449 Brock Ave
449 Brock Ave is in Dufferin Grove. There are 5 planning proposals within 250 m. Lansdowne Station is a 10‑minute walk.
Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source
- 5 planning proposals within 250 m: five in progress.
- Assaults, break-ins, robberies and thefts over $5,000 in Dufferin Grove were above the Toronto rate in 2025.
- Lansdowne Station (Line 2) is about a 10-minute walk.
- The nearest elementary school is Brock Public School, 214 m away.
01What’s planned near 449 Brock Ave
5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): five in progress. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 1).
In progress
- 1Site plan90 Croatia St · 163 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.
Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129524 STE 09 SA.File 26 122265 STE 09 SA · submitted Feb 27, 2026 - 2Site plan90 Croatia St · 163 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.
Site Plan Administrative Amendment to 22 129491 STE 09 SA.File 26 122305 STE 09 SA · submitted Feb 27, 2026 - 3Site plan90 Croatia St · 163 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.
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
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 449 Brock Ave
Police recorded 144 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses. The table compares the neighbourhood's rates with Toronto's.
| Major crime | Near this addressreported within 500 m, last 12 months | Dufferin Groveper 100,000 residents, 2025 | Torontoper 100,000 residents, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assaults | 97 | 1,225 | 768Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Break-ins | 25 | 270 | 190Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Car thefts | 7 | 111 | 225Dufferin Grove is lower |
| Robberies | 11 | 111 | 79Dufferin Grove is higher |
| Thefts over $5,000 | 4 | 88 | 61Dufferin Grove is higher |
Thick bar: Dufferin Grove. 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 Dufferin Grove
03Getting around from 449 Brock Ave
The nearest subway station is Lansdowne Station (Line 2), about a 10‑minute walk (0.6 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 7 TTC stops served by routes 47, 29, 929 and 506, with about 2,114 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 1.1 km away, with 68 train stops on a weekday.
Source: TTC · Line 2 · about 10 min walk
Nearest stop: Dufferin St at Sylvan Ave.
Nearest stop: Lansdowne Ave at Whytock Ave.
Nearest stop: College St at Brock Ave.
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 449 Brock 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.
Grades 7–8 schools
These schools start at Grade 7, after the Grade 6 tests, so they have no Grade 6 results.
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: Academy Of Enlightened Minds. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.
Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two licensed child care centres, one EarlyON centre, no privately owned public spaces and no shelters or respite sites.
93 Margueretta St · 133 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program · fee subsidies
57 Sylvan Ave · 35 spaces · toddler, preschool
1196 College 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 449 Brock Ave
Source: Building Construction/Demolition Violations
0 building permits in the last 5 years. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.
Source: Building Permits · 2 on record
It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.
Source: Heritage Register
Permit history: 2 projects from 2 permits
- Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · completed Oct 27, 2021
Install back water valve · Permit 21 225099 - Back Water Valve (Sewer only) · completed Dec 21, 2018
Proposal to install a back water valve · Permit 18 243795
06Around the block
Stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb. That's more than at most Toronto addresses (the typical address has 2).
Houses that rent individual rooms with shared kitchens or bathrooms. The City licenses them to enforce safety standards.
Kao Kang (Dufferin Mall) (take-out or food shop).
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 449 Brock 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 M6H, 13 of 538 home tap-water samples (2.4%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). Across Toronto, 2.0% of samples did, so M6H is about the same as the city overall. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 25 samples here (4.6%) 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 · 538 tests, Jan 6, 2014 to Oct 20, 2026
Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 4.0 km away, measured 12:00 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: 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.
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 Dufferin Grove compares with Toronto’s 158 neighbourhoods →Archive photos from near this address: myaddressintoronto.com/address/449-brock-ave#sec-history
