437 Jarvis St

01What’s planned near 437 Jarvis St

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

In progress

1. 1
   56-storey building · 579 homes

   440 Jarvis St and 2 more addresses · 172 m away

   2 City files for one project: Rezoning · Site plan

   579 homes39,450 m² of floor space

   It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   Combined Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendment for a 56-storey mixed-use building. The proposed building contains a total of 579 dwelling units, of which 36 are rental replacement units, and a total of approximately 4,739 square metres…

   Public notice · Aug 22, 2025Notice of Application - Under the Planning Act - 110 and 114 Maitland Street and 440 Jarvis Street. Read the notice, which explains any meeting or appeal dates.

   All 3 addresses

   440 Jarvis St · 110 Maitland St · 114 Maitland St

   File 25 187527 STE 13 OZ (rezoning) · submitted Jul 3, 2025 · City record and how to commentFile 25 228933 STE 13 SA (site plan) · submitted Sep 22, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   42-storey building with shops

   410 Sherbourne St · 241 m away

   2 City files for one project: Site plan · Condominium

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

   Site Plan Approval Application for a 42-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 240 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 31,273 square metres.

   File 21 235164 STE 13 SA (site plan) · submitted Nov 7, 2021 · City record and how to commentFile 21 235374 STE 13 CD (condominium) · submitted Nov 8, 2021 · 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Hoem2 · 300 Sherbourne St
  Construction · Reliance ConstructionSept 2 to Dec 31 · 7 am to 7 pm
  523 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 437 Jarvis St

11 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: laneway rebuild on Alexander Pl, Alexander St to Maitland St, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Chamber repair at 460 Jarvis St · 235 m · Jun 17, 2026 to Dec 17, 2026

Source: City of Toronto Road Reconstruction, Road Resurfacing and Sidewalk Construction programs (planned work within 500 m), and Utility Cut Permits. Dates are the City’s plan and can move. “Carried over” means the work was due earlier and is still listed.

03Safety near 437 Jarvis St

Police recorded 505 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.

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 Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

Traffic safety

11 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 6 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Wellesley St E and Church St. Cabbagetown-South St.James Town has about as many of these collisions per resident as a typical neighbourhood.

• Church St at Gerrard St E · Cyclist, killed · Jul 18, 2025 · 489 m
• Wellesley St E at Jarvis St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jun 5, 2025 · 277 m
• Sherbourne St at Gerrard St E · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 9, 2025 · 397 m
• Wood St at Church St · Driver, seriously injured · Apr 2, 2025 · 284 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.

04Getting around from 437 Jarvis St

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 9‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 10 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 75 and 94 buses, with about 2,328 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.1 km away, with 354 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: 186 Carlton St
  City-run (On-Street): 1 Level 2 port. Next: 188 Carlton St, 376 m.369 m
• Indoor bike station: City Hall
  Secure parking for 300 bikes.1.4 km

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

05Schools and child care near 437 Jarvis 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. Private schools within 1 km: National Ballet School, National Ballet School - The Shoe Room, National Ballet School - Margaret Mccain Acedemic Centre, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Le College Francais - Carlton Campus and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

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

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

06Parks, trees and libraries near 437 Jarvis St

There are 9 parks, 2 playgrounds and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 439 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Montague Parkette · 30 Homewood Ave · 116 m
• Allan Gardens · dog off-leash area, playground, washroom · 160 Gerrard St E · 311 m
• Wellesley-Magill Park · 125 Homewood Ave · 385 m
• Bleecker Parkette · 149 Bleecker St · 394 m
• Barbara Hall Park · dog off-leash area, playground · 519 Church St · 419 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

• Barbara Hall Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Barbara Hall Park. The new off-leash area will replace the existing one at the southwest corner of the park and will be similar in size.In progress · 413 m
• Barbara Hall Park Improvements
  The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park.In progress · 436 m
• St. James Town Open Space Redesign
  A new park is coming to St. James Town. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 563 m
• New Park at 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 565 m
• St. James Town West Park Redesign
  The City is improving St. James Town West Park. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 751 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.

07The building at 437 Jarvis St

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 437 Jarvis St. 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: 10 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 437 Jarvis St

R (Residential) zoning allows houses, townhouses and some low-rise apartment buildings, depending on the lot. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

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.

09Around 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

754 tickets in 2025 on Jarvis St between numbers 387 and 487: 319 for stopping where it’s not allowed, 224 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

Main street business area

Church-Wellesley Village BIA, about 170 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, 3,559 service requests came from postal area M4Y, which includes 437 Jarvis St. 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.

10Risks and environment at 437 Jarvis St

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

11The neighbourhood: Cabbagetown-South St.James Town

Cabbagetown-South St. James Town had 11,020 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,500, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 55% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 39% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 38% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (3.2%), Pilipino, Filipino (2.9%) and Cantonese (1.6%). 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.