438 Gladstone Ave

01What’s planned near 438 Gladstone Ave

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
   3-storey building

   1045 Dufferin St · 223 m away

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

   1,120 m² of floor space

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval for a 3-storey switchgear building for Toronto Hydro.

   File 25 166590 STE 09 SA · submitted May 28, 2025 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Site plan

   980 Dufferin St · 228 m away

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

   2,018 homes

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   INACTIVE To facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site:149,055 square metres of res. GFA (2018 dwelling units); 15,656 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 2,887 square metres of office uses; 2,868 square metres of existing…

   File 18 149098 STE 18 SA · submitted Apr 26, 2018 · City record and how to comment
3. 3
   Subdivision

   980 Dufferin St · 228 m away

   Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets

   2,219 homes

   City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Draft Plan of Subdivision (10 lots) to facilitate a mixed-use redevelopment of the site: 147,512 square metres of res. GFA (2,219 dwelling units); 15,780 square metres of retail/commercial uses; 4,900 square metres of office uses; 2,815…

   File 17 237276 STE 18 SB · submitted Sep 22, 2017 · 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

• Bloor Street West and Croatia Street, Dufferin St. · 1141 Bloor St W
  Construction · Deltera ContractingMar 19 to Nov 30 · 7 am to 9 pm
  284 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 438 Gladstone Ave

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Havelock St, Dufferin Park Ave to Hepbourne St, Q3 2025 to Q2 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 438 Gladstone Ave

Police recorded 152 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 95% 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 4, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Dufferin Grove

Traffic safety

9 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 5 involved pedestrians, 3 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Dufferin St and Bloor St W. Dufferin Grove has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Dufferin St at Dufferin Park Ave · E-scooter or e-bike rider, killed · Jul 17, 2026 · 134 m
• Bloor St W at Dufferin St · Cyclist, seriously injured · Jul 18, 2025 · 255 m
• Bloor St W at Dovercourt Rd · Passenger, seriously injured · Jul 8, 2025 · 461 m
• Bloor St W at Dufferin St · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Jan 13, 2025 · 260 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 438 Gladstone Ave

The nearest subway station is Dufferin Station (Line 2), about a 5‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 29 and 929 buses, with about 1,802 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.4 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 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: 685 Dovercourt Rd
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 705 Shaw St, 917 m.401 m

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 438 Gladstone Ave

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: The Orchard Montessori School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): one licensed child care centre and no 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 438 Gladstone Ave

There are 3 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wallace Emerson Community Recreation Centre, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Dufferin Grove Park · basketball court, firepit, outdoor dry pad, outdoor ping pong/table tennis · 875 Dufferin St · 212 m
• Salem Parkette · outdoor fitness equipment · 9 Salem Ave · 393 m
• Westmoreland Avenue Parkette · playground · 11 Westmoreland Ave · 452 m
• Susan Tibaldi Parkette · playground · 620 Brock Ave · 531 m
• Northumberland Playground · playground · 770 Ossington Ave · 762 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

• Dufferin Grove Park Bake Oven Improvements
  The City is improving the north bake oven, located near the clubhouse and ice rink, in Dufferin Grove Park.In progress · 127 m
• Dufferin Grove Park Wading Pool Improvements
  The City is improving the wading pool at Dufferin Grove Park. The current wading pool has reached the end of its lifecycle and will either be replaced or converted into a splash pad.In progress · 167 m
• Dufferin Grove Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Dufferin Grove Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 272 m
• New Park at 70 Croatia Street
  A new park is coming to 70 Croatia St. as a result of a broader residential development project.In progress · 358 m
• Erwin Krickhahn Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Erwin Krickhahn Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 1.0 km

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 438 Gladstone Ave

There are no building permits, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 438 Gladstone Ave. 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: 11 with a green roof and 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 438 Gladstone Ave

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 9, 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

169 tickets in 2025 on Gladstone Ave between numbers 388 and 488: 136 for parking without a permit, 27 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Bloordale 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, 11,042 service requests came from postal area M6H, which includes 438 Gladstone Ave. 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 438 Gladstone Ave

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: Dufferin Grove

Dufferin Grove had 11,215 residents in 2021. The median household income was $78,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 58% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 43% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 23% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (10.5%), Spanish (4.0%) and Cantonese (3.4%). 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.