286 Delaware Ave
286 Delaware Ave is in Dovercourt Village. There are 2 planning proposals within 250 m. Ossington Station is a 4‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 2 planning proposals within 250 m: two decided recently.
- Assaults in Dovercourt Village were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Ossington Station (Line 2) is about a 4-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is St Anthony Catholic School, 439 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 286 Delaware Ave
2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
Decided recently
- 1Split the lot800 Dovercourt Rd · 137 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Sep 23, 2026.
To obtain consent for the technical severance of the property for the purpose of re-establishing two residential lots which merged on title.File B0047/26TEY · submitted Jul 13, 2026 - 2New house225 Delaware Ave · 202 m awayCommittee 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 convert the existing four-storey detached dwelling from a fourplex into a six unit apartment building by constructing a front and a rear fourth storey addition with balconies, and two enclosed rooftop stair access structures leading to…File A0445/25TEY · submitted Jun 12, 2025
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 286 Delaware Ave
Police recorded 110 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 40). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Dovercourt Villageper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 75 | 975 | 768Dovercourt Village is higher |
| Break-ins | 15 | 236 | 190Dovercourt Village is about the same |
| Car thefts | 13 | 130 | 225Dovercourt Village is lower |
| Robberies | 4 | 69 | 79Dovercourt Village is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 3 | 23 | 61Dovercourt Village is lower |
Thick bar: Dovercourt Village. Thin grey bar: Toronto. 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 Dovercourt Village
03Getting around from 286 Delaware Ave
The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), about a 4‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 12 TTC stops served by the 63, 161 and 94 buses, with about 2,412 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.8 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 4 min walk
Nearest stop: Dovercourt Rd at Shanly St, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Leeds St South Side, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Ossington Station.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 286 Delaware 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).
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Uchenna Academy. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.
823 Dovercourt Rd · 106 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
756 Ossington Ave · 49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
180 Westmoreland Ave · 24 spaces · preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
130 Shanly St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 286 Delaware Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 90% of Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
908 Coffee & Eatery (restaurant or bar), Habesha Sports Bar and Cafe (restaurant or bar), Oh So Sweet Ice Cream (take-out or food shop), and 4 more.
Sistering (264 m), CONC Men's Shelter Bloor St W (448 m).
All new business licences in Dovercourt Village (7)
- 908 Coffee & Eatery · Restaurant or bar · 908 Bloor St W · 325 m · licensed Dec 1, 2026
- Habesha Sports Bar and Cafe · Restaurant or bar · 842 Bloor St W · 460 m · licensed Oct 21, 2026
- Oh So Sweet Ice Cream · Take-out or food shop · 737 Ossington Ave · 356 m · licensed Oct 20, 2026
- Cloud Five Cafe · Restaurant or bar · 888 Bloor St W · 373 m · licensed Oct 7, 2026
- Grille & Wrap · Restaurant or bar · 1018 Bloor St W · 357 m · licensed Sep 30, 2026
- Eight Cookies · Restaurant or bar · 983 Dovercourt Rd · 369 m · licensed Sep 23, 2026
- Teddy Beer · Restaurant or bar · 928 Bloor St W · 291 m · licensed Aug 27, 2026
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 286 Delaware Ave
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 M6H, 13 of 538 home tap-water samples (2.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6H is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 25 samples here (4.6%) 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 · 538 tests, Jan 6, 2014 to Oct 20, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.9 km away, measured 5:00 AM EST Monday 9 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: Dovercourt Village
Dovercourt Village had 12,380 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (11.2%), Cantonese (3.9%) and Spanish (3.4%). 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.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | 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, 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.
How Dovercourt Village compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/286-delaware-ave#sec-history
