398 Huron St
398 Huron St is in University. There are 7 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 28‑storey building with 398 homes (under appeal). St George Station is a 6‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 28-storey building with 398 homes is under appeal, 195 m away (145 St George St).
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in University were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- St George Station (Line 1 and 2) is about a 6-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Huron Street Junior Public School, 563 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 398 Huron St
7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): six in progress and one decided recently. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Minor variance15 Glen Morris St · 182 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.
To alter the development standards for the eight-storey residential apartment building (approved under Site Specific Zoning By-Laws 879-2009(OMB) and 880-2009(OMB)), increasing the height (from 25.5 m to 26.1 m), and reducing the rear…File A0747/26TEY · submitted Oct 21, 2026 - 2Subdivision145 St George St · 195 m awaySubdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Draft Plan of Subdivision to create 4 stratified development blocks.File 21 220624 STE 11 SB · submitted Oct 1, 2021 · City record and how to comment - 328-storey building · 398 homes145 St George St · 195 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Site plan application to facilitate the development of the site for a 96-metre (28-storey) mixed-use building containing 398 dwelling units (including 130 rental replacement units and 12 new affordable units), and a maximum of 150 square…File 21 155930 STE 11 SA · submitted May 17, 2021 · City record and how to comment
Decided recently
- 734-storey building · 339 homes and shops300 Bloor St W · 90 m awayCondominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
Draft Plan of Standard Condominium to create 339 residential units and 1 retail unit within a 34-storey building.File 26 130612 STE 11 CD · submitted Mar 17, 2026 · 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.
02Safety near 398 Huron St
Police recorded 204 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Universityper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 153 | 1,741 | 768University is higher |
| Break-ins | 32 | 730 | 190University is higher |
| Car thefts | 3 | 183 | 225University is about the same |
| Robberies | 7 | 134 | 79University is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 9 | 122 | 61University is higher |
Thick bar: University. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for University
03Getting around from 398 Huron St
The nearest subway station is St George Station (Line 1 and 2), about a 6‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 15 TTC stops served by routes 510, 506, 94 and 127, with about 2,982 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.8 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1, 2 · about 6 min walk
Nearest stop: Spadina Ave at Sussex Ave, plus 3 more stops for these routes within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Harbord St at Spadina Ave.
Nearest stop: Spadina Station.
Source: GO Transit · 354 train stops on a weekday
TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.
04Schools and child care near 398 Huron St
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: University Of Toronto Schools, Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School & Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre, Howlett Academy School, Taddle Creek Montessori School, The Shire School and 9 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): nine licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, one privately owned public space and one shelter or respite site.
383 Huron St · 16 spaces · preschool · in the $10-a-day program
370 Huron St · 49 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
7 Glen Morris St · 96 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
16 Spadina Rd · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 398 Huron St
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Pholosophy (restaurant or bar).
1 Bedford Rd (443 m).
YMCA Sprott House (449 m).
Source: 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 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
07Risks and environment at 398 Huron St
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M5S, 0 of 167 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M5S is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 5 samples here (3.0%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 167 tests, May 6, 2014 to Aug 11, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.2 km away, measured 8:00 PM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.
08The neighbourhood: University
University had 6,435 residents in 2021. The median household income was $80,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 61% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 45% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 34% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (6.1%), Cantonese (4.1%) and Portuguese (3.3%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
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.
How University compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/398-huron-st#sec-history
