294 Roxton Rd
294 Roxton Rd is in Palmerston-Little Italy. There are no planning proposals in progress within 250 m. Ossington Station is a 12‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- Break-ins and robberies in Palmerston-Little Italy were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Ossington Station (Line 2) is about a 12-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Dewson Street Junior Public School, 139 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 294 Roxton Rd
No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).
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 294 Roxton Rd
Police recorded 42 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.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Palmerston-Little Italyper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 29 | 655 | 768Palmerston-Little Italy is about the same |
| Break-ins | 8 | 256 | 190Palmerston-Little Italy is higher |
| Car thefts | 3 | 114 | 225Palmerston-Little Italy is lower |
| Robberies | 1 | 114 | 79Palmerston-Little Italy is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 1 | 29 | 61Palmerston-Little Italy is lower |
Thick bar: Palmerston-Little Italy. 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 Palmerston-Little Italy
03Getting around from 294 Roxton Rd
The nearest subway station is Ossington Station (Line 2), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 63 and 94 buses, with about 1,893 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.2 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 12 min walk
Nearest stop: Ossington Ave at Dewson St, plus 2 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: College St at Ossington Ave.
Nearest stop: Harbord St at Ossington Ave East Side.
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 294 Roxton Rd
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: The Orchard Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): seven licensed child care centres and no EarlyON centres.
65 Concord Ave · 127 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
860 College St · 149 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program
380 Ossington Ave · 112 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 294 Roxton Rd
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.
Double Double Convenience (take-out or food shop), Batch Cookies (take-out or food shop), Salon Teti (salon or personal services), and 9 more.
All new business licences in Palmerston-Little Italy (12)
- Double Double Convenience · Take-out or food shop · 927 Bloor St W · 708 m · licensed Nov 6, 2026
- Batch Cookies · Take-out or food shop · 34 Lennox St · 1241 m · licensed Oct 20, 2026
- Salon Teti · Salon or personal services · 167 Beatrice St · 439 m · licensed Oct 8, 2026
- Via Gnocchi · Take-out or food shop · 758 Bathurst St · 1277 m · licensed Oct 7, 2026
- Flouring Ideas Bakery and Cafe · Take-out or food shop · 725 Dovercourt Rd · 738 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
- Palm Sunday · Salon or personal services · 384 Harbord St · 318 m · licensed Oct 3, 2026
- Flock Rotisserie + Greens · Restaurant or bar · 379 Harbord St · 285 m · licensed Sep 17, 2026
- Limelight Comedy Club · Entertainment venue · 938 College St · 419 m · licensed Sep 8, 2026
- Paradise Grapevine · Sidewalk café · 841 Bloor St W · 681 m · licensed Aug 28, 2026
- The K Karaoke · Entertainment venue · 699 Bloor St W · 905 m · licensed Aug 26, 2026
- Blackbird Annex · Restaurant or bar · 610 Markham St · 1204 m · licensed Aug 20, 2026
- Cono Gelato · Take-out or food shop · 932 College St · 393 m · licensed Aug 11, 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 294 Roxton Rd
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 M6G, 5 of 536 home tap-water samples (0.9%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6G is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 17 samples here (3.2%) 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.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 536 tests, Feb 20, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 3.0 km away, measured 8:00 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: Palmerston-Little Italy
Palmerston-Little Italy had 13,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $88,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 33% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (6.2%), Italian (3.5%) and Cantonese (2.9%). 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 Palmerston-Little Italy compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/294-roxton-rd#sec-history
