3940 Dufferin St

01What’s planned near 3940 Dufferin St

1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   55-storey building with shops

   20 De Boers Dr and 1 more address · 226 m away

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

   1,759 homes103,852 m² of floor space

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

   An Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment application has been submitted for a mixed use development with 50, 52, and 55-storey buildings on top of an existing 5-storey building with 6,870 square metres of commercial and 213…

   Public notice · Nov 22, 2024Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 20 De Boers Drive. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 2 addresses

   20 De Boers Dr · 1100 Sheppard Ave W

   File 24 178354 NNY 06 OZ · submitted Jul 10, 2024 · 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.

02Safety near 3940 Dufferin St

Police recorded 65 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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for York University Heights

Traffic safety

6 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Sheppard Ave W and William R Allen Rd. York University Heights has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Sheppard Ave W at Kodiak Cres · E-scooter or e-bike rider, seriously injured · May 9, 2026 · 344 m
• William R Allen Rd at Sheppard Ave W · Driver, seriously injured · Jul 9, 2023 · 91 m
• Sheppard Ave W at Wilson Heights Blvd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Sep 9, 2022 · 440 m
• William R Allen Rd at Sheppard Ave W · Passenger, seriously injured · Jun 22, 2022 · 457 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 3940 Dufferin St

The nearest subway station is Sheppard West Station (Line 1), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 84, 108, 106, 107 and 104 buses, with about 2,877 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 1.3 km away, with 31 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.

04Schools and child care near 3940 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. Private schools within 1 km: The Toronto Heschel School. 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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 3940 Dufferin St

There are 2 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Irving W. Chapley Community Centre, 1.3 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Banting Park · picnic site, playground · 40 Banting Ave · 379 m
• Michael Feldman Parkette · playground · 576 Wilson Heights Blvd · 472 m
• Kennard Parkette · 183 Kennard Ave · 924 m
• Joel Swirsky Parkette · 20 Joel Swirsky Blvd · 1042 m
• Michael Mostyn Balmoral Park · outdoor fitness equipment, pickleball court, playground, tennis court · 170 Faywood Blvd · 1263 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 Park at 160 McAllister Road
  A new park is coming to 160 McAllister Rd., south of The Toronto Heschel School at Faywood Boulevard and Sheppard Avenue West.In progress · 1.1 km
• Irving W. Chapley Community Centre Improvements
  The City is improving the outdoor ice rink and pool at Irving W. Chapley Community Centre, as well as other areas of the building. Construction will take place in phases from November 2025 to December 2027 to minimize service disruptions. The building will remain open throughout construction.In progress · 1.3 km
• Downsview Community Recreation Centre
  A new Community Recreation Centre is coming to 1377 Sheppard Ave. W., near Sheppard Avenue West and Keele Street in the Downsview neighbourhood.In progress · 1.5 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 3940 Dufferin St

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 3940 Dufferin St. Here is what the City does have.

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 1 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 3940 Dufferin 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.

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 9, 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

8 tickets in 2025 on Dufferin St between numbers 3890 and 3990: 4 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 4 for other parking offences.

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

Main street business area

DuKe Heights 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, 6,630 service requests came from postal area M3H, which includes 3940 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.

09Risks and environment at 3940 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.

10The neighbourhood: York University Heights

York University Heights had 28,255 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 54% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 34% 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 (6.3%), Spanish (5.1%) and Italian (4.6%). 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.