4698 Kingston Rd

01What’s planned near 4698 Kingston Rd

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

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   4694 Kingston Rd · 107 m away

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

   The Committee of Adjustment refused it on Jul 22, 2021. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   To permit the construction of a twelve-storey mixed-use building with 168 residential units and 65 square metres of office space. Cross reference application: Site Plan Application 2019 256358 ESC 25 SA.

   File A0016/21SC · submitted Jan 8, 2021 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   12-storey building · 168 homes and shops

   4696 Kingston Rd · 249 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   168 homes

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

   *** Proposed 12-storey mixed use building having a total gross floor area of 13,297 m2 containing 168 residential units and 65 m2 of office space.

   File 21 222287 ESC 25 CD · submitted Oct 6, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 3
   263 homes

   6000 Kingston Rd and 1 more address · 74 m away

   Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units

   263 homes

   It has been approved.

   Phased Draft Plan of Condominimum for one eight-storey residential building (Building A) containing 263 residential units.

   All 2 addresses

   6000 Kingston Rd · 1625 Military Trl

   File 24 214756 ESC 25 CD · submitted Sep 18, 2024 · City record and how to comment
2. 4
   Minor variance

   4694 Kingston Rd · 107 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 Nov 4, 2026.

   To allow for a reduced number of parking spaces for the previously approved 12-storey mixed use building. There will be a total of 110 parking spaces.

   File A0141/26SC · submitted Sep 24, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre

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 4698 Kingston Rd

Police recorded 17 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's fewer than at most Toronto addresses (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 3, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for West Hill

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021. Most were on Highway 2a E and Meadowvale Rd. West Hill ranks 74th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Highway 2a E at Meadowvale Rd · Driver and passenger, seriously injured · Jul 17, 2026 · 292 m
• Highway 2a E at Kingston Rd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Jun 19, 2026 · 213 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.

03Getting around from 4698 Kingston Rd

The nearest subway station is Kennedy Station (Line 2), 9.0 km away. Within a 5‑minute walk there are 3 TTC stops served by the 86, 986 and 38 buses, with about 631 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Guildwood GO, 3.3 km away, with 88 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.

04Schools and child care near 4698 Kingston Rd

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. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): two 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).

05Parks, trees and libraries near 4698 Kingston Rd

There are 4 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Heron Park Community Recreation Centre, 1.2 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Colonel Danforth Park · dog off-leash area, picnic site, washroom · 73 Colonel Danforth Trl · 289 m
• Morrish Parkette · 28 Morrish Rd · 417 m
• Asterfield-Plumrose Blvd Parkette · 75 Asterfield Dr · 477 m
• Megan Park · playground · 40 Fern Meadow Rd · 480 m
• Highland Creek Parkette · 6115 Kingston Rd · 732 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

• Morrish Parkette Expansion
  The City is expanding Morrish Parkette by 1,080m2 and is developing the park design with the help of community feedback.In progress · 417 m

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.

06The building at 4698 Kingston Rd

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 4698 Kingston Rd. 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.

07What can be built at 4698 Kingston Rd

ON (Open Space Natural) zoning allows natural areas such as ravines and valleys. 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.

08Around 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 8, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

Parking tickets on this block

56 tickets in 2025 on Kingston Rd between numbers 4648 and 4748: 55 for parking on a boulevard or private property, 1 for other parking offences.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 7,482 service requests came from postal area M1E, which includes 4698 Kingston Rd. 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.

09Risks and environment at 4698 Kingston Rd

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

10The neighbourhood: West Hill

West Hill had 28,140 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 41% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 29% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 27% of workers commuted by transit and 3% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (4.5%), Bengali (4.4%) and Tamil (3.6%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,832 a month in October 2025, up 4% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.4%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments, Scarborough (the former City of Scarborough). CMHC doesn’t publish rents for single neighbourhoods. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.