33 Russell Hill Rd

01What’s planned near 33 Russell Hill Rd

7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and four decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 96% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   New house

   43 Russell Hill Rd · 70 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 on Oct 7, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To alter the existing three-storey detached dwelling by constructing a rear three-storey addition and to construct an accessory structure and playground in the front yard.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Oct 21, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A1029/21TEY · submitted Aug 10, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   New house

   43 Russell Hill Rd · 70 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 Jul 22, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To alter the existing detached dwelling by constructing a rear addition, altering the interior, and constructing a rooftop terrace.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Oct 21, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A0320/21TEY · submitted Mar 9, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   24-storey building

   438 Avenue Rd and 3 more addresses · 156 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 development of the site for a 24-storey residential building

   All 4 addresses

   438 Avenue Rd · 440 Avenue Rd · 167 Balmoral Ave · 169 Balmoral Ave

   File 22 188735 STE 12 SA · submitted Aug 10, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   New house

   58 Poplar Plains Rd · 169 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 on Nov 4, 2026.

   To alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey detached dwelling by constructing a side (north) two-storey addition (including basement), containing an elevator. Also, to construct a new one-storey detached dwelling ancillary building…

   File A0682/26TEY · submitted Sep 11, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 5
   Consent

   67 Clarendon Ave · 230 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jun 18, 2025.

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

   File B0014/25TEY · submitted Dec 31, 2024 · 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 33 Russell Hill Rd

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Warren Rd, Clarendon Ave to Balmoral Ave, Q2 2025 to Q2 2026.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 70 Poplar Plains Cres · 181 m · Jun 16, 2026 to Dec 16, 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 33 Russell Hill Rd

Police recorded 21 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (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 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 Casa Loma

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists. Most were on 44 Russell Hill Rd. Casa Loma has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• 44 Russell Hill Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · May 27, 2021 · 95 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 33 Russell Hill Rd

The nearest subway station is Dupont Station (Line 1), about a 13‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 4 TTC stops served by the 13 bus, with about 203 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 4.4 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: 20 Delisle Ave
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 10 Delisle St, 1.1 km.1.1 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 33 Russell Hill 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. Private schools within 1 km: The Mabin School, De Lasalle College School, Arrowsmith School - Bldg 2, Arrowsmith School - Bldg 1, Waldorf Academy Elementary School and 2 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre 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 33 Russell Hill Rd

There are 5 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Hillcrest Community Centre, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Poplar Plains Parkette · 125 Boulton Dr · 137 m
• Roycroft Park Lands · 150 Boulton Dr · 202 m
• Glen Edyth Drive Parkette · playground · 2 Glen Edyth Dr · 335 m
• Boulton Drive Parkette · 15 Boulton Dr · 409 m
• Brown Community Centre · 454 Avenue Rd · 413 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 Macpherson Avenue
  A new park is coming to Macpherson Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 538 m
• Lionel Conacher Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground and sandbox in Lionel Conacher Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across Toronto.In progress · 679 m
• Ramsden Park Ice Rink Improvements
  The City is improving the artificial ice rink at Ramsden Park with state-of-good-repair upgrades to the building’s change rooms and washrooms, as well as repairs to the rink’s refrigeration systems and dasher boards.In progress · 1.0 km
• New Park at 15 Delisle Avenue
  A new park is coming to 15 Delisle Ave.In progress · 1.1 km
• New Park at 44 Jackes Avenue
  A new park is coming to 44 Jackes Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.1 km

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 33 Russell Hill Rd

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 33 Russell Hill Rd.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 3 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 33 Russell Hill 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 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

68 tickets in 2025 on Russell Hill Rd between numbers 0 and 83: 65 for parking at prohibited times, 2 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

Dupont by the Castle BIA, about 370 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, 3,305 service requests came from postal area M4V, which includes 33 Russell Hill 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 33 Russell Hill 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: Casa Loma

Casa Loma had 11,350 residents in 2021. The median household income was $103,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 56% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.2%), Mandarin (1.5%) and Cantonese (1.5%). 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.