27 Whitaker Ave

01What’s planned near 27 Whitaker Ave

7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress and two decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Add a storey

   12 Whitaker Ave · 47 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.

   To construct a new three-storey detached dwelling with a front basement walkout, front ground floor stairs, a front third storey covered balcony, and a rear juliette balcony.

   File A0741/26TEY · submitted Oct 13, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Addition

   191 Niagara St · 176 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 8, 2024. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To alter the existing one-storey commercial building by constructing complete second, third, and fourth storey additions with rear decks and a rooftop common amenity space. A total of 3 parallel parking spaces will be provided on-site.

   File A1082/23TEY · submitted Dec 22, 2023 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Minor variance

   720 King St W · 201 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 Dec 9, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To permit a self-storage facility (Storage Warehouse, Class A) within the existing 10-storey commercial building. In this case, the proposal seeks to convert portions of the second floor and the entirety of the fourth and sixth floors…

   File A0742/26TEY · submitted Oct 21, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 6
   Site plan

   723 Queen St W · 93 m away

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

   1,318 m² of floor space

   It has been approved.

   To demolish the existing two-storey, 60-bed crisis shelter building and construct a new four-storey shelter building with 63 beds and a total gross floor area of 1,319 square metres.

   File 22 243075 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 29, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 7
   18-storey building · 342 homes and shops

   778 King St W and 1 more address · 246 m away

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

   342 homes

   It was refused.

   Site Plan Control application for an 18-storey mixed use building with 714 square metres of grade related retail and 342 residential units above covering a total gross floor area of 24,840 square metres. Related rezoning application (21…

   All 2 addresses

   778 King St W · 780 King St W

   File 23 187462 STE 10 SA · submitted Aug 11, 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.

02Street work near 27 Whitaker Ave

8 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Walnut Ave, Welling to N St W | To: King St W, Q1 to Q4 2027.

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 Whitaker Ave

Police recorded 180 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 96% 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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for West Queen West

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 7 involved pedestrians and 3 involved cyclists. Most were on Bathurst St and Niagara St. West Queen West ranks 25th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• 700 King St W at Bathurst St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 20, 2026 · 214 m
• 168 Bathurst St at 168 Bathurst St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 8, 2026 · 372 m
• King St W at Stafford St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 15, 2024 · 357 m
• Niagara St at Queen St W · Cyclist, seriously injured · May 16, 2024 · 332 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 Whitaker Ave

The nearest subway station is Osgoode Station (Line 1), about a 28‑minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 504, 503, 501 and 511 streetcars, with about 3,849 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 1.3 km away, with 74 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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: 10 Palmerston Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 10 Portland St, 723 m.400 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 Whitaker 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: Discovering Minds Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 27 Whitaker Ave

There are 5 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Stanley Park South-Toronto, 269 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Stanley Park North-Toronto · basketball court, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground, washroom · 890 King St W · 262 m
• Stanley Park South-Toronto · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, pickleball court · 700 Wellington St W · 269 m
• South Stanley Park Extension · 801 Wellington St W · 379 m
• Adelaide Place Parkette · 20 Adelaide Pl · 418 m
• Ordnance Park · 10 Ordnance St · 478 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

• Stanley Park North-Toronto Washroom Improvements
  The City is upgrading the washroom building with new gender-inclusive and accessible washrooms that will operate year-round. The improvements also include new exterior and interior finishes. Construction is anticipated to begin in fall 2026 and be completed by the end of 2027.In progress · 258 m
• New Park at 801 Wellington Street West
  A new park is coming to 801 Wellington St. W. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 389 m
• New Park at 10 Ordnance Street
  A new park is coming to 10 Ordnance Street. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 516 m
• Victoria Memorial Square Park Improvements
  The City is improving Victoria Memorial Square Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 538 m
• Trinity Bellwoods Park Access & Circulation Study
  The City is conducting an access and circulation study to assess Trinity Bellwoods Park's pathways and entrances, aiming to improve functionality, connectivity, accessibility and the overall experience of navigating the park.In progress · 613 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 Whitaker Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 27 Whitaker 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: 10 with a green roof and 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 27 Whitaker 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.

Special areas

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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

85 tickets in 2025 on Whitaker Ave between numbers 0 and 77: 66 for parking without a permit, 13 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

West Queen West BIA, about 220 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, 8,487 service requests came from postal area M6J, which includes 27 Whitaker 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 Whitaker 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: West Queen West

West Queen West had 13,170 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 46% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 28% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.9%), Cantonese (3.4%) and Portuguese (3.1%). 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.