38 Niagara St

01What’s planned near 38 Niagara St

11 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): ten in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   662 King St W and 2 more addresses · 72 m away

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

   1,726 m² of floor space

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Ontario Line King-Bathurst

   All 3 addresses

   662 King St W · 663 King St W · 668 King St W

   File 23 138247 STE 10 SA · submitted Apr 26, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   19-storey building

   675 King St W · 158 m away

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

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   The proposed development is for a 19-storey mixed-use building with a height of approximately 67.7 metres to the top of the roof (72.0 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse) with approximately 13,035 square metres of total gross…

   File 22 204198 STE 10 SA · submitted Sep 15, 2022 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Site plan

   582 King St W and 1 more address · 159 m away

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

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   INACTIVE This site plan application is being reviewed concurrently with the application to amend the zoning bylaw (file No. 17 215103 STE 20 OZ) recently approved in principle by the Ontario Land Tribunal. The applications propose to…

   All 2 addresses

   582 King St W · 115 Portland St

   File 17 215108 STE 20 SA · submitted Aug 11, 2017 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 11
   9-storey building with shops

   578 King St W and 1 more address · 167 m away

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

   City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.

   Proposal for a 9-storey non-residential building (36.4 metres, exclusive of the mechanical penthouse), comprised of approximately 4,665 square metres of office uses with commercial uses on the lower levels. The revised proposal includes a…

   All 2 addresses

   578 King St W · 580 King St W

   File 22 242134 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 23, 2022 · City record and how to comment

Development Applications and Committee of Adjustment Applications, City of Toronto. A proposal that covers several addresses is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Street work near 38 Niagara St

6 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Niagara St, Portland St ( to ) | To: Bathurst St, Q1 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 76 Niagara St · 154 m · May 6, 2026 to Nov 6, 2026
• Toronto Water · New Service (Water and Sewer Connection) at 530 Front St W · 246 m · Jun 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 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 38 Niagara St

Police recorded 227 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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Wellington Place

Traffic safety

9 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 5 involved pedestrians and 3 involved cyclists. Most were on Bathurst St and Portland St. Wellington Place has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Front St W at Portland St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 2, 2026 · 158 m
• 700 King St W at Bathurst St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jul 20, 2026 · 258 m
• F G Gardiner EXPY W at Bathurst St · Passenger, seriously injured · Jan 4, 2026 · 468 m
• King St W at Bathrust St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 31, 2025 · 284 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 38 Niagara St

The nearest subway station is St Andrew Station (Line 1), about a 23‑minute walk (1.5 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 504, 511 and 503 streetcars, with about 3,398 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 1.6 km away, with 74 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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 Portland St
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 10 Palmerston Ave, 708 m.588 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 38 Niagara 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. Private schools within 1 km: Discovering Minds Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three 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 38 Niagara St

There are 4 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Stanley Park South-Toronto, 593 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Victoria Memorial Square Park · playground · 10 Niagara St · 121 m
• Adelaide Place Parkette · 20 Adelaide Pl · 316 m
• Draper Park · 19 Draper St · 319 m
• Portland Street Parkette · 134 Portland St · 481 m
• St. Andrew's Playground · dog off-leash area, playground · 450 Adelaide St W · 515 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

• Victoria Memorial Square Park Improvements
  The City is improving Victoria Memorial Square Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 116 m
• Lower Garrison Creek Park
  A new park is coming to Spadina-Fort York as part of a subdivision development at CityPlace.In progress · 259 m
• Canoe Landing Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Canoe Landing Park.In progress · 520 m
• New Park at 10 Ordnance Street
  A new park is coming to 10 Ordnance Street. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 647 m
• Stanley Park North-Toronto Washroom Improvements
  The City is upgrading the washroom building with new gender-inclusive and accessible washrooms that will operate year-round. The improvements also include new exterior and interior finishes. Construction is anticipated to begin in fall 2026 and be completed by the end of 2027.In progress · 651 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 38 Niagara St

There are no short-term rental registrations on record for 38 Niagara St. 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: 25 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 38 Niagara St

CRE (Commercial Residential Employment) zoning allows a mix of shops, offices, workplaces and homes. 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 8, 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

1,442 tickets in 2025 on Niagara St between numbers 0 and 88: 609 for parking without a permit, 288 for unpaid parking.

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

Main street business area

Toronto Downtown West 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, 5,226 service requests came from postal area M5V, which includes 38 Niagara 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 38 Niagara 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: Wellington Place

Wellington Place had 25,570 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 62% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 48% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 21% of workers commuted by transit and 43% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (6.8%), Cantonese (3.3%) and Spanish (2.9%). 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.