278 Bloor St E
278 Bloor St E is in Rosedale-Moore Park. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 3 planning applications nearby (one approved, one under review, one refused).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- No fire code violations in open inspections.
- 4 building permits in the last 5 years.
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 3 planning applications within 250 m: one approved, one under review, one refused.
01What’s planned near 278 Bloor St E
3 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): one approved, one under review, one refused. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Site Plan350 Bloor St E · 248 m awaySite Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Proposal to construct a 63-storey mixed-use building on the subject site. The existing six-storey office building will be replaced. Approximately 486 square metres of retail is proposed at grade, with approximately 8,259 square metres of…File 22 172659 STE 11 SA · submitted Jul 6, 2022 · City record and how to comment
Decided recently
- 2Condominium2 Elm Ave · 80 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft Plan of Condominium for 819 units.File 21 214202 STE 11 CD · submitted Sep 17, 2021 · City record and how to comment - 3Minor variance235 Bloor St E · 117 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Nov 4, 2026.
To alter the development standards, as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-laws 22769 and 325-82, for the existing 27-storey mixed-use building by reducing the building setbacks, increasing the residential dwelling units from 479 to…File A0664/26TEY · submitted Aug 31, 2026
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 278 Bloor St E
Police recorded 358 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 273 assaults, 45 break-ins, 22 robberies, 9 car thefts and 9 thefts over $5,000. Per resident, in Rosedale-Moore Park in 2025, assaults and break-ins were above the Toronto rate. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Rosedale-Moore Parkper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 273 | 1,080 | 768Rosedale-Moore Park is higher |
| Break-ins | 45 | 456 | 190Rosedale-Moore Park is higher |
| Car thefts | 9 | 200 | 225Rosedale-Moore Park is about the same |
| Robberies | 22 | 87 | 79Rosedale-Moore Park is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 9 | 65 | 61Rosedale-Moore Park is about the same |
Thick bar: Rosedale-Moore Park. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Rosedale-Moore Park
03Getting around from 278 Bloor St E
The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), about a 5-minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by route 75, with about 842 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.0 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 5 min walk
Nearest stop: Bloor St East at Jarvis St.
Nearest stop: Bloor St East at Church St.
Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Bloor St East South Side - Sherbourne Station.
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 families near 278 Bloor St E
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Share of students meeting the provincial standard; the red tick is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Branksome Hall Girls School, The Abelard Centre For Education, Mcdonald International Academy School, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room and 2 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): two licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, three privately owned public spaces and two shelters or respite sites.
160 Bloor St E · 85 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
129 Mount Pleasant Rd · 50 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
A 400 m2 parkette located on Bloor Street East near Church Street.
A parkette located at Bloor Street East and Church Street.
A publicly-accessible pedestrian walkway at the southeast corner of the site, connecting the existing public walkway, open and accessible at all times.
21 Park Rd · Mixed Adult · 30 beds
556 Sherbourne St · Men · 28 rooms
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
05The building at 278 Bloor St E
Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results · last opened Jun 4, 2025
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
4 building permits in the last 5 years, for 2 projects. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 19 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 12 projects from 19 permits
- Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · permit issued · issued Oct 16, 2025
Proposal to replace backflow preventor installation of 2 domestic premise isolation backflow preventor · Permit 25 236546 - Interior Alterations · completed Jun 11, 2025
Interior alterations by adding a new standing shower room, relocate washer/dryer, relocate kitchen and kitchen exhaust. · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 25 114768 - Interior Alterations · completed Mar 22, 2024
Removal of interior walls and new shower and plumbing revisions as part of interior alterations to suite 1306 · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 21 208913 - Window Replacement · permit issued · issued Aug 12, 2020
Proposal to replace windows for exsiting aparment building. (South Tower and North Tower) · Permit 20 163940 - Interior Alterations · completed Feb 26, 2019
Proposal for interior alterations to unit 1102 in existing condominium apartment building (73.02m2). · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 18 191766 - Interior Alterations · completed Sep 4, 2025
Proposed interior alteratiion to an existing residential cond-unit on the 17th floor. · Permit 18 185617 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Oct 4, 2017
Interior alterations to existing residential apartment · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 17 236189 - Fixtures/Roof Drains: Other · completed Sep 4, 2025
Proposal to relocate the washing machine and ductless dryer in unit 607 of the existing apartment building. · Permit 15 247163 - Interior Alterations · permit issued · issued Jan 29, 2015
Interior alterations to Unit 411. · 2 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 15 105766 - Plumbing · inspection · issued Jan 28, 2014
Stand alone plumbing for new shower in powder room and relocate existing fixtures in kitchen and powder room · Permit 14 108862 - Sprinklers · permit issued · issued Sep 25, 2012
This is for the installation of a new sprinkler layout at the P2 level of the building at the East side of the floor. · Permit 12 250393 - Fire Alarm · completed Aug 6, 2026
Proposal to replace fire alarm panel in exsiting condo. · Permit 09 118178
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, and Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown).
07Risks and environment at 278 Bloor St E
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
In postal area M4W, 1 of 82 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 M4W is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 5 samples here (6.1%) 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 · 82 tests, Apr 27, 2014 to Mar 17, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.4 km away, measured 2:00 PM EST Sunday 8 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: Rosedale-Moore Park
Rosedale-Moore Park had 20,080 residents in 2021. The median household income was $122,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 42% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 48% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.2%), Spanish (2.1%) and German (1.2%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of 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. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How Rosedale-Moore Park compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →09Quick answers about 278 Bloor St E
Is 278 Bloor St E 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 8, 2026.
Does 278 Bloor St E have open fire code violations?
No. The City's fire inspection records show no violations in open inspections. Source: Residential Fire Inspection Results, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What is being built near 278 Bloor St E?
There are 3 active planning applications within 250 metres (one approved, one under review, one refused). The closest is at 2 Elm Ave, 80 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 8, 2026.
Has 278 Bloor St E been renovated?
Yes. The City has 19 building permits on record, 4 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits, as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is 278 Bloor St E a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 8, 2026.
How far is 278 Bloor St E from the subway?
The nearest station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), 0.3 km away (about a 5-minute walk). 8 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What schools are near 278 Bloor St E?
The closest are Rosedale Junior Public School, Rose Avenue Junior Public 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 8, 2026.
How much crime is there near 278 Bloor St E?
Police recorded 358 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 273 assaults, 45 break-ins, 22 robberies, 9 car thefts and 9 thefts over $5,000. Per resident, in Rosedale-Moore Park in 2025, assaults and break-ins were above the Toronto rate. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 8, 2026.
When is garbage day at 278 Bloor St E?
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 8, 2026.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
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