285 Riverside Dr
285 Riverside Dr is in High Park-Swansea. It added a second suite (such as a basement apartment) in 2012, it's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 16 planning applications nearby (eight approved by the tribunal, seven approved, one under appeal after approval).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Added a second suite (such as a basement apartment) (permit issued 2012).
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 16 planning applications within 250 m: eight approved by the tribunal, seven approved, one under appeal after approval.
- Lead in tap-water samples is higher than average in postal area M6S.
04The building
0 building permits in the last 5 years. This includes a second suite (such as a basement apartment), permitted 2012. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Permit history: 2 projects from 4 permits
- Fixtures/Roof Drains: SFD · inspection · issued Apr 2, 2012
Installation of back water valve. · Permit 12 147176 - Second suite (such as a basement apartment)New home · inspection · issued Mar 6, 2012
Basement underpining and interior alteration in basement to create second suite. · 3 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 12 101848
05Risks and environment
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.
In postal area M6S, 22 of 640 home tap-water samples (3.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6S is higher than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 46 samples here (7.2%) 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.
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 7.8 km away, measured 1:00 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.
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
01What’s changing nearby
16 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): eight approved by the tribunal, seven approved, one under appeal after approval. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
- 12469 Bloor St W · 130 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 22467 Bloor St W · 130 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 32465 Bloor St W · 131 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 42463 Bloor St W · 132 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 52461 Bloor St W · 132 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 62459 Bloor St W · 140 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 72454 Bloor St W · 141 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft plan of condominium for 186 Residential Units & 195 Residential ParkingFile 21 236113 STE 04 CD · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record - 82457 Bloor St W · 143 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 92455 Bloor St W · 147 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.
Proposed Zoning By-law Amendment application to permit a 12-storey mixed use building. The proposed development provides 91 new residential units and 260sqm of at grade retail uses with a total gross floor area of 8249.1 square metres,…File 23 181154 STE 04 OZ · submitted Jul 28, 2023 · City record - 102452 Bloor St W · 148 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft Plan of Condominium for 117 units.File 26 198512 STE 04 CD · submitted Jul 8, 2026 · City record - 112452 Bloor St W · 148 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft plan of condominium for 186 Residential Units & 195 Residential ParkingFile 21 236113 STE 04 CD · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record - 122450 Bloor St W · 148 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft Plan of Condominium for 117 units.File 26 198512 STE 04 CD · submitted Jul 8, 2026 · City record
2 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
No licensed rooming houses within 250 m.
No new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days.
Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.
06Safety
Police recorded 36 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 15 assaults, 11 break-ins, 5 car thefts, 3 thefts over $5,000 and 2 robberies. Per resident, in High Park-Swansea in 2025, assaults, car thefts, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Within 500 m, 12 months | High Park-Swansea, per 100,000 (2025) | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 15 | 466 below Toronto | 768 |
| Break-ins | 11 | 229 close to Toronto | 190 |
| Car thefts | 5 | 89 below Toronto | 225 |
| Robberies | 2 | 47 below Toronto | 79 |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 | 23 below Toronto | 61 |
Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal: Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Includes reported incidents only.
03Getting around
The nearest subway station is Jane Station (Line 2), about a 7-minute walk (0.5 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by route 149, with about 203 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.1 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
07Schools and community
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.
- St Pius X Catholic School · elementary · 598 mTCDSB · Catholic · grades JK-8 · 340 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 100% met the standard in reading and 61% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Swansea Junior and Senior Junior and Senior Public School · elementary · 675 mTDSB · Public · grades JK-8 · 925 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 87% met the standard in reading and 62% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
- Étienne Brûlé Junior School · elementary · 1.2 kmTDSB · Public · grades JK-5 · 290 students
- The Student School · secondary · 1.5 kmTDSB · Public · grades 9-12 · 105 students
- Ursula Franklin Academy · secondary · 1.5 kmTDSB · Public · grades 9-12 · 475 students. 99% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).
Private schools within 1 km: Blyth Academy School - Etobicoke, Erudite Elementary School, Humberside Montessori School.
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2026); test results are EQAO results reported by the Ministry.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): one licensed child care centre, no EarlyON centres, one privately owned public space and no shelters or respite sites.
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.
08Your neighbourhood
See the full High Park-Swansea neighbourhood page, with rankings →
High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.
02City services
Next: November 11: garbage, green bin and yard waste. November 18: recycling and green bin. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate.
09Quick answers about 285 Riverside Dr
Is 285 Riverside Dr 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.
What is being built near 285 Riverside Dr?
There are 16 active planning applications within 250 metres (eight approved by the tribunal, seven approved, one under appeal after approval). The closest is at 2469 Bloor St W, 130 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.
Has 285 Riverside Dr been renovated?
Yes. The City has 4 building permits on record, 0 in the last 5 years. They include a second suite (such as a basement apartment). Source: Building Permits.
Is 285 Riverside Dr a heritage property?
No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.
How far is 285 Riverside Dr from the subway?
The nearest station is Jane Station (Line 2), 0.5 km away (about a 7-minute walk). 3 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.
What schools are near 285 Riverside Dr?
The closest are St Pius X Catholic School, Swansea Junior and Senior Junior and Senior Public School and The Student School. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information.
How much crime is there near 285 Riverside Dr?
Police recorded 36 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 15 assaults, 11 break-ins, 5 car thefts, 3 thefts over $5,000 and 2 robberies. Per resident, in High Park-Swansea in 2025, assaults, car thefts, robberies and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service.
When is garbage day at 285 Riverside Dr?
Collection is on Wednesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 11, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule.
Answers are generated from the data on this page and update when the data changes.
10From the archives
No archive photos have been located within 250 metres yet.
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