50 Bloor St W

01What’s planned near 50 Bloor St W

5 planning proposals within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk): three in progress and two decided recently. A proposal that covers several addresses or City files is listed once. That's more than at 91% of Toronto addresses.

In progress

1. 1
   760 homes

   27-29 Yorkville Ave · 148 m away

   2 City files for one project: Condominium · Condominium

   760 homes

   City planners have been reviewing it since January. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Draft Plan of Condominium Application for North Tower B with 760 residential units proposed.

   File 26 110980 STE 11 CD (condominium) · submitted Jan 30, 2026 · City record and how to commentFile 26 110985 STE 11 CD (condominium) · submitted Jan 30, 2026 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   Minor variance

   80 Bloor St W · 161 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 alter the development standards for the 78-storey mixed-use building (as approved under Site Specific Zoning By-law XXX-XXXX(OLT)) by increasing the total residential gross floor area, removing the minimum gross floor area for office…

   File A0645/24TEY · submitted Jul 11, 2024 · look it up on the City’s Application Information Centre
3. 3
   35-storey building with shops

   1235 Bay St and 1 more address · 186 m away

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

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2021. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Site Plan Approval application to facilitate the redevelopment of the site for a 35-storey mixed-use building, inclusive of a 10-storey podium. The proposed non-residential gross floor area is 9993.1 square metres, and the proposed…

   All 2 addresses

   1235 Bay St · 1255 Bay St

   File 21 214130 STE 11 SA · submitted Sep 17, 2021 · City record and how to comment

Decided recently

1. 4
   Site plan

   3 Scollard St and 5 more addresses · 15 m away

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

   City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.

   Site Plan Amendment to the previously approved 16 173156 STE 11 SA

   All 6 addresses

   3 Scollard St · 9 Scollard St · 11 Scollard St · 874 Yonge St · 876 Yonge St · 878 Yonge St

   File 24 103640 STE 11 SA · submitted Jan 11, 2024 · City record and how to comment
2. 5
   Site plan

   36 Yorkville Ave and 2 more addresses · 139 m away

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

   City planners approved the site plan, with conditions to meet before a building permit.

   Site Plan Amendment application to further amend the previously approved Site Plan Amendment application for the site (File No. 18 203283 STE 27 SA) to permit a raised terrace and canopy at the southwest corner of the existing building…

   All 3 addresses

   36 Yorkville Ave · 50 Yorkville Ave · 60 Yorkville Ave

   File 23 220948 STE 11 SA · submitted Oct 31, 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.

Noise permits nearby

• Pressure Washing · 11 Yorkville Ave
  OtherJune 9 to Nov 30 · 10 pm to 5 am
  124 m away
• One Bloor West · 1 Bloor St W
  Construction · Deltera ConstructionSept 7, 2026 to Sept 30, 2027 · 6:30 am to 11 pm
  114 m away
• Roof replacement · 33 Bloor St E
  Construction · Triumph Roofing & Sheet MetalSept 13 to Nov 15 · 10 am to 5 pm
  221 m away
• Charles Transformer Station · 83 Charles St E
  Construction · Hydro One NetworksNov 12 to Dec 3 · midnight to midnight
  588 m away
• Bloor-Yorkville Holiday Magic · 128 1/2 Cumberland St
  Amplified sound · in Village of Yorkville ParkSat, Nov 21 · 4 to 8 pm
  317 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 Bloor St W

1 City road or sidewalk project is planned within 500 m. The closest: road resurfacing on Yonge St, Davenport Rd to Frichot Ave, Q2 2027 to Q4 2028.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 33 Yorkville Ave · 136 m · Jun 24, 2026 to Dec 24, 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 Bloor St W

Police recorded 482 major crimes within 500 m of this address from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses. 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 Annex

Traffic safety

12 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians, 4 involved cyclists and 1 was fatal. Most were on Bay St and Yonge St. Annex has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Yonge St at Gloucester St · Passenger, seriously injured · Nov 29, 2025 · 491 m
• Yorkville Ave at Bay St · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Oct 24, 2025 · 197 m
• Bloor St E at Park Rd · Cyclist, seriously injured · Sep 28, 2025 · 336 m
• Yonge St at St Mary St · Driver, seriously injured · Aug 29, 2025 · 320 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 50 Bloor St W

The nearest subway station is Yonge Station (Line 2), about a 3‑minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 17 TTC stops served by the 19 and 97 buses, with about 927 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.9 km away, with 354 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: 74 Yorkville Ave
  City-run (Green P): 8 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 20 Charles St E, 308 m.255 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 Bloor St W

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: Rosedale Day School, Mcdonald International Academy School, Career Quest - Toronto, The Abelard Centre For Education, The Shire School and 3 more. 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 50 Bloor St W

There are 12 parks within 500 m. The nearest pool is Wellesley Community Centre, 1.1 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Town Hall Square · 20 Yorkville Ave · 185 m
• Frank Stollery Parkette · 1 Davenport Rd · 260 m
• Village of Yorkville Park · 115 Cumberland St · 284 m
• St. Mary Street Parkette · 26 St Mary St · 301 m
• Harold Town Park · 725 Church St · 311 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

• Queen's Park North Revitalization
  The City is proposing enhancements to Queen's Park, building on improvements completed in 2019.In progress · 634 m
• Ramsden Park Community Recreation Centre
  A new community recreation centre is coming to 1020 Yonge St., immediately west of Rosedale Subway Station in the Rosedale neighbourhood, near Yonge Street and Belmont Avenue.In progress · 697 m
• New Park at 15 Wellesley Street East
  A new park is coming to 15 Wellesley St. E., directly across from the Wellesley subway station.In progress · 712 m
• Barbara Hall Park Improvements
  The City is collaborating with the local Church-Wellesley Village community to develop a new vision and Master Plan for Barbara Hall Park.In progress · 730 m
• Barbara Hall Park Off-Leash Area Improvements
  The City is improving the off-leash area in Barbara Hall Park. The new off-leash area will replace the existing one at the southwest corner of the park and will be similar in size.In progress · 757 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 Bloor St W

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 50 Bloor St W. 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: 27 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 50 Bloor St W

This lot isn’t covered by the citywide zoning by-law (569-2013). It is still under a former municipal by-law from before amalgamation, which the City’s map shows in grey.

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 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

1,197 tickets in 2025 on Bloor St W between numbers 0 and 100: 667 for other parking offences, 447 for stopping where it’s not allowed.

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

Main street business area

Bloor-Yorkville BIA, which includes this address. 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, 3,015 service requests came from postal area M4W, which includes 50 Bloor St W. 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 Bloor St W

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: Annex

Annex had 29,300 residents in 2021. The median household income was $85,000, about the same as the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 59% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 46% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 24% of workers commuted by transit and 32% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (2.5%), Spanish (2.2%) and Cantonese (1.8%). 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.