41 Earl St
41 Earl St is in North St.James Town, on the City's Heritage Register. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 17 planning applications nearby (ten under appeal, five approved, one under review, one other).
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation.
- Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
- 17 planning applications within 250 m: ten under appeal, five approved, one under review, one other.
01What’s planned near 41 Earl St
17 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): ten under appeal, five approved, one under review, one other. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Official Plan / Rezoning566 Sherbourne St and 9 more addresses · 5 m awayOfficial Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.
Official Plan Amendment & Rezoning for a 69-storey residential building that will contain 872 residential dwelling units (including rental replacement units).File 23 138754 STE 13 OZ · submitted Apr 27, 2023 · City record and how to commentAll 10 addresses
566 Sherbourne St · 568 Sherbourne St · 570 Sherbourne St · 572 Sherbourne St · 574 Sherbourne St · 576 Sherbourne St · 33 Linden St · 37 Linden St · 31 Linden St · 29 Linden St
- 2Site Plan576 Sherbourne St · 41 m awaySite 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.
Site Plan Application for a 61-storey residential building that will contain 716 residential dwelling units (including 45 replacement rental units).File 23 138753 STE 13 SA · submitted Apr 27, 2023 · City record and how to comment - 3Consent (severance)10 Huntley St · 151 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent (severance): permission to split a lot or change property lines
The hearing was postponed. A new date hasn't been published yet.
To obtain consent to sever the property into two residential lots with a stratified severance, as well as to create new easements/rights-of-ways. This is currently under the review of Site Plan Control (File Number 22 192523 STE 13 SA).File B0022/25TEY · submitted Mar 24, 2025
Decided recently
- 4Site Plan583 Sherbourne St and 3 more addresses · 59 m awaySite 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.
Site Plan Control application for a 51-storey mixed use building with a GFA of 35,000 sq. m with 499 sq. m of retail space and 511 residential units, and the total number of rental units on the Block is 2057 units, of which 24 are rental…File 18 149815 STE 28 SA · submitted Apr 27, 2018 · City record and how to commentAll 4 addresses
583 Sherbourne St · 589 Sherbourne St · 591 Sherbourne St · 595 Sherbourne St
- 5Consent (severance)10 Earl St · 78 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Consent (severance): permission to split a lot or change property lines
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Apr 15, 2026.
To obtain consent to sever the lot into two stratified parcels for the purpose of conveying the air rights above the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling, as per City Council¿s direction to secure the tower separation on the lands…File B0008/26TEY · submitted Jan 19, 2026
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 41 Earl St
Police recorded 536 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 393 assaults, 79 break-ins, 36 robberies, 15 car thefts and 13 thefts over $5,000. Per resident, in North St.James Town in 2025, assaults were above the Toronto rate; car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | North St.James Townper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 393 | 1,282 | 768North St.James Town is higher |
| Break-ins | 79 | 154 | 190North St.James Town is about the same |
| Car thefts | 15 | 85 | 225North St.James Town is lower |
| Robberies | 36 | 77 | 79North St.James Town is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 13 | 38 | 61North St.James Town is lower |
Thick bar: North St.James Town. 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 North St.James Town
03Getting around from 41 Earl St
The nearest subway station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), about a 7-minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by routes 75 and 94, with about 1,494 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.6 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 7 min walk
Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Earl St North Side.
Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Wellesley St East.
Nearest stop: Sherbourne St at Isabella St.
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 families near 41 Earl 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.
Share of students meeting the provincial standard; the red tick is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The Abelard Centre For Education, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, National Ballet School and 5 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): five licensed child care centres, two EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and four shelters or respite sites.
495 Sherbourne St · 62 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
444 Sherbourne St · 117 spaces · kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
675 Ontario St · 171 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
675 Ontario St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
519 Church St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
490 Sherbourne St · Mixed Adult · 11 beds
556 Sherbourne St · Men · 28 rooms
512 Jarvis St · Women · 25 beds
95 Wellesley St E · Youth · 35 beds
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.
05The building at 41 Earl St
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
The City has no building permits on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
Source: Building Permits · 0 on record
It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation. Owners must give the City 60 days' notice before demolition.
Source: Heritage Register
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Source: Short Term Rentals Registration, Multi-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences, and Business Licences and Permits (storefront types; owners’ personal names are never shown).
07Risks and environment at 41 Earl 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 M4Y, 0 of 23 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (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 · 23 tests, May 22, 2014 to Sep 20, 2024
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.9 km away, measured 3:00 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: North St.James Town
North St. James Town had 18,535 residents in 2021. The median household income was $59,200, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 89% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 46% of workers commuted by transit and 24% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.7%), Tamil (4.2%) and Spanish (3.0%). 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 | Former City of Toronto | Change in a year | City of 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. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.
How North St.James Town compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →09Quick answers about 41 Earl St
Is 41 Earl St in a flood plain?
No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What is being built near 41 Earl St?
There are 17 active planning applications within 250 metres (ten under appeal, five approved, one under review, one other). The closest is at 566 Sherbourne St, 5 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications, as of Nov 8, 2026.
Is 41 Earl St a heritage property?
Yes. It is listed on the Heritage Register, which flags heritage value without full designation. Owners must give the City 60 days' notice before demolition. Source: Heritage Register, as of Nov 8, 2026.
How far is 41 Earl St from the subway?
The nearest station is Sherbourne Station (Line 2), 0.4 km away (about a 7-minute walk). 8 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules, as of Nov 8, 2026.
What schools are near 41 Earl St?
The closest are Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School, St Martin Catholic School(OL of Lourdes and Msgr Fraser College (Isabella Campus). These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information, as of Nov 8, 2026.
How much crime is there near 41 Earl St?
Police recorded 536 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 393 assaults, 79 break-ins, 36 robberies, 15 car thefts and 13 thefts over $5,000. Per resident, in North St.James Town in 2025, assaults were above the Toronto rate; car thefts and thefts over $5,000 were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address. Source: Toronto Police Service, as of Nov 8, 2026.
When is garbage day at 41 Earl St?
Collection is on Wednesdays. Green bin goes out every week; garbage and recycling alternate weeks. The next garbage pickup is Nov 18, 2026. Source: Solid Waste Collection Schedule, as of Nov 8, 2026.
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