3612 Dufferin St

01What’s planned near 3612 Dufferin St

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), both in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   Split the lot

   3621 Dufferin St · 151 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   To obtain consent to sever for the purposes of a lot addition.

   File B0014/23NY · submitted Apr 24, 2023 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garden suite

   14 Regent Rd · 216 m away

   Committee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks

   A public hearing is set for Nov 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To alter the existing detached garage in the rear yard of the property by converting it into to a garden suite.

   File A0341/26NY · submitted Sep 30, 2026 · 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 3612 Dufferin St

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Hydro · Concrete Encased Duct Installation at 3 Winston Park Blvd · 69 m · Jul 10, 2026 to Jan 10, 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 3612 Dufferin St

Police recorded 43 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 Downsview

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Wilson Ave and Dufferin St. Downsview has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Wilson Ave at Dufferin St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Feb 17, 2023 · 66 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 3612 Dufferin St

The nearest subway station is Wilson Station (Line 1), about a 12‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 29, 165, 96, 929 and 184 buses, with about 2,601 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 2.9 km away, with 31 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.

05Schools and child care near 3612 Dufferin 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): no 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 3612 Dufferin St

There are no parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Lawrence Heights Community Centre, 2.0 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Ancaster Community Centre · wi-fi · 41 Ancaster Rd · 542 m
• Ancaster Park · ball diamond, pickleball court, playground, sports field · 43 Ancaster Rd · 558 m
• Avro Park · 55 Keswick Rd · 608 m
• De Havilland 'mossie' Park · outdoor fitness equipment, playground, sports field · 111 A Anthony Rd · 861 m
• Jane Osler Park · Cartwright Ave · 909 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 Wilson District
  Two planned parks coming to the Wilson District, adding 1.63 hectares (about the size of two soccer fields and five basketball courts) of new parkland. A new large 1.20-hectare park – roughly the size of a soccer field and 3 hockey rinks – is proposed to be located at the south end of the district.In progress · 247 m
• Milton Berger Park
  A new park is coming to 21 Monte Kwinter Court. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 930 m
• Faywood Park
  A new park is coming to 470 Wilson Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 1.3 km
• Baycrest Park Improvements
  The City is improving Baycrest Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 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 3612 Dufferin St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 3612 Dufferin St. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 3612 Dufferin St

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

1 ticket in 2025 on Dufferin St between numbers 3562 and 3662: 1 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

Wilson Village BIA, which includes this address. 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, 1,789 service requests came from postal area M3K, which includes 3612 Dufferin 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 3612 Dufferin 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: Downsview

Downsview had 17,970 residents in 2021. The median household income was $82,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 47% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (10.4%), Italian (10.0%) and Spanish (6.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, North York (the former City of North York). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.