417 Gerrard St E

01What’s planned near 417 Gerrard St E

3 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   New house

   40 Nasmith Ave · 204 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 Feb 28, 2024. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To alter the existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing one and two -storey rear additions (with an unfinished basement), as well as a rear ground floor deck with stairs.

   File A0887/23TEY · submitted Oct 10, 2023 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garden suite

   359 1/2 Sackville St · 247 m away

   Committee 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 construct a new second residential building ((two-storey detached dwelling (garden suite) located in the rear yard, abutting Spruce Street, as approved under Committee of Adjustment File A0995/20TEY)) with a basement, and a side…

   File A0546/25TEY · submitted Jul 18, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   New house

   359 1/2 Sackville St · 247 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 Apr 27, 2022. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.

   To construct a second residential building on the lot, having two storeies, in rear of the existing two-storey detached dwelling.

   File A0995/20TEY · submitted Oct 29, 2020 · 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 417 Gerrard St E

Police recorded 224 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 97% of Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.

Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 2, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Regent Park

03Getting around from 417 Gerrard St E

The nearest subway station is Castle Frank Station (Line 2), about a 22‑minute walk (1.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 506 and 505 streetcars and the 65 and 121 buses, with about 3,933 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.4 km away, with 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 417 Gerrard St E

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: Liberty Prep School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): eight licensed child care centres and six EarlyON centres.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

05The building at 417 Gerrard St E

There are no building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 417 Gerrard St E. Here is what the City does have.

06Around the block

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 417 Gerrard St E

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: Regent Park

Regent Park had 12,750 residents in 2021. The median household income was $65,500, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 70% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 32% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 35% 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 Bengali (7.8%), Tamil (3.5%) and Mandarin (3.3%). 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.