27 Sandford Ave

01What’s planned near 27 Sandford Ave

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress and one decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   274 Greenwood Ave · 192 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 A0697/26TEY · submitted Sep 24, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Laneway suite

   343 Greenwood Ave · 249 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To permit and maintain the existing building height, and rear (east) covered ground floor deck with stairs and canopy (abutting the laneway) of the existing rear two-storey ancillary building (laneway suite) which was constructed beyond…

   File A0700/26TEY · submitted Oct 1, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 3
   12-storey building · 282 homes and shops

   1295 Gerrard St E · 191 m away

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

   256 homes19,662 m² of floor space

   City Council approved it.

   This application proposes to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 12-storey residential building containing 282 residential units, 1271 square metres of GFA of retail on the ground floor, 51 vehicle parking spaces, and 322 bicycle parking…

   Public notice · Dec 23, 2025Notice of Passing of Zoning By-Law 1480-2025 - 1291-1311 Gerrard Street East and 243-247 Greenwood Avenue. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 23 140447 STE 14 OZ · submitted May 2, 2023 · City record and how to comment

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 27 Sandford Ave

6 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Greenwood Ave, Walpole Ave to Railway Lands - CNR, Q2 2028 to Q4 2029.

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 27 Sandford Ave

Police recorded 57 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 South Riverdale

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Dundas St E and Greenwood Ave. South Riverdale has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Dundas St E at Greenwood Ave · Cyclist, seriously injured · Oct 2, 2025 · 445 m
• Gerrard St E at Glenside Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Aug 11, 2025 · 293 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 27 Sandford Ave

The nearest subway station is Greenwood Station (Line 2), about a 20‑minute walk (1.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by the 501 and 506 streetcars and the 31 bus, with about 2,181 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 2.9 km away, with 88 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: 1313 Gerrard ST E
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 1715 Dundas St E, 563 m.246 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 27 Sandford 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Kew Park Montessori School - Hiawatha. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

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

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

06Parks, trees and libraries near 27 Sandford Ave

There is 1 park and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Greenwood Park, 290 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Greenwood Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, firepit, outdoor dry pad · 150 Greenwood Ave · 290 m
• The Rail Garden · 450 Woodfield Rd · 586 m
• The Pocket · dog off-leash area · 74 Oakvale Ave · 730 m
• 58 Curzon Street Park · playground · 58 Curzon St · 767 m
• Monarch Park · dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, pickleball court, picnic site · 115 Felstead Ave · 787 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

• Greenwood Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Greenwood Park.In progress · 213 m
• Matty Eckler Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Matty Eckler Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 876 m
• Maple Leaf Cottage Improvements
  The City is making upgrades to the building's interior, including the kitchen, multipurpose room and washrooms. Minor exterior upgrades will also be made to improve accessibility. Construction is expected to start in 2028.In progress · 930 m
• Leslie Grove Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Leslie Grove Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 964 m

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 27 Sandford Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 27 Sandford Ave. 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: 5 with a green roof and 5 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 27 Sandford Ave

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.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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.

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.

Parking tickets on this block

38 tickets in 2025 on Sandford Ave between numbers 0 and 77: 28 for parking without a permit, 4 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

Main street business area

Gerrard India Bazaar BIA, about 310 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, 8,534 service requests came from postal area M4L, which includes 27 Sandford Ave. 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 27 Sandford Ave

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: South Riverdale

South Riverdale had 27,815 residents in 2021. The median household income was $100,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 43% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.9%), Mandarin (3.8%) and Vietnamese (2.0%). 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.