501 Mount Pleasant Rd

01What’s planned near 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

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

In progress

1. 1
   Site plan

   551 Mount Pleasant Rd · 76 m away

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

   1,567 m² of floor space

   City planners have been reviewing it since 2023. Residents can comment before a decision is made.

   Proposal to fully renovate and partially reconstruct the existing theatre. The existing historic front (west) facade fronting on Mount Pleasant Road will be retained. Construction plans include a new roof, full/new excavated basement,…

   File 23 110086 NNY 15 SA · submitted Feb 3, 2023 · City record and how to comment
2. 2
   New house

   136 Belsize Dr · 172 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 construct a new two-storey detached dwelling (duplex) with a front integral garage, a rear basement walkout, a front porch with a canopy and stairs, and a rear second floor balcony. Also, to construct a one-storey ancillary building…

   File A0758/26TEY · submitted Oct 29, 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

• 140 Merton Street Development · 140 Merton St
  Continuous concrete pour · EllisDon ResidentialNov 17, 2026 to May 17, 2027 · 7 am to midnight
  574 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 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

4 City road or sidewalk projects are planned within 500 m. The closest: road repairs on Penrose Rd, De-Savery Cres to Mount Pleasant Rd, Q4 2026 to Q4 2027.

Utility digs within 250 m

• Toronto Water · Water and Sewer Connection at 282 Davisville Ave · 184 m · May 19, 2026 to Nov 19, 2026
• Toronto Water · Priority Lead Water Replacement (New Service) at 387 Millwood Rd · 176 m · Jun 9, 2026 to Dec 9, 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 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

Police recorded 75 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 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 Mount Pleasant East

Traffic safety

5 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 3 involved pedestrians and 1 was fatal. Most were on Mount Pleasant Rd and Davisville Ave. Mount Pleasant East has more of these collisions per resident than most neighbourhoods.

• Mount Pleasant Rd at Millwood Rd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Sep 19, 2024 · 51 m
• Davisville Ave at Acacia Rd · Pedestrian, seriously injured · May 2, 2024 · 270 m
• Davisville Ave at Mount Pleasant Rd · Pedestrian, killed · Oct 16, 2023 · 135 m
• Merton St at Mount Pleasant Rd · Motorcyclist, seriously injured · Aug 18, 2023 · 366 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 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

The nearest subway station is Davisville Station (Line 1), about a 14‑minute walk (0.9 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 8 TTC stops served by the 11, 74 and 28 buses, with about 1,608 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 6.3 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: 75 Holly St
  City-run (Green P): 28 Level 2, 1 fast ports. Next: 41 Inglewood Dr, 1.2 km.930 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 501 Mount Pleasant 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. Private schools within 1 km: Toronto Prep School, Greenwood College School, Manor Montessori - De Savery Site, Sunnybrook School, The Study Academy School and 4 more. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education (2026), EQAO results.

Within 500 m (about a 6‑minute walk): seven 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 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

There are 6 parks and 2 playgrounds within 500 m. The nearest pool is North Toronto Memorial Community Centre, 1.5 km away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• June Rowlands Park · ball diamond, outdoor ping pong/table tennis, picnic site, playground · 220 Davisville Ave · 146 m
• Mount Pleasant Parkette · 441 Mount Pleasant Rd · 188 m
• Manor Community Green · 190 Manor Rd E · 370 m
• Glebe Manor Square · 51 Harwood Rd · 387 m
• The Mission Ground Parkette · 399 Merton St · 411 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

• Davisville Community & Aquatic Centre
  The City is building a new community recreation centre in Davisville. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 681 m
• Ready, Set, Midtown: Parks & Public Realm
  The Midtown Parks and Public Realm Plan sets out a comprehensive vision for an expanded, connected and improved parks and public realm system across Midtown.In progress · 708 m
• Raccoon Park Expansion
  The City is expanding Raccoon Park. The features and amenities for the expanded park area will be shaped through community engagement.In progress · 768 m
• Dawn Redwood Park
  A new park is coming to 100 Broadway Avenue. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.Complete · 1.2 km
• Vale of Avoca Ravine Improvements
  The City, in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), is studying ways to improve the Vale of Avoca (also known as the Yellow Creek Ravine), located near Yonge Street and St. Clair Avenue East.In progress · 1.4 km

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 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registrations on record for 501 Mount Pleasant 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: 3 with a green roof.

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

08What can be built at 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

CR (Commercial Residential) zoning allows shops and offices on the ground floor with homes above, typical of main streets. 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.

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

319 tickets in 2025 on Mount Pleasant Rd between numbers 451 and 551: 187 for unpaid parking, 64 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

Mount Pleasant Village 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, 4,604 service requests came from postal area M4S, which includes 501 Mount Pleasant 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.

10Risks and environment at 501 Mount Pleasant Rd

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: Mount Pleasant East

Mount Pleasant East had 16,370 residents in 2021. The median household income was $110,000, higher than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 45% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 40% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 22% of workers commuted by transit and 15% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Spanish (2.3%), Portuguese (1.7%) and Cantonese (1.6%). 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.