34 Distillery Lane

01What’s planned near 34 Distillery Lane

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
   Two towers, up to 50 storeys · 1,065 homes and shops

   281 Front St E · 192 m away

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

   1,065 homes

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

   The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a mixed-used building consisting of two residential towers (54- and 50-storeys), 1,065 residential dwelling units, 643 square metres of retail space on the…

   Public notice · Jun 26, 2026Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 281 Front Street East. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 26 163623 STE 13 OZ · submitted May 20, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   20-storey building · 297 homes

   4 Gilead Pl · 227 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan

   297 homes14,258 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   The application proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 20 storey residential building containing 297 residential dwelling units.

   Public notice · Aug 11, 2026Notice of Refusal of Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Application - 4 Gilead Place. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 26 141014 STE 13 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Apr 9, 2026 · City record and how to commentFile 26 145148 STE 13 SA (site plan) · submitted Apr 16, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   50-storey building · 590 homes and shops

   370 R Cherry St · 249 m away

   2 City files for one project: Site plan · Subdivision

   590 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2019. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposal for a 50 storey (165.7 m) mixed-use building comprised of 590 residential dwelling units (38,338 m²) and 29000 m² of non-residential gross floor area. A total of 687 parking spaces will be provided on the lot in a below grade…

   File 19 263645 STE 10 SA (site plan) · submitted Dec 20, 2019 · City record and how to commentFile 21 234399 STE 10 SB (subdivision) · submitted Nov 4, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   Consent

   55 Mill St · 103 m away

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

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

   To obtain consent to create new stratified easements/rights-of-way and to maintain existing easements/rights-of-way.

   File B0004/26TEY · submitted Dec 30, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 5
   Split the lot

   33 Parliament St · 142 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jul 9, 2025.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into three lots with a strata severance and to create various easements/rights-of-ways within the 33-storey mixed-use building which is currently under construction.

   File B0019/25TEY · submitted Mar 26, 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.

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
  413 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.

02Safety near 34 Distillery Lane

Police recorded 92 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more 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 St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

Traffic safety

9 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 2 involved pedestrians and 1 involved cyclists. Most were on Cherry St and Front St E. St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Gardiner Xwy at Cherry st · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 29, 2026 · 284 m
• Mill St at Rolling Mills Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 3, 2025 · 471 m
• 39 Parliament St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Sep 6, 2024 · 157 m
• Gardiner Xwy E at Cherry St · Passenger, seriously injured · Jul 20, 2024 · 300 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.

03Getting around from 34 Distillery Lane

The nearest subway station is King Station (Line 1), about a 23‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 14 TTC stops served by the 504 streetcar and the 65, 114 and 121 buses, with about 1,698 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 1.7 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: 51 Dockside Dr
  City-run (Green P): 6 Level 2 ports. Next: 51 Dockside Dr, 785 m.785 m

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

04Schools and child care near 34 Distillery Lane

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: Voice Integrative Private School, Liberty Prep School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and two EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 34 Distillery Lane

There are 2 parks, 1 playground and 2 community centres within 500 m. The nearest pool is St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre, 406 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Parliament Square Park · sports field · 44 Parliament St · 232 m
• Little Trinity Church Lands · playground · 417 King St E · 403 m
• St. Lawrence Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 230 the Esplanade · 406 m
• East Bayfront Community Recreation Centre · wi-fi · 261 Queens Quay E · 425 m
• Princess Street Park · 18 A Princess St · 520 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 Parks in the Moss Park Neighbourhood
  Two new parks are coming to the Moss Park neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 587 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 · 740 m
• New Parks in the Moss Park Neighbourhood
  Two new parks are coming to the Moss Park neighbourhood. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 795 m
• David Crombie Park Revitalization
  The City is improving David Crombie Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 852 m
• Market Lane Park Improvements
  The City is improving Market Lane Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.0 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.

06The building at 34 Distillery Lane

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 34 Distillery Lane.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 13 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 34 Distillery Lane

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.

08Around 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.

Parking tickets on this block

2,587 tickets in 2025 on Distillery Lane between numbers 0 and 84: 2,549 for other parking offences, 37 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

Main street business area

The Waterfront BIA, about 130 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 34 Distillery Lane. 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.

09Risks and environment at 34 Distillery Lane

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

10The neighbourhood: St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands

St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands had 31,285 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (5.7%), Spanish (2.8%) and Cantonese (2.8%). 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.