470 Glencairn Ave

01What’s planned near 470 Glencairn Ave

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk), all in progress. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   Minor variance

   10 Glen Park Ave · 170 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Nov 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To construct a new place of worship.

   File A0356/26NY · submitted Oct 15, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
2. 2
   Garage or parking

   23 Hollaman Rd · 185 m away

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

   A public hearing is set for Dec 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Neighbours can send comments or speak at the hearing.

   To permit a front yard parking pad.

   File A0373/26NY · submitted Oct 19, 2026 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   Minor variance

   517 Glencairn Ave · 226 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 Mar 22, 2017. It has been appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the OMB), which will make the final decision.

   PART 2 - To construct a new detached two-storey dwelling. File Numbers B0086/16NY, A0977/16NY and A0978/16NY will be considered jointly.

   File A0978/16NY · submitted Nov 10, 2016 · 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 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 470 Glencairn Ave

2 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road rebuild on Hollaman Rd, near Glen Park Ave, Q4 2026 to Q3 2027.

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 470 Glencairn Ave

Police recorded 25 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 5, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Reported incidents only; police place each incident at the nearest intersection. Five-year trends for Bedford Park-Nortown

Traffic safety

1 collision killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 involved pedestrians. Most were on Bathurst St and Glengrove Ave. Bedford Park-Nortown has fewer of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Bathurst St at Glengrove Ave · Pedestrian, seriously injured · Mar 31, 2025 · 161 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.

04Getting around from 470 Glencairn Ave

The nearest subway station is Glencairn Station (Line 1), about a 19‑minute walk (1.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 7 and 14 buses, with about 1,329 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Mount Dennis GO, 5.6 km away, with 66 train stops on a weekday.

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 18, 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: 168 Chiltern Hill Rd
  City-run (Green P): 4 Level 2 ports. Next: 75 Holly St, 2.6 km.1.4 km

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 470 Glencairn Ave

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: Bialik Hebrew Day School, Torah Emeth Jewish Centre & Eitz Chaim Hebrew School, Eitz Chaim School (Bathurst), Bnos Bais Yaakov School For Girls, Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah School and 5 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): five 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 470 Glencairn Ave

There are 2 parks and 1 playground within 500 m. The nearest pool is Lawrence Heights Community Centre, 1.3 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Cortleigh Parkette · playground · 375 Cortleigh Blvd · 380 m
• Hillhurst Parkette · 254 Hillhurst Blvd · 442 m
• Briar Hill-Chaplin Park · 648 A Briar Hill Ave · 525 m
• Dell Park · playground · 50 Dell Park Ave · 711 m
• Chater Court Park · playground · 1 Chater Crt · 741 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

• New Park at 2788 Bathurst Street
  A new 1250 m2 park is coming to 2788 Bathurst St. as a result of a mixed-use development project.In progress · 185 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.

07The building at 470 Glencairn Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 470 Glencairn Ave. 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 470 Glencairn Ave

RD (Residential Detached) zoning allows detached houses. The numbers below are the main limits; the full rules depend on the lot.

Not inside a heritage conservation district, major transit station area, secondary plan or area of archaeological potential.

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 10, 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

7 tickets in 2025 on Glencairn Ave between numbers 420 and 520: 4 for parking at prohibited times, 2 for standing where it’s not allowed.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 3,827 service requests came from postal area M5N, which includes 470 Glencairn Ave. 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 470 Glencairn Ave

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: Bedford Park-Nortown

Bedford Park-Nortown had 22,145 residents in 2021. The median household income was $135,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 32% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 18% of workers commuted by transit and 8% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (3.7%), Spanish (2.0%) and Mandarin (1.7%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Rents aren't published for single neighbourhoods. Across North York (the former City of North York), a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building averaged $1,915 a month in October 2025, up 1% from a year earlier. The Toronto average was $2,055. The vacancy rate was 2.6%. These averages include long-term tenants; new listings usually cost more.

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