397 Beechgrove Dr

01What’s planned near 397 Beechgrove Dr

4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress and two decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   12-storey building · 168 homes and shops

   4694 Kingston Rd and 1 more address · 43 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   168 homes

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

   *** Proposed 12-storey mixed use building having a total gross floor area of 13,297 m2 containing 168 residential units and 65 m2 of office space.

   All 2 addresses

   4694 Kingston Rd · 4696 Kingston Rd

   File 21 222287 ESC 25 CD · submitted Oct 6, 2021 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Minor variance

   4694 Kingston Rd · 123 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Jul 22, 2021. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To permit the construction of a twelve-storey mixed-use building with 168 residential units and 65 square metres of office space. Cross reference application: Site Plan Application 2019 256358 ESC 25 SA.

   File A0016/21SC · submitted Jan 8, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 3
   Minor variance

   4694 Kingston Rd · 123 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 Nov 4, 2026.

   To allow for a reduced number of parking spaces for the previously approved 12-storey mixed use building. There will be a total of 110 parking spaces.

   File A0141/26SC · submitted Sep 24, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 4
   Split the lot

   366 Beechgrove Dr · 189 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Jun 4, 2025.

   To obtain consent to sever the property into two residential lots.

   File B0056/24SC · submitted Oct 10, 2024 · 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 is listed once. Decided: development files submitted in the last 4 years; Committee of Adjustment decisions in the last 2 years.

02Safety near 397 Beechgrove Dr

Police recorded 19 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (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 West Hill

Traffic safety

4 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 was fatal. Most were on Kingston Rd and Highway 2a E. West Hill ranks 74th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Highway 2a E at Meadowvale Rd · Driver and passenger, seriously injured · Jul 17, 2026 · 476 m
• Highway 2a E at Kingston Rd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jun 19, 2026 · 404 m
• Kingston Rd at Manse Rd · Motorcyclist, killed · May 15, 2025 · 473 m
• Kingston Rd at Manse Rd · Driver, seriously injured · Aug 25, 2023 · 486 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 397 Beechgrove Dr

The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 8.9 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 1 TTC stop served by the 86 and 986 buses, with about 368 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Guildwood GO, 3.2 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.

04Schools and child care near 397 Beechgrove Dr

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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 397 Beechgrove Dr

There are 3 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Heron Park Community Recreation Centre, 953 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Megan Park · playground · 40 Fern Meadow Rd · 267 m
• Asterfield-Plumrose Blvd Parkette · 75 Asterfield Dr · 289 m
• Colonel Danforth Park · dog off-leash area, picnic site, washroom · 73 Colonel Danforth Trl · 352 m
• Morrish Parkette · 28 Morrish Rd · 627 m
• Heron Park · ball diamond, playground, tennis court, washroom · 292 Manse Rd · 910 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

• Morrish Parkette Expansion
  The City is expanding Morrish Parkette by 1,080m2 and is developing the park design with the help of community feedback.In progress · 625 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.

06The building at 397 Beechgrove Dr

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 397 Beechgrove Dr.

The lot

07What can be built at 397 Beechgrove Dr

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.

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 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

15 tickets in 2025 on Beechgrove Dr between numbers 347 and 447: 8 for parking at prohibited times, 6 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 7,482 service requests came from postal area M1E, which includes 397 Beechgrove Dr. 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 397 Beechgrove Dr

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: West Hill

West Hill had 28,140 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 29% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 3% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (4.5%), Bengali (4.4%) and Tamil (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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