44 Birch Ave
44 Birch Ave is in Yonge-St.Clair. There are 7 planning proposals within 250 m, including a 22‑storey building with 185 homes and shops (under review). Summerhill Station is a 4‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- A 22-storey building with 185 homes and shops is under review, 177 m away (1220 Yonge St).
- Break-ins in Yonge-St.Clair were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Summerhill Station (Line 1) is about a 4-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Cottingham Junior Public School, 190 m away.
01What’s planned near 44 Birch Ave
7 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): seven in progress. Some cover several addresses; each proposal is listed once. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
In progress
- 1Add a storey67 Alcorn Ave · 81 m awayCommittee of Adjustment · Minor variance: permission to bend a zoning rule, such as height, size or setbacks
The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 11, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.
To construct third storey front addition with a roof top patio, a two-storey rear addition, and a second storey rear balcony.File A0990/20TEY · submitted Oct 27, 2020 - 2New house49 Walker Ave · 123 m awayCommittee 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 alter the existing two-and-one-half-storey semi-detached dwelling by constructing a rear three-storey addition, a rear basement walkout, a rear ground floor stairs, and a rear third floor balcony.File A0734/26TEY · submitted Oct 19, 2026 - 349-storey building with shops9 Woodlawn Ave E and 1 more address · 137 m awaySite plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Revised Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 49-storey mixed-use building having a non-residential gross floor area of 309 square metres and a residential gross floor area of 46,603 square…File 21 251885 STE 11 SA · submitted Dec 29, 2021 · City record and how to commentAll 2 addresses
9 Woodlawn Ave E · 1233 Yonge St
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 44 Birch Ave
Police recorded 65 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.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Yonge-St.Clairper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 20 | 271 | 768Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Break-ins | 26 | 374 | 190Yonge-St.Clair is higher |
| Car thefts | 8 | 65 | 225Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Robberies | 3 | 26 | 79Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 8 | 32 | 61Yonge-St.Clair is lower |
Thick bar: Yonge-St.Clair. Thin grey bar: Toronto. Source: Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal, Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Yonge-St.Clair
03Getting around from 44 Birch Ave
The nearest subway station is Summerhill Station (Line 1), about a 4‑minute walk (0.3 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by route 97, with about 468 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 4.1 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 1 · about 4 min walk
Nearest stop: Yonge St at Alcorn Ave - Summerhill Station, plus 1 more stop for this route within 250 m.
Source: GO Transit · 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 44 Birch Ave
These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.
Elementary schools
Share of Grade 6 students meeting the provincial standard. Toronto: 87% reading, 54% math.
Secondary schools
Share of students who passed the Grade 10 literacy test on their first try. Toronto: 84%.
The red tick on each bar is the Toronto average. Private schools within 1 km: The York School - Mdl And Sr Campus, De Lasalle College School, The Linden School, The Mabin School, Mcdonald International Academy School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres, no EarlyON centres, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
29 Birch Ave · 150 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten · in the $10-a-day program
85 Birch Ave · 80 spaces · preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 44 Birch Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
2 building permits in the last 5 years. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 10 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 4 projects from 10 permits
- Party Wall Admin Permits · completed Oct 20, 2025
Party wall permit related to 44 A BIRCH AVE - 22 146674 BLD 00 SR · Permit 22 158356 - Deck or porch · inspection · issued Jun 27, 2022
Proposal to construct new front porch, (8.5m2) new ground floor bay window (1.7m2), new windows to replace existing at second floor bay window. · Permit 22 146674 - Other(SR) · permit issued · issued Oct 11, 2011
ADMIN PERMIT FOR 44A Birch - see 11 172528 BLD and BLD 01 for building permits. · Permit 11 269950 - Building work · revision issued · issued May 26, 2011
Second revision to existing Building permit - revision to change third floor roof from flat to sloped roof.Proposal for multiple projects to an existing 2 storey SFD-townhouse. Scope of work… · 7 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 11 172528
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Waxon Laser + Waxbar (salon or personal services).
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 44 Birch Ave
TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.
Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025
In postal area M4V, 3 of 114 home tap-water samples (2.6%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M4V is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 3 samples here (2.6%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.
Source: Non Regulated Lead Sample · 114 tests, Apr 16, 2014 to Oct 10, 2025
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 655 m away, measured 3:00 AM EST Monday 9 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada · hourly
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: Yonge-St.Clair
Yonge-St. Clair had 12,905 residents in 2021. The median household income was $94,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 60% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% of workers commuted by transit and 19% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.9%), Iranian Persian (1.6%) and Russian (1.4%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.
In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.
| Average rent, October 2025 | Central Toronto | Change in a year | Toronto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio | $1,526 | +2% | $1,499 |
| 1 bedroom | $1,914 | +4% | $1,763 |
| 2 bedrooms | $2,457 | +6% | $2,055 |
| 3 bedrooms or more | $3,195 | 0% | $2,361 |
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.
How Yonge-St.Clair compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/44-birch-ave#sec-history
