2A Blaketon Rd

01What’s planned near 2A Blaketon Rd

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   New house

   2 Blaketon Rd · 28 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on May 28, 2026. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To construct a new townhouse building. A total of 8 townhouse units will be provided.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Jun 11, 2026. Status: hearing scheduled.

   File A0318/25EYK · submitted Aug 13, 2025 · 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 or City files is listed once. Inactive: the City’s file is still open but marked inactive. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 2A Blaketon Rd

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Meadowbank Rd, Burnhamthorpe Rd to Harrop Ave, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Sewer Repair at 128 Laurel Ave · 230 m · May 14, 2026 to Nov 14, 2026

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 2A Blaketon Rd

Police recorded 25 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 39). The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Islington

Traffic safety

3 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Burnhamthorpe Rd and The East Mall. Islington has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• The East Mall at Burnhamthorpe Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 3, 2026 · 159 m
• Burnhamthorpe Rd at Laurel Ave · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 30, 2022 · 138 m
• Burnhamthorpe Rd at Highway 427 C N · Cyclist, seriously injured · Feb 26, 2022 · 369 m

Source: Toronto Police Service, collisions in which someone was killed or seriously injured (since 2021, within 500 m); City of Toronto School Safety Zones and Traffic Calming Database.

Other crimes near this address

Toronto Police Service: Shootings and Firearm Discharges, Bicycle Thefts and Theft From Motor Vehicle, June 2025 to June 2026. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection.

04Getting around from 2A Blaketon Rd

The nearest subway station is Kipling Station (Line 2), 2.0 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 111 and 50 buses, with about 997 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Kipling GO, 2.0 km away, with 20 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates. Bike Share Toronto station data; City of Toronto Cycling Network and Permit Parking Areas.

How reliable are your routes?

TTC Bus and Streetcar Delay Data, September 2025 to September 2026: incidents the TTC logged as delaying service. Per 1,000 trips uses each route’s weekday schedule, so busy routes aren’t penalized for running more vehicles. A typical route: 4.0.

05Schools and child care near 2A Blaketon 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 2A Blaketon Rd

There are 2 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Dennis Flynn Park, 865 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Cronin Park · playground · 34 Lorene Dr · 114 m
• Rathburn Area Youth (Ray) · 500 the East Mall · 379 m
• East Mall Park · playground, tennis court · 355 The East Mall · 422 m
• Etobicoke Civic Centre · 399 the West Mall · 657 m
• Glen Park · pickleball court, playground, tennis court · 44 A Eastglen Cres · 662 m

Pools, courts and more

Also nearby

Source: City of Toronto Parks and Recreation Facilities, Registered Programs and Drop-In Programs, Tennis Courts, Outdoor and Indoor Ice Rinks, Washroom Facilities, Off-Leash Areas, Street Tree Data; Toronto Public Health SwimSafe and Beach Water Quality; Toronto Public Library branches.

Park space

Park projects nearby

• New Park at 300 The East Mall
  A new park is coming to 300 The East Mall. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 991 m

City of Toronto: Green Spaces (parks, natural areas and conservation land; hydro corridors, golf courses, cemeteries and road verges aren’t counted); Park and Recreation Facility Projects within 1.5 km.

07The building at 2A Blaketon Rd

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 2A Blaketon Rd.

The lot

08What can be built at 2A Blaketon Rd

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

Source: City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (zone, height and lot coverage overlays), Heritage Conservation Districts, Major Transit Station Areas, Secondary Plans and Archaeological Potential. This is a summary, not a zoning review. Read the by-law and see the City’s map.

09Around the block

Source: Affordable Housing Pipeline, Rental Housing Demolition and Conversion applications, 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 9, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Parking tickets on this block

15 tickets in 2025 on Blaketon Rd between numbers 0 and 52: 15 for other parking offences.

City of Toronto Parking Tickets, 2025. Placed by the street address the officer recorded.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 5,132 service requests came from postal area M9B, which includes 2A Blaketon Rd. The most common:

City of Toronto 311 Service Requests, October 2025 to October 2026. 311 publishes only the first three characters of the postal code, so this covers the wider postal area. Counts reflect how often people call as well as how often problems happen.

10Risks and environment at 2A Blaketon Rd

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Islington

Islington had 23,460 residents in 2021. The median household income was $102,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 32% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 18% of workers commuted by transit and 5% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Ukrainian (3.6%), Serbian (3.5%) and Polish (3.2%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $2,031 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.1%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Etobicoke (the former City of Etobicoke). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.