43 Morse St

01What’s planned near 43 Morse St

7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and four decided recently. That's more than at 95% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   21 Carlaw Ave · 96 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 25, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To permit the recreation use (indoor golf simulation) within the existing one-storey commercial building.

   File A0627/26TEY · submitted Aug 25, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Minor variance

   103 Morse St · 139 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.

   File A0676/26TEY · submitted Sep 16, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Rezoning

   65-87 Heward Ave · 157 m away

   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 (OPA) to re-designate the subject site from Core Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas to permit future mixed-use development. The OPA would also introduce a new Site and Area Specific Policy that mandates a minimum…

   File 25 233722 STE 14 OZ · submitted Oct 1, 2025 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   Split the lot

   42 Carlaw Ave · 65 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Mar 18, 2026.

   To obtain consent to sever a portion of the land for the purpose of a lot addition.

   File B0075/25TEY · submitted Dec 2, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 5
   Split the lot

   42 Carlaw Ave · 65 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Mar 18, 2026.

   To obtain consent to sever the lot into two undersized residential lots.

   File B0006/25TEY · submitted Jan 20, 2025 · 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 43 Morse St

Police recorded 26 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 40). 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 South Riverdale

03Getting around from 43 Morse St

The nearest subway station is Pape Station (Line 2), 2.7 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 72 bus, with about 908 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 3.6 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 43 Morse St

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 one EarlyON centre.

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

05The building at 43 Morse St

No building permits, building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 43 Morse St.

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 43 Morse St

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: South Riverdale

South Riverdale had 27,815 residents in 2021. The median household income was $100,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 43% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 34% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 25% of workers commuted by transit and 22% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Cantonese (7.9%), Mandarin (3.8%) and Vietnamese (2.0%). 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.