50 Benson Ave

01What’s planned near 50 Benson Ave

2 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): two in progress. That's about typical for Toronto (the typical address has 1).

In progress

1. 1
   8-storey building with shops

   155 Wychwood Ave · 88 m away

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

   39 homes3,348 m² of floor space

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

   INACTIVE July 2022 Revised Proposal: a 8-storey mixed-use building containing 204.24 square metres of non-residential gross floor area and 3143.86 square metres of residential gross floor area, with one underground level. A total of 39…

   File 20 153714 STE 12 SA · submitted Jun 8, 2020 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Minor variance

   109 Helena Ave · 212 m away

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

   The City has received it. A hearing date hasn't been set yet.

   File A0783/26TEY · submitted Nov 6, 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 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Animal Justice Holiday Party Fundraiser · 601 Christie St
  Amplified soundFri, Dec 4 · 6 to 10:30 pm
  65 m away

City of Toronto Noise Exemption Permits: permits that let a site go past the noise bylaw’s limits for a set time (amplified sound for an event, construction outside normal hours, a concrete pour). Upcoming and current permits within 600 m. Events run by individuals show their name only for street parties, festivals and markets.

02Street work near 50 Benson Ave

7 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Ellsworth Ave, near Christie St, 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 50 Benson Ave

Police recorded 88 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more 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 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 Wychwood

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 50 Benson Ave

The nearest subway station is St Clair West Station (Line 1), about a 13‑minute walk (0.8 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 11 TTC stops served by the 512 streetcar and the 126 bus, with about 1,551 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Bloor GO, 3.3 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: 580 Christie St
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports. Next: 273 Christie St, 1.1 km.140 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 50 Benson 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: St Michael'S College School. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): six licensed child care centres and one EarlyON centre.

Source: City of Toronto Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, and ChildCareSafe (Toronto Public Health inspections).

06Parks, trees and libraries near 50 Benson Ave

There are 4 parks and 3 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is Hillcrest Community Centre, 687 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Wychwood Barns Park · dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site, playground · 76 Wychwood Ave · 104 m
• Wychwood Parkette · 111 Hocken Ave · 132 m
• Humewood Park · playground · 37 Humewood Dr · 383 m
• Graham Park · outdoor ping pong/table tennis, playground · 11 Atlas Ave · 491 m
• Hillcrest Park · basketball court, dog off-leash area, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site · 950 Davenport Rd · 504 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

• Wychwood Barns Park – Barn 5 Repairs
  The City is making repairs to Barn 5 at Wychwood Barns Park that will address poor conditions at the exterior of the building.In progress · 127 m
• Wychwood Barns Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground at Wychwood Barns. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 133 m
• New Parks Near Bathurst Street & St. Clair Avenue West
  A new park is coming as part of a residential development. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 508 m
• New Parks Near Bathurst Street & St. Clair Avenue West
  Three new parks are coming to the neighbourhood around Bathurst and St. Clair to meet the needs of the growing community. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 596 m
• New Parks Near Bathurst Street & St. Clair Avenue West
  Three new parks are coming to the neighbourhood around Bathurst and St. Clair to meet the needs of the growing community.In progress · 658 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 50 Benson Ave

There are no building orders, by-law investigations, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 50 Benson 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: 5 with a green roof and 1 with solar hot water.

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

08What can be built at 50 Benson Ave

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.

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 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

343 tickets in 2025 on Benson Ave between numbers 0 and 100: 186 for parking at prohibited times, 144 for parking without a permit.

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

Main street business area

Wychwood Heights BIA, about 80 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, 9,258 service requests came from postal area M6G, which includes 50 Benson 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 50 Benson 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: Wychwood

Wychwood had 12,800 residents in 2021. The median household income was $86,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 50% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 38% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 30% of workers commuted by transit and 18% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Portuguese (4.5%), Spanish (3.6%) and Italian (3.3%). 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.