42 Western Battery Rd

01What’s planned near 42 Western Battery Rd

4 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   16-storey building

   952 King St W · 86 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2022. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   The proposed development consists of a 16-storey mixed-use building, which will have a total height of 50.6 metres to the top of the roof and 56.6 metres to the top of the mechanical penthouse. The building will be comprised of…

   File 22 201228 STE 10 SA · submitted Sep 8, 2022 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   13-storey building with shops

   109 Strachan Ave and 3 more addresses · 164 m away

   Site plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site plan approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 13 storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 138 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 21,122 square metres. The…

   All 4 addresses

   109 Strachan Ave · 111 Strachan Ave · 115 Strachan Ave · 127 Strachan Ave

   File 21 251435 STE 10 SA · submitted Dec 24, 2021 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   28-storey building · 296 homes

   53 Strachan Ave and 2 more addresses · 214 m away

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

   377 homes · affordable rental30,642 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since March. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   An Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 28-storey apartment building with 296 rental units (including 60 affordable rental units) and an 8-storey building with 81 supportive housing units. This site is part of the…

   Public notice · Aug 14, 2026Notice of Adoption of Official Plan Amendment 925 and Passing of Zoning By-law 1246-2026 - 53 Strachan Avenue and 805 and 805A Wellington Street West. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 3 addresses

   53 Strachan Ave · 801 Wellington St W · 805 Wellington St W

   File 26 130761 STE 10 OZ · 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 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 42 Western Battery Rd

Police recorded 78 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Fort York-Liberty Village

Traffic safety

10 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 4 involved pedestrians, 2 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Strachan Ave and King St W. Fort York-Liberty Village has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Gardiner Expy at Strachan Ave · Passenger, seriously injured · May 18, 2025 · 321 m
• King St W at Massey St · Pedestrian, killed · Mar 21, 2025 · 248 m
• Strachan Ave at East Liberty St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 5, 2025 · 224 m
• King St W at Stafford St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Aug 15, 2024 · 364 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 42 Western Battery Rd

The nearest subway station is St Andrew Station (Line 1), 2.5 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 504, 503 and 509 streetcars and the 63 bus, with about 3,952 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Exhibition GO, 0.6 km away, with 74 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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.

Charging and bike parking

• EV charging: 1051 Queen Street W
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 45 Abell St, 847 m.724 m

City of Toronto: City-operated EV charging stations (private chargers aren’t included); indoor bike stations, shown within 1.5 km.

04Schools and child care near 42 Western Battery Rd

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: Discovering Minds Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

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

05Parks, trees and libraries near 42 Western Battery Rd

There are 9 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Stanley Park South-Toronto, 438 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Bill Johnston Park · dog off-leash area · 65 Western Battery Rd · 45 m
• Gateway Park · 40 Liberty St · 134 m
• Liberty Village Park · playground · 70 Liberty St · 142 m
• Massey Harris Park · 945 King St W · 190 m
• South Stanley Park Extension · 801 Wellington St W · 377 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 Parkette at 1071 King Street West
  A new parkette is coming to 1071 King St. W. as part of a mixed-use development project at King Street West and Douro Street.In progress · 306 m
• New Park at 801 Wellington Street West
  A new park is coming to 801 Wellington St. W. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 337 m
• New Park at 10 Ordnance Street
  A new park is coming to 10 Ordnance Street. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 402 m
• Stanley Park North-Toronto Washroom Improvements
  The City is upgrading the washroom building with new gender-inclusive and accessible washrooms that will operate year-round. The improvements also include new exterior and interior finishes. Construction is anticipated to begin in fall 2026 and be completed by the end of 2027.In progress · 459 m
• New Park at 34 Hanna Avenue
  A new 4,900 m² park is coming to 34 Hanna Ave. – currently a parking lot at the southeast corner of Hanna Avenue and Liberty Street.In progress · 534 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 42 Western Battery Rd

There are no building orders or heritage listing on record for 42 Western Battery Rd. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

Green roof and solar permits

No green roof or solar hot water permits at this address. Within 500 m: 13 with a green roof.

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

07What can be built at 42 Western Battery Rd

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 10, 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

1,657 tickets in 2025 on Western Battery Rd between numbers 0 and 92: 680 for unpaid parking, 383 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

Liberty Village BIA, about 150 m away. 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, 5,718 service requests came from postal area M6K, which includes 42 Western Battery Rd. 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 42 Western Battery Rd

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: Fort York-Liberty Village

Fort York-Liberty Village had 19,915 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 53% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 44% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 20% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.2%), Mandarin (2.7%) and Cantonese (2.2%). 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.