28 Marlborough Ave

01What’s planned near 28 Marlborough Ave

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   59 homes

   1196 Yonge St and 5 more addresses · 17 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   59 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   *** Draft Plan of Condominium for 59 units.

   All 6 addresses

   1196 Yonge St · 1202 Yonge St · 1204 Yonge St · 1206 Yonge St · 1208 Yonge St · 1210 Yonge St

   File 21 239179 STE 12 CD · submitted Nov 18, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   14-storey building with shops

   2 Birch Ave and 9 more addresses · 17 m away

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

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site plan approval applicaton to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 14-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 200.80 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 10,226.60 square metres.…

   All 10 addresses

   2 Birch Ave · 4 Birch Ave · 6 Birch Ave · 8 Birch Ave · 1196 Yonge St · 1202 Yonge St · 1204 Yonge St · 1206 Yonge St · 1208 Yonge St · 1210 Yonge St

   File 22 137869 STE 12 SA · submitted Apr 25, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   22-storey building · 185 homes and shops

   1220 Yonge St · 24 m away

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

   185 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site plan application to construct a 22-storey (74 m excluding mechanical penthouse) mixed-use building containing 185 dwelling units and 600 square metres of non-residential gross floor area.

   File 22 198120 STE 12 SA · submitted Aug 31, 2022 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• TTC Summerhill Second Entrance · 17 Scrivener Sq
  Construction · EllisdonJan 6, 2026 to Dec 31, 2027 · 6 am to 5 pm
  157 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 28 Marlborough Ave

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Yonge St, Rowanwood Ave to Price St, Q2 2027 to Q4 2028.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 37 Roxborough St W · 246 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 2026

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 28 Marlborough Ave

Police recorded 67 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 Annex

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 2 involved cyclists. Most were on Yonge St and Shaftesbury Ave. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at Shaftesbury Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 5, 2024 · 226 m
• Yonge St at Roxborough St E · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 14, 2023 · 318 m
• 1176 Yonge St at Scrivener Sq · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 12, 2023 · 112 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 28 Marlborough Ave

The nearest subway station is Summerhill Station (Line 1), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 5 TTC stops served by the 97 bus, with about 388 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 4.0 km away, with 354 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: 74 Yorkville Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 20 Delisle Ave, 1.1 km.966 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 28 Marlborough 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: The York School - Mdl And Sr Campus, De Lasalle College School, Mcdonald International Academy School, The Linden School, The Mabin School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two 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 28 Marlborough Ave

There are 5 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 1.9 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Lionel Conacher Park · ball diamond, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 80 Cottingham St · 219 m
• Marlborough Place Parkette · 100 Marlborough Ave · 220 m
• Pricefield Road Playground · basketball court, playground · 50 Pricefield Rd · 304 m
• Ramsden Park · ball diamond, basketball court, dog off-leash area, outdoor dry pad · 1020 Yonge St · 397 m
• Robertson Davies Park · 275 Avenue Rd · 490 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

• Lionel Conacher Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground and sandbox in Lionel Conacher Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across Toronto.In progress · 235 m
• Pricefield Road Playground Park Improvements
  The City is improving Pricefield Road Playground, located near Yonge Street and Summerhill Avenue, and engaging the community in the park design.In progress · 319 m
• Ramsden Park Ice Rink Improvements
  The City is improving the artificial ice rink at Ramsden Park with state-of-good-repair upgrades to the building’s change rooms and washrooms, as well as repairs to the rink’s refrigeration systems and dasher boards.In progress · 361 m
• Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre
  A new community recreation centre is coming to 1020 Yonge St., immediately west of Rosedale Subway Station in the Rosedale neighbourhood, near Yonge Street and Belmont Avenue.In progress · 403 m
• New Park at 44 Jackes Avenue
  A new park is coming to 44 Jackes Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 660 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 28 Marlborough Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 28 Marlborough Ave.

The lot

Front-yard parking

Licensed: front-yard parking pad, 1 space. A City licence lets the owner park here. 48 homes on Marlborough Ave have one.

City of Toronto Residential Front Yard Parking licences (issued in the old City of Toronto and East York).

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 6 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 28 Marlborough 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 10, 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

55 tickets in 2025 on Marlborough Ave between numbers 0 and 78: 37 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 11 for standing where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Rosedale Main Street BIA, about 30 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, 5,567 service requests came from postal area M5R, which includes 28 Marlborough 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 28 Marlborough 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: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (1.8%). 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.