288 Major St

01What’s planned near 288 Major St

12 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): ten in progress and two decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   11-storey building · 64 homes

   171 Lowther Ave and 2 more addresses · 88 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.

   Site Plan Approval for a 11-storey residential building with 64 dwelling units, including the retention of part of the heritage building at 171 Lowther Avenue.

   All 3 addresses

   171 Lowther Ave · 173 Lowther Ave · 175 Lowther Ave

   File 25 241286 STE 11 SA · submitted Oct 17, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Rezoning

   171 Lowther Ave and 2 more addresses · 88 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.

   Lift the hold ('H') application for By-law 410-2024.

   All 3 addresses

   171 Lowther Ave · 173 Lowther Ave · 175 Lowther Ave

   File 25 261452 STE 11 OZ · submitted Dec 2, 2025 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   25-storey building · 211 homes and shops

   38 Walmer Rd · 118 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.

   Site Plan application to permit a 25-storey mixed use building containing 211 dwelling units and 1,950 square metres of non-residential GFA, including retail, community, and congregation space.

   File 22 179830 STE 11 SA · submitted Jul 21, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 11
   25-storey building

   40 Walmer Rd · 145 m away

   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.

   Zoning By-law Amendment application was appealed to Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT Case No. OLT-24-000316). On April 29, 2025, OLT issued a partial order approving a 25-storey residential building (including 33 replacement rental units),…

   File 23 217877 STE 11 OZ · submitted Oct 24, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 12
   Minor variance

   511 Bloor St W · 189 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.

   To permit the existing partially covered outdoor patio (abutting Borden Street), for the use of the eating establishment within the existing two-and-one-half-storey mixed-use building.

   File A0598/26TEY · submitted Jul 16, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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 288 Major St

Police recorded 256 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses. 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 University

03Getting around from 288 Major St

The nearest subway station is Spadina Station (Line 1 and 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by the 510, 506 and 511 streetcars and the 7 and 127 buses, with about 2,648 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.1 km away, with 354 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 288 Major St

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: Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, University Of Toronto Schools, Taddle Creek Montessori School, Howlett Academy School, City As School Toronto and 6 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): ten licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 288 Major St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 288 Major St.

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 288 Major St

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: University

University had 6,435 residents in 2021. The median household income was $80,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 61% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 45% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 34% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (6.1%), Cantonese (4.1%) and Portuguese (3.3%). 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.