28 Rowley Ave

01What’s planned near 28 Rowley Ave

6 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 93% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Deck or porch

   366 Broadway Ave · 123 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 Nov 24, 2016. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To construct a rear deck.

   File A0881/16NY · submitted Oct 13, 2016 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   34-storey building with shops

   1840 Bayview Ave · 185 m away

   Site 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 for a 34-storey mixed use building with 24,103 square meters of residential area and 202 square meters of ground floor retail area fronting Bayview Avenue for a total of 24,305 square meters with a 14.75 FSI.

   File 22 210812 NNY 15 SA · submitted Sep 29, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   34-storey building with shops

   1840 Bayview Ave · 185 m away

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

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Proposal for a 34-storey mixed use building with 24,103 square meters of residential area and 202 square meters of ground floor retail area fronting Bayview Avenue for a total of 24,305 square meters with a 14.75 FSI.

   File 22 210813 NNY 15 OZ · submitted Sep 29, 2022 · 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.

02Safety near 28 Rowley Ave

Police recorded 30 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Mount Pleasant East

03Getting around from 28 Rowley Ave

The nearest subway station is Eglinton Station (Line 1), about a 26‑minute walk (1.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 5 streetcar and the 11 and 34 buses, with about 1,290 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Oriole GO, 6.0 km away, with 9 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.

04Schools and child care near 28 Rowley 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: Children'S Garden Junior School, Toronto Stem School, Manor Montessori School - Mt Pleasant, Bloorview School Authority, Polaris Learning Centre School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): no 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).

05The building at 28 Rowley Ave

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

06Around the block

Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

07Risks and environment at 28 Rowley Ave

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: Mount Pleasant East

Mount Pleasant East had 16,370 residents in 2021. The median household income was $110,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 15% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.3%), Portuguese (1.7%) and Cantonese (1.6%). 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.