31 Wascana Ave

01What’s planned near 31 Wascana Ave

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress, one decided recently and one inactive. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   46-storey building · 1,170 homes and shops

   7 Labatt Ave and 1 more address · 47 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   1,170 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since September. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for two 46-storey residential buildings containing approximately 1,170 dwelling units and a 2-storey non-residential building containing 1,111 square metres of non-residential space.

   Public notice · Nov 6, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 7 Labatt Avenue and 77 River Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 2 addresses

   7 Labatt Ave · 77 River St

   File 26 246687 STE 13 OZ · submitted Sep 30, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   430 homes

   111 River St and 7 more addresses · 86 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   430 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   *** Draft plan of condominium for 430 units.

   All 8 addresses

   111 River St · 113 River St · 115 River St · 117 River St · 119 River St · 121 River St · 123 River St · 125 River St

   File 21 234388 STE 13 CD · submitted Nov 4, 2021 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   48-storey building · 1,197 homes and shops

   747 Dundas St E and 4 more addresses · 124 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   1,197 homes75,233 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2025. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment application for a mixed-use development comprised of two 48-storey towers containing approximately 1,197 residential units and 1,300 square metres of non-residential GFA. The proposal includes a…

   Public notice · Feb 27, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 761 Dundas Street East. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 5 addresses

   747 Dundas St E · 749 Dundas St E · 755 Dundas St E · 761 Dundas St E · 2 Mark St

   File 25 236949 STE 13 OZ · submitted Oct 8, 2025 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   Minor variance

   498 Queen St E · 148 m away

   Committee 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 legalize and to maintain the conversion of a rooming house into eight residential dwelling units, within this lawfully existing building.

   File A0169/25TEY · submitted Mar 7, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Inactive

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.

Noise permits nearby

• Rekai Cherry Place Campus of Care · 55 Eastern Ave
  Construction · Multiplex Construction CanadaAug 12, 2026 to July 15, 2027 · 7 pm to 9 am
  515 m away
• The RIV · 83 River St
  Continuous concrete pour · Labatt River DevelopmentsSept 28, 2026 to Mar 27, 2027
  226 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 31 Wascana Ave

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road repairs on Regent St, Shuter St to Sutton Ave, Q3 2025 to Q3 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Water connection at 463 Queen St E · 221 m · Jun 22, 2026 to Dec 22, 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 31 Wascana Ave

Police recorded 172 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 96% 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Regent Park

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 5 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 3 were fatal. Most were on King St E and Dundas St E. Regent Park has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• King St E at St Lawrence St · Pedestrian, killed · Jul 31, 2026 · 186 m
• Dundas St E at Sackville St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 30, 2026 · 484 m
• Queen St E at King St E · Cyclist, seriously injured · Apr 10, 2025 · 237 m
• Don Valley Pkwy S at Richmond Off Ramp · Pedestrian, killed · Nov 7, 2024 · 313 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 31 Wascana Ave

The nearest subway station is Queen Station (Line 1), about a 29‑minute walk (1.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 501, 504, 503 and 505 streetcars and the 121 bus, with about 3,879 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.3 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 188 Carlton St
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 186 Carlton St, 1.3 km.1.3 km

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

05Schools and child care near 31 Wascana 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).

The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: Liberty Prep School, Voice Integrative Private School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): four licensed child care centres and three 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 31 Wascana Ave

There are 14 parks, 7 playgrounds and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is Pam McConnell Aquatic Centre, 451 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Louis March Park · dog off-leash area, playground · 485 Shuter St · 84 m
• King/Queen Triangle · 555 Queen St E · 168 m
• Regent Park Athletic Grounds · basketball court, outdoor dry pad, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, outdoor track · 480 Shuter St · 188 m
• Bright Street Playground · playground · 50 Bright St · 243 m
• Regent Park Community Centre · wi-fi · 402 Shuter St · 311 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 1 Defries Street
  A new park is coming to 1 Defries Street. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 286 m
• Corktown Common Neighbourhood New Off-Leash Area
  After investigating four potential sites, the City will be installing a new dogs off-leash area (OLA) in the western portion of Underpass Park which is bounded by St. Lawrence Street, Eastern Avenue and the Eastern Avenue Diversion.In progress · 350 m
• Oak Street Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Oak Street Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 471 m
• Lower Don River Trail Improvements
  The City is improving the Lower Don River Trail. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 474 m
• Anniversary Park Improvements
  The City is improving Anniversary Park with the help of community feedback! The proposed improvements may include additional seating, water bottle filler, and new plantings.In progress · 903 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 31 Wascana Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 31 Wascana Ave. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 22 with a green roof.

City of Toronto Building Permits: Green Roofs, and Solar Hot Water Heaters.

08What can be built at 31 Wascana Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Special areas

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 10, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

72 tickets in 2025 on Wascana Ave between numbers 0 and 81: 67 for parking without a permit, 4 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Historic Queen East BIA, about 10 m away. Business Improvement Areas are local business associations that run street events and improvements.

City of Toronto Business Improvement Areas, within 400 m.

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 7,360 service requests came from postal area M5A, which includes 31 Wascana Ave. 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 31 Wascana Ave

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: Regent Park

Regent Park had 12,750 residents in 2021. The median household income was $65,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 32% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 35% of workers commuted by transit and 24% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Bengali (7.8%), Tamil (3.5%) and Mandarin (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.