44 Garnet Ave
44 Garnet Ave is in Dovercourt Village. There is 1 planning proposal within 250 m. Christie Station is a 10‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 1 planning proposal within 250 m: one in progress.
- Assaults in Dovercourt Village were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Christie Station (Line 2) is about a 10-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Essex Junior and Senior Public School, 93 m away.
- Nothing is on record for the building itself: no permits, orders or heritage listing.
01What’s planned near 44 Garnet Ave
1 planning proposal within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): one in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Split the lot255 Christie St · 206 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 Oct 6, 2021. It has been appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB), which will hold its own hearing and make the final decision.
To alter the three-storey mixed-use building by performing interior alterations to create two additional dwelling units in the basement, resulting in a total of 18 dwelling units.File A0310/21TEY · submitted Mar 8, 2021
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 Garnet Ave
Police recorded 53 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 | Dovercourt Villageper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 23 | 975 | 768Dovercourt Village is higher |
| Break-ins | 9 | 236 | 190Dovercourt Village is about the same |
| Car thefts | 16 | 130 | 225Dovercourt Village is lower |
| Robberies | 3 | 69 | 79Dovercourt Village is about the same |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 2 | 23 | 61Dovercourt Village is lower |
Thick bar: Dovercourt Village. 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 Dovercourt Village
03Getting around from 44 Garnet Ave
The nearest subway station is Christie Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by routes 126 and 26, with about 576 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 2.6 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 10 min walk
Nearest stop: Christie St at Yarmouth Rd South Side, plus 3 more stops for this route within 250 m.
Nearest stop: Dupont St at Christie St.
Source: GO Transit · 68 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 Garnet 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: Uchenna Academy, Royal St Georges College School - Advancement, Royal St Georges College School - Main Address, Royal St Georges College School - See House, Royal St George'S College School - Jr School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
50 Essex St · 189 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
98 Essex St · 116 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
256 Christie St · 57 spaces · toddler, preschool
50 Essex St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers
Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres and EarlyON Child and Family Centres.
05The building at 44 Garnet Ave
No building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration are on record for this address. About 9 in 10 Toronto addresses also had none in the last 5 years.
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
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 Garnet 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 M6G, 5 of 536 home tap-water samples (0.9%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6G is lower than the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 17 samples here (3.2%) 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 · 536 tests, Feb 20, 2014 to Oct 15, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 2.2 km away, measured 5:00 PM EST Sunday 8 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: Dovercourt Village
Dovercourt Village had 12,380 residents in 2021. The median household income was $87,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 42% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 28% 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 Portuguese (11.2%), Cantonese (3.9%) and Spanish (3.4%). 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 Dovercourt Village compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/44-garnet-ave#sec-history
