My Address in Toronto · 27 Howard St, Toronto · Data as of Nov 9, 2026

Address report · Ward 13 Toronto Centre

27 Howard St

27 Howard St is in North St.James Town, on the City's Heritage Register. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Sherbourne Station is a 2‑minute walk.

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings

It is individually designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (Part IV).
1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
Assaults in North St.James Town were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
Sherbourne Station (Line 2) is about a 2-minute walk.
The nearest elementary school is Rose Avenue Junior Public School, 211 m away.

Planning proposals1within 250 m

Major crimes374within 500 m, 12 months

Nearest transit147 mSherbourne station

The red dot is 27 Howard St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the proposals in section 01.

01What’s planned near 27 Howard St

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
Minor variance
576 Sherbourne St · 128 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.
File A0297/26TEY · submitted Apr 22, 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 27 Howard St

Police recorded 374 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Major crime	Near this addresswithin 500 m, last 12 months	North St.James Town compared with Torontorate per 100,000 residents, 2025
		◄ LowerTorontoHigher ►
Assaults	271 near this address		67% higher1,282 vs 768 per 100,000
Robberies	23 near this address		About the same77 vs 79 per 100,000
Break-ins	60 near this address		19% lower154 vs 190 per 100,000
Thefts over $5,000	9 near this address		37% lower38 vs 61 per 100,000
Car thefts	11 near this address		62% lower85 vs 225 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 North St.James Town

03Getting around from 27 Howard St

The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), about a 2‑minute walk (0.1 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 75, 94 and 65 buses, with about 1,267 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.9 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.

Nearest subway station

Sherbourne Station 147 m

Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 2 min walk

Bus

75 Sherbourne 164 m

Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Isabella St, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.

Buses

65 Parliament, 94 Wellesley 334 m

Nearest stop: Parliament St at Howard St South Side.

Nearest GO train station

Union Station GO 2.9 km

Source: GO Transit · 354 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 27 Howard 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).

Elementary schools

Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.

Rose Avenue Junior Public School

211 m · TDSB · grades JK-6 · 680 students

67%below Toronto14%below Toronto

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School

546 m · TCDSB · grades JK-8 · 555 students

80%below Toronto43%below Toronto

St Martin Catholic School(OL of Lourdes

581 m · TCDSB · grades 6-8

Results not published for this school.

Secondary schools

Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.

Msgr Fraser College (Isabella Campus)

217 m · TCDSB · grades 9-12 · 345 students

Results not published for this school.

Jarvis Collegiate Institute

619 m · TDSB · grades 9-12 · 610 students

80%below Toronto

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Branksome Hall Girls School, The Abelard Centre For Education, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall and 3 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Licensed child care

The Munchkin Manor Daycare & Early Learning Centre 122 m

525 Bloor St E · 49 spaces · toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program

Licensed child care

George Brown - Rose Avenue Child Care Centre 199 m

675 Ontario St · 171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies

Licensed child care

Wellesley Early Learning Centre - Earlscourt Creche CDI 371 m

495 Sherbourne St · 62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies

EarlyON centre

Rose Avenue EarlyON Child and Family Centre 199 m

675 Ontario St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

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

05The building at 27 Howard St

There are no building permits, building orders, by-law investigations or short-term rental registration on record for 27 Howard St. Here is what the City does have.

Heritage status

Part IV

It is individually designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (Part IV). Changes to its heritage features need a heritage permit from the City.

Source: Heritage Register

06Around the block

Short-term rentals40registered within 250 m

Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

Licensed rooming houses4within 250 m

Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.

New storefront businesses2licensed in North St.James Town, last 90 days

Man O'clock (salon or personal services), Canada Wide Parking (parking lot).

Public spaces (POPS)1privately owned, open to the public, within 500 m

575 & 585 Bloor Street East (303 m).

Shelters and respite sites2within 500 m

St. Simon's Clubbe House (153 m), Fife House Sherbourne St (393 m).

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 27 Howard St

Flood and shoreline hazards

Outside This address

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

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M4X

1.2% of tests above Ontario's limit Your area · M4X

In postal area M4X, 1 of 86 home tap-water samples (1.2%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4X is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 2 samples here (2.3%) 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 · 86 tests, May 28, 2014 to May 4, 2026

Air quality now

1 · Low risk Your area

Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.8 km away, measured 2:00 PM 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: North St.James Town

North St. James Town had 18,535 residents in 2021. The median household income was $59,200, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 89% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 46% of workers commuted by transit and 24% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.7%), Tamil (4.2%) and Spanish (3.0%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)18,535North St. James Town

Median household income$59,200typical neighbourhood $85,000

Households that rent89%typical neighbourhood 46%

Commute by transit46%typical neighbourhood 26%

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 North St.James Town compares with the rest of Toronto →

09Quick answers about 27 Howard St

What is being built near 27 Howard St?

There is 1 planning proposal within 250 metres (one in progress). The closest is at 576 Sherbourne St, 128 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is the area around 27 Howard St safe?

Police recorded 374 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 271 assaults, 60 break-ins, 23 robberies, 11 car thefts and 9 thefts over $5,000. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. Per resident, in North St.James Town in 2025, assaults were above the Toronto rate; car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 9, 2026.

How do you get around from 27 Howard St?

The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), 0.1 km away (about a 2-minute walk). Nearby: the 75 Sherbourne bus (stop at Sherbourne St and Isabella St, 164 m); the 65 Parliament and 94 Wellesley buses (stop at Parliament St and Howard St South Side, 334 m). Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What schools are near 27 Howard St?

The closest are Rose Avenue Junior Public School, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School and Msgr Fraser College (Isabella Campus). These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What neighbourhood is 27 Howard St in?

27 Howard St is in North St.James Town, one of the City of Toronto's 158 official neighbourhoods, in Ward 13 Toronto Centre. North St.James Town had 18,535 residents in 2021, with a median household income of $59,200. Source: City of Toronto neighbourhoods; 2021 Census, as of Nov 9, 2026.

What is rent like near 27 Howard St?

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. In October 2025, a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building across central Toronto (the old City of Toronto, before the 1998 amalgamation) averaged $2,457 a month. That's an average across all tenants, including long-term ones; new listings usually cost more. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 27 Howard St in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Is 27 Howard St a heritage property?

Yes. It is individually designated under the Ontario Heritage Act (Part IV). Changes to its heritage features need a heritage permit from the City. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Who is the city councillor for 27 Howard St?

Chris Moise, councillor for Ward 13 Toronto Centre. Email Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca or call 416-392-7903. Source: City of Toronto elected officials, as of Nov 9, 2026.

When is garbage day at 27 Howard St?

Collection is on Wednesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 18, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 9, 2026.

Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.

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10From the archives

1913 · 19 m awayRear 78 Howard Street; Glen Road bridge in background (?)City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 10, Item 127

1972 · 19 m awayCorner of Glen Rd. and Howard St., looking north-westCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 14, Item 4

1972 · 19 m awayCorner of Glen Rd. and Howard St., looking north-eastCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 14, Item 5

1972 · 38 m awayWest side of Bleecker St., south of Howard St.City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 2032, Series 841, File 14, Item 8

1982 · 76 m away4 Howard StCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 61, Item 1

1982 · 76 m away4 Howard St, east of Sherbourne, opposite Bleeker StCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1526, File 61, Item 3

1942 · 89 m away601 Sherbourne StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 1, Item 1600

1953 · 100 m away603 Sherbourne StreetCity of Toronto Archives, Fonds 200, Series 372, Subseries 33b, Item 387

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Handy info

Garbage day: WednesdaysNov 11: recycling and green bin. Nov 18: garbage, green bin and yard waste. Green bin every week; garbage and recycling alternate.

Councillor: Chris MoiseWard 13 Toronto Centre · Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903

Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule; City of Toronto elected officials.

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