38B Lyall Ave

01What’s planned near 38B Lyall Ave

No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).

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.

Noise permits nearby

• Beaches Santa Claus Parade · 97 Main St
  Amplified soundSun, Nov 15 · 12:30 to 3:30 pm
  296 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 38B Lyall Ave

3 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Swanwick Ave (To), Malvern Ave to Hannaford St, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 41 Wayland Ave · 216 m · Jun 18, 2026 to Dec 18, 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 38B Lyall Ave

Police recorded 53 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 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 East End-Danforth

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Kingston Rd and Beech Ave. East End-Danforth ranks 40th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Kingston Rd at Beech Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Oct 15, 2025 · 411 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 38B Lyall Ave

The nearest subway station is Main Street Station (Line 2), about a 16‑minute walk (1.0 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 503 streetcar and the 64, 135 and 404 buses, with about 1,380 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Danforth GO, 0.7 km away, with 88 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: 2231 Gerrard Street East
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 2219 Gerrard Street East, 433 m.403 m
• Indoor bike station: Victoria Park Station
  Secure parking for 52 bikes.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 38B Lyall Ave

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: Beaches Montessori. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): 11 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 38B Lyall Ave

There is 1 park and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Main Square Community Recreation Centre, 740 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Glen Stewart Park · picnic site · 351 Glen Manor Dr · 442 m
• Ted Reeve Community Arena · 175 Main St · 468 m
• East Toronto Athletic Field · ball diamond, playground · 175 Main St · 533 m
• Adam Beck Community Centre · 79 Lawlor Ave · 598 m
• Bob Acton Park · playground · 45 William Hancox Ave · 636 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

• Bob Acton Park Improvements
  The City is improving Bob Acton Park and adding a new playground! Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 618 m
• Blantyre Park Improvements
  The City is improving Blantyre Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 km
• Kew Gardens New Skating Trail
  The City is planning a new recreational ice-skating trail at Kew Gardens.In progress · 1.3 km
• New Park at 411 Victoria Park Avenue
  A new park is coming to 411 Victoria Park Ave. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 1.3 km
• Dentonia Park Splash Pad Improvements
  The City is improving the splash pad in Dentonia Park with the help of community feedback.Complete · 1.4 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 38B Lyall Ave

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 38B Lyall Ave.

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 and 6 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 38B Lyall Ave

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. 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

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

42 tickets in 2025 on Lyall Ave between numbers 0 and 88: 35 for parking without a permit, 6 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, 6,456 service requests came from postal area M4E, which includes 38B Lyall Ave. 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 38B Lyall Ave

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: East End-Danforth

East End Danforth had 21,840 residents in 2021. The median household income was $90,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 37% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% 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 Cantonese (2.1%), Spanish (1.9%) and Urdu (1.3%). 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.