445 Parkside Dr

01What’s planned near 445 Parkside Dr

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and two decided recently. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   19-storey building · 99 homes and shops

   1728 Bloor St W · 182 m away

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

   99 homes

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

   Site Plan Approval for a 19-storey mixed use building with a total of 99 new dwelling units. The building will have a total gross floor area (GFA) of 6860 square metres, including a retail gross floor area of 86.8 square metres, resulting…

   File 23 119833 STE 04 SA · submitted Mar 3, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Garage or parking

   80 Indian Grv · 212 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on Sep 29, 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 a new fourplex and a new detached garage.

   Appealed to the Toronto Local Appeal Body on Oct 19, 2021. Status: decision issued.

   File A0602/20TEY · submitted Jul 10, 2020 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Garage or parking

   277 Indian Rd · 245 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.

   To expand the existing front yard parking pad into L-shape (to accommodate a vehicular parking) through a curb cut of the existing planter area.

   File A0877/25TEY · submitted Dec 1, 2025 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

Decided recently

1. 4
   Consent

   41 Indian Grv · 116 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment approved it on May 27, 2026.

   To obtain consent to create a new easement/right-of-way.

   File B0025/26TEY · submitted Mar 3, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 5
   19-storey building · 89 homes and shops

   1728 Bloor St W · 182 m away

   Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built

   90 homes6,129 m² of floor space

   The Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB) approved it.

   Zoning By-law Amendment for a 19-storey mixed use building with a total of 89 new dwelling units. The building will have a total gross floor area (GFA) of 7,015 square metres, including a retail gross floor area of 55 square metres,…

   File 23 119823 STE 04 OZ · submitted Mar 3, 2023 · 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.

02Street work near 445 Parkside Dr

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Indian Rd, Hewitt Ave to Boustead Ave, Q2 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Sewer Repair at 495 Parkside Dr · 202 m · May 28, 2026 to Nov 28, 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 445 Parkside Dr

Police recorded 43 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 39). 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 High Park-Swansea

Traffic safety

No collisions that killed or seriously injured someone have been reported within 500 m since 2021.

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 445 Parkside Dr

The nearest subway station is Keele Station (Line 2), about a 7‑minute walk (0.4 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 9 TTC stops served by the 506 streetcar and the 80 and 189 buses, with about 908 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 0.9 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: 430 Roncesvalles Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 2251 Dundas St W, 592 m.564 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 445 Parkside Dr

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: High Park Gardens Montessori School, Westminster Classical Christian Academy Elementary School, Tamarack West Outdoor School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): three licensed child care centres 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 445 Parkside Dr

There are no parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is High Park, 660 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Chelsea Avenue Playground · playground · 103 Chelsea Ave · 658 m
• High Park · ball diamond, dog off-leash area, outdoor dry pad, outdoor fitness equipment · 1873 Bloor St W · 660 m
• Keele Community Centre · wi-fi · 181 Glenlake Ave · 702 m
• Bennett Park · 10 Gothic Ave · 771 m
• Ritchie Avenue Parkette · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 77 Ritchie Ave · 786 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

• High Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  To help protect High Park's Environmentally Significant Area, improvements are being made to the off-leash area's fencing, gates and signage.In progress · 362 m
• High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
  The High Park Movement Strategy will rethink the travel network serving High Park in the context of the city's growing population, changing travel patterns, and the impacts of COVID-19.In progress · 686 m
• Ritchie Avenue Parkette Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Ritchie Avenue Parkette as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.In progress · 785 m
• New Park at 200 Sterling Road
  A new park is coming to 200 Sterling Rd, at the corner of Sterling Road and Perth Avenue. The park design and amenities will be shaped through community engagement.In progress · 1.0 km
• Baird Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area for dogs in Baird Park. The improvements will include new fencing, surfacing and accessibility upgrades.In progress · 1.2 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 445 Parkside Dr

There are no building permits, building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 445 Parkside Dr. 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: 1 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 445 Parkside Dr

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

70 tickets in 2025 on Parkside Dr between numbers 395 and 495: 28 for unpaid parking, 13 for parking at prohibited times.

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

Main street business area

Bloor By The Park BIA, about 180 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, 5,261 service requests came from postal area M6R, which includes 445 Parkside Dr. 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 445 Parkside Dr

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: High Park-Swansea

High Park-Swansea had 22,665 residents in 2021. The median household income was $101,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 40% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 26% of workers commuted by transit and 14% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Polish (3.2%), Spanish (2.4%) and Russian (1.7%). 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.