34 Southport St

01What’s planned near 34 Southport St

At this address: a 32‑storey building with 397 homes, approved. 2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk) including this address: one in progress and one decided recently. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 2
   Add a storey

   12 Windermere Ave · 182 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 Mar 4, 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 three-storey mixed-use building with retail on the ground floor and three residential units on the second and third storey, with balconies on the second storey and third storey. The existing one-storey commercial…

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Mar 24, 2026. Status: hearing scheduled.

   File A1420/21TEY · submitted Nov 19, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 1
   32-storey building · 397 homes

   This address 34-50 Southport St

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

   397 homes25,988 m² of floor space

   City Council approved it.

   The application for a revised Building C at 34-50 Southport Street proposes to amend the Official Plan and Zoning By-law to permit a 32 storey (107.2 metres including mechanical penthouse) building with 397 residential units and 25,989…

   Public notice · Oct 20, 2026Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 964 - 34 to 50 Southport Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   File 25 269670 STE 04 OZ · submitted Dec 24, 2025 · City record and how to comment

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

• Private event · 34 Southport St
  Continuous concrete pour · Southport Street DevelopmentAug 7, 2026 to Feb 12, 2027
  0 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 34 Southport St

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road rebuild on Ripley Ave, Ripley Ave to Ormskirk Ave, 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 34 Southport St

Police recorded 41 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 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 High Park-Swansea

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Gardiner Xwy E and Parkside Dr. High Park-Swansea has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Gardiner Xwy E at Parkside Dr · Driver, seriously injured · Aug 11, 2025 · 390 m
• 25 Ripley Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 3, 2022 · 191 m
• Ripley Ave at South Kingsway · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jul 3, 2021 · 253 m
• 107 the Queensway · Passenger, seriously injured · Apr 6, 2021 · 187 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 34 Southport St

The nearest subway station is Runnymede Station (Line 2), about a 24‑minute walk (1.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 16 TTC stops served by the 501 streetcar and the 77 and 80 buses, with about 1,774 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.8 km away, with 68 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: 265 Armadale Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 115 High Park Avenue, 2.2 km.1.6 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 34 Southport St

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): 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 34 Southport St

There are 5 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Swansea Community Recreation Centre, 742 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Riverside Drive Parkette · 38 Kingsway · 324 m
• Windermere Avenue Parkette · 167 Windermere Ave · 342 m
• Coe Hill Drive Parkette · 110 Coe Hill Dr · 366 m
• Ormskirk Park · playground · 33 Ormskirk Crt · 380 m
• Rennie Park · picnic site, playground, tennis court, washroom · 1 Rennie Ter · 493 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

• High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
  The High Park Movement Strategy will rethink the travel network serving High Park in the context of the city's growing population, changing travel patterns, and the impacts of COVID-19.In progress · 1.2 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 34 Southport St

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 34 Southport St. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

Building permits at this address included a green roof (2026). Within 500 m: 2 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 34 Southport St

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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

158 tickets in 2025 on Southport St between numbers 0 and 84: 155 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 3 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, 7,527 service requests came from postal area M6S, which includes 34 Southport St. 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 34 Southport St

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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.