

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 264 Sterling Rd

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: Dufferin Grove

Dufferin Grove had 11,215 residents in 2021. The median household income was $78,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 58% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 23% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (10.5%), Spanish (4.0%) and Cantonese (3.4%). 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.