2779-2783 Kingston Rd

01What’s planned near 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress and one decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 94% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Garage or parking

   2746 Kingston Rd · 140 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.

   Proposal for a 14 storey and 24 storey residential approved condo with a shared underground parking garage.

   File A0178/25SC · submitted Aug 14, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Minor variance

   2746 Kingston Rd · 140 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Nov 15, 2023. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To increase the permitted gross floor area and reduce the number of required parking spaces. Cross Reference File No. 22 140193 ESC 20 SA

   File A0220/23SC · submitted Oct 5, 2023 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Minor variance

   2815 Kingston Rd · 165 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0171/26SC · submitted Nov 5, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 6
   Deck or porch

   102 Eastville Ave · 204 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 maintain the existing rear year deck and gazebo.

   File A0133/26SC · submitted Sep 4, 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 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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Kingston Rd, Bellamy Rd S to St Clair Ave E, Q3 2027 to Q3 2028.

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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

Police recorded 75 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (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 Cliffcrest

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Kingston Rd and Brimley Rd S. Cliffcrest has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Brimley Rd S at Barkdene HS · Driver, seriously injured · Sep 9, 2026 · 459 m
• Kingston Rd at Brimley Rd S · Passenger, seriously injured · Oct 26, 2025 · 206 m
• Harewood Ave at Kingston Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Dec 19, 2023 · 447 m
• Kingston Rd at Brimley Rd S · Motorcyclist, killed · Sep 19, 2023 · 202 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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 2.5 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 13 TTC stops served by the 102, 12, 69, 9 and 902 buses, with about 2,738 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Scarborough GO, 1.3 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.

05Schools and child care near 2779-2783 Kingston 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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre 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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

There is 1 park within 500 m. The nearest pool is Halbert Park, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Barkdene Park · 50 Barkdene Hills · 443 m
• Totts Tot Lot · ball diamond, playground · 1 Gradwell Dr · 757 m
• Anson Park Public School · 30 Macduff Cres · 786 m
• Jeanette Park · playground · 55 Jeanette St · 860 m
• Cathedral Bluffs Park · 24 Lyme Regis Cres · 867 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

• J.A. Leslie Tot Lot Improvements
  The City is improving J.A. Leslie Tot Lot, located near Kingston Road and Midland Avenue in Scarborough.In progress · 1.1 km
• Bluffer’s Park East Washroom & Site Improvements
  The City is improving the east washroom and maintenance building in Bluffer’s Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.1 km
• Natal Park Improvements
  The City is improving Natal Park. The improvements will include pathway upgrades to reduce flooding and improve accessibility, as well as new outdoor fitness equipment.In progress · 1.5 km
• Bluffer’s Park New Playground & Splash Pad
  The City is adding a new playground and splash pad to Bluffer’s Park.In progress · 1.5 km
• Bluffer’s Park Action Plan
  The City is developing the Bluffer’s Park Action Plan to guide the long-term renewal of this signature waterfront destination in Scarborough.In progress · 1.5 km

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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

There are no by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 2779-2783 Kingston Rd. 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: 1 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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. 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

86 tickets in 2025 on Kingston Rd between numbers 2729 and 2829: 81 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 4 for parking at prohibited times.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 4,583 service requests came from postal area M1M, which includes 2779-2783 Kingston Rd. 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 2779-2783 Kingston Rd

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: Cliffcrest

Cliffcrest had 16,130 residents in 2021. The median household income was $92,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 37% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 23% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (7.9%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.5%) and Tamil (2.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.