51 Brookwell Dr

01What’s planned near 51 Brookwell Dr

No planning proposals in progress or recently decided within 250 m (about a 3‑minute walk).

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.

02Street work near 51 Brookwell Dr

No new City road or sidewalk work is planned within 500 m. The work below was due earlier and is still on the City’s list.

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 51 Brookwell Dr

Police recorded 53 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 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 York University Heights

Traffic safety

2 collisions killed or seriously injured someone within 500 m since 2021; 1 was fatal. Most were on Sheppard Ave W and Sentinel Rd. York University Heights ranks 40th in Toronto for these collisions per resident.

• Sheppard Ave W at Sentinel Rd · Driver, seriously injured · Jun 21, 2025 · 308 m
• Sheppard Ave W at Sentinel Rd · Motorcyclist, killed · Jun 13, 2022 · 308 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 51 Brookwell Dr

The nearest subway station is Downsview Park Station (Line 1), about a 26‑minute walk (1.7 km). Within a 5‑minute walk there are 6 TTC stops served by the 84, 108, 106 and 984 buses, with about 1,587 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Downsview Park GO, 1.7 km away, with 31 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: 320 Driftwood Ave
  City-run (On-Street): 2 Level 2 ports.2.7 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 51 Brookwell Dr

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): no 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 51 Brookwell Dr

There are 5 parks, 1 playground and 1 community centre within 500 m. The nearest pool is Northwood Community Centre, 393 m away.

Parks and community centres within 500 m

• Benjamin Boake Greenbelt · 133 Benjamin Boake Trl · 72 m
• Sunfield Park · 144 Sunfield Rd · 315 m
• Northwood Community Centre · wi-fi · 15 Clubhouse Crt · 393 m
• Northwood Park · firepit, picnic site, washroom · 140 Stilecroft Dr · 396 m
• Seeley Greenbelt · 23 Seeley Dr · 409 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 1350 Sheppard Avenue West
  A new park is coming to 1350 Sheppard Ave. W. Learn more about the project and how you can get involved.In progress · 852 m
• Soccer for All Mini-Pitches: Grandravine Park
  The City is bringing new soccer mini-pitches to parks across Toronto, creating more opportunities for people of all ages to play, learn and connect through sport.In progress · 962 m
• Downsview Community Recreation Centre
  A new Community Recreation Centre is coming to 1377 Sheppard Ave. W., near Sheppard Avenue West and Keele Street in the Downsview neighbourhood.In progress · 1.3 km
• Giovanni Caboto Park Playground Improvements
  The City is improving the playground in Giovanni Caboto Park as part of an ongoing program to enhance playgrounds and play spaces across the city.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 51 Brookwell Dr

There are no building orders, heritage listing or short-term rental registration on record for 51 Brookwell Dr. Here is what the City does have.

The lot

08What can be built at 51 Brookwell Dr

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.

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

Traffic on your street

There’s no recent count on this street. The nearest, on a similar street:

City of Toronto Transportation Services: speed, volume and classification counts since 2016.

Parking tickets on this block

538 tickets in 2025 on Brookwell Dr between numbers 1 and 101: 238 for other parking offences, 200 for parking on a boulevard or private property.

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

What neighbours report to 311

In the last 12 months, 3,036 service requests came from postal area M3M, which includes 51 Brookwell Dr. 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 51 Brookwell Dr

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: York University Heights

York University Heights had 28,255 residents in 2021. The median household income was $76,000, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 54% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 36% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 34% of workers commuted by transit and 4% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Pilipino, Filipino (6.3%), Spanish (5.1%) and Italian (4.6%). 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.