318 Dundas St W

01What’s planned near 318 Dundas St W

8 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress, two decided recently and one inactive. That's more than at 98% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   317 Dundas St W · 103 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.

   To obtain consent to sever a portion of land for the purpose of a lot addition, as well as to create and maintain easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0063/26TEY · submitted Oct 13, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   64-storey building with shops

   522 University Ave · 208 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Control application to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building, comprised of a 51-storey residential tower atop a 15-storey office podium. The proposal consists of a total of approximately 54,983 square metres of gross floor area,…

   File 22 192155 STE 11 SA · submitted Aug 17, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   18-storey building with shops

   240 Mc Caul St · 236 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposed 18-storey Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) building that would contain 200 suites comprised of 1- and 2-bedroom suites, office space for RMHC, and programming and amenity space for the temporary residents, including…

   File 22 155554 STE 11 SA · submitted Jun 1, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 6
   Consent

   292 Dundas St W · 99 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Consent: permission to split a lot or change property lines

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Apr 15, 2026.

   To obtain consent to create new easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0010/26TEY · submitted Jan 26, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 7
   57-storey building with shops

   250 Dundas St W · 241 m away

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

   City Council approved it.

   Combined Official Plan Amendment (OPA) & Zoning By-law Amendment (ZBA) application for an increase in height from 49 to 57-storeys, a reduction in the required non-residential gross floor area, and a new 740 square metre open space.

   Public notice · Dec 9, 2024Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 250 Dundas Street West. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 24 230187 STE 11 OZ · submitted Oct 23, 2024 · City record and how to comment

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

• 481 University · 481 University Ave
  Continuous concrete pour · EllisDonMay 28, 2026 to Jan 29, 2027 · 7 am to midnight
  345 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 318 Dundas St W

8 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: laneway rebuild on Dundas St W, near Beverley St, Q3 2026 to Q4 2027.

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 318 Dundas St W

Police recorded 258 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 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 Kensington-Chinatown

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians. Most were on Beverley St and Grange Ave. Kensington-Chinatown has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Beverley St at Grange Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Nov 24, 2025 · 209 m
• 525 Elm St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Aug 10, 2022 · 171 m
• University Ave at Elm St · Driver, seriously injured · Jul 15, 2022 · 329 m
• 477 Dundas St W · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 3, 2021 · 439 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 318 Dundas St W

The nearest subway station is St Patrick Station (Line 1), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by the 505 streetcar, with about 1,416 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.4 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: 10 Soho St
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 91 Elizabeth St, 620 m.519 m
• Indoor bike station: City Hall
  Secure parking for 300 bikes.703 m

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 318 Dundas St W

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: Cornerstone Preparatory School - Main Campus, Ronald Mcdonald House, Braemar College Private Secondary School, Westside Montessori Elementary School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six 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 318 Dundas St W

There are 5 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Harrison Pool, 379 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Gallery Park · 129 McCaul St E · 63 m
• Grange Park · dog off-leash area, picnic site, playground, washroom · 26 Grange Rd · 214 m
• McCaul-Orde Parkette · 235 Mc Caul St · 370 m
• Harrison Pool · 15 Stephanie St · 379 m
• St. Patricks Square · 14 St Patricks Sq · 425 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 on Dundas Street West
  A new park is coming to 129 McCaul St as part of the Relic Linear Park System. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 58 m
• New Park on St. Patrick Street
  A new park is coming to 234 Simcoe St as part of the Relic Linear Park System. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 261 m
• New Park at 229 Richmond Street West
  A new 2,600m2 park is coming to 229 Richmond St. W. The park site is currently leased to a restaurant and used as an outdoor patio.In progress · 611 m
• New Park at 105 Spadina Avenue
  A new 1,000 m2 park is coming to 105 Spadina Ave., at the southeast corner of Spadina Avenue and Adelaide Street.In progress · 893 m
• New Park at 464-470 Queen Street West
  A new park is coming to 464-470 Queen St. W., at the corner of Queen Street West and Augusta Avenue in the Alexandra Park neighbourhood.In progress · 936 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 318 Dundas St W

There are no building permits, building orders, by-law investigations or short-term rental registrations on record for 318 Dundas St W. 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: 8 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 318 Dundas St W

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. 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

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

Parking tickets on this block

95 tickets in 2025 on Dundas St W between numbers 268 and 368: 61 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 16 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Chinatown BIA, about 150 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, 4,311 service requests came from postal area M5T, which includes 318 Dundas St W. 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 318 Dundas St W

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: Kensington-Chinatown

Kensington-Chinatown had 18,120 residents in 2021. The median household income was $62,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 68% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 50% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (12.7%), Cantonese (10.9%) and Spanish (2.2%). 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.