Address report

517 Yonge St

517 Yonge St is in Church-Wellesley. It's outside TRCA flood hazard areas and there are 16 planning applications nearby (eight under review, seven approved, one hearing on Nov 25).

Data as of Nov 8, 2026 · Every item lists its source

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Key findings

5 building permits in the last 5 years.
Outside TRCA flood hazard areas.
16 planning applications within 250 m: eight under review, seven approved, one hearing on Nov 25.

Building permits5in the last 5 years

Applications nearby16active, within 250 m

Flood hazardOutsideTRCA mapping

HeritageNot listedCity Heritage Register

The red dot is 517 Yonge St. The circle shows 250 metres, about a 3-minute walk. Numbers match the applications in “What’s changing nearby”.

04The building

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

Building orders and noticesNone on recordThis addressBuilding Construction/Demolition Violations

Building permits, last 5 years5 permitsThis addressBuilding Permits · 5 on record

5 building permits in the last 5 years, for 1 project. For comparison, about 1 in 10 Toronto addresses had any permit in that time. Permits show work the City approved; they don't show work done without a permit.

Short-term rentalNot registeredThis addressShort Term Rentals Registration

Heritage statusNot on the Heritage RegisterThis addressHeritage Register

It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register.

Permit history: 1 project from 5 permits

Interior Alterations · completed May 20, 2026
Interior revision Proposed interior alteration to convert an empty unit into a restaurant including mechanical and plumbing work. - Unit 2 · 5 permits in this project (such as building, plumbing and heating) · Permit 24 199202

05Risks and environment

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

River flood hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

Lake shoreline hazardOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

TRCA regulated areaOutsideThis addressTRCA Regulation mapping 2025

TRCA's maps show this address is outside the areas that could flood from rivers in a major storm (TRCA plans for a storm like Hurricane Hazel in 1954) and outside lake shoreline hazards. Basement flooding from overloaded sewers can still happen anywhere in the city.

Lead in tap-water tests, postal area M4Y0% of tests above Ontario's limitYour area · M4YNon Regulated Lead Sample · 23 tests, May 22, 2014 to Sep 20, 2024

In postal area M4Y, 0 of 23 home tap-water samples (0%) tested above Ontario's limit for lead (10 micrograms per litre). That's too few samples to compare with the rest of the city. Health Canada recommends a stricter limit of 5 micrograms per litre: 0 samples here (0%) were above it. These are voluntary tests, mostly from older homes, so they don't tell you about this house. Lead comes from old pipes and plumbing, not the City's treatment plants. If your home was built before the mid-1950s, you can get a free test kit by calling 311.

Air quality now2 · Low riskYour areaEnvironment and Climate Change Canada · hourly

Air Quality Health Index from Environment and Climate Change Canada's Toronto Downtown station, 1.7 km away, measured 1:00 PM EST Sunday 8 November 2026. Forecast high for the next 24 hours: 2 (low risk). The scale runs from 1 to 10+; 1 to 3 is low risk.

TRCA mapping is for screening, not site-specific decisions. Lead results are voluntary samples from homes in the postal area, not this address.

01What’s changing nearby

16 active planning applications within 250 m (about a 3-minute walk): eight under review, seven approved, one hearing on Nov 25. That's more than at 9 in 10 Toronto addresses.

1
555 Yonge St · 116 m away
Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail at grade.
File 25 176290 STE 13 SA · submitted Jun 12, 2025 · City record
2
543 Yonge St · 146 m away
Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan Approval for a 68 storey mixed-use building. There will be 679 dwelling unit and 45,139 square meters of GFA, including 455 square meters of retail at grade.
File 25 176290 STE 13 SA · submitted Jun 12, 2025 · City record
3
64 Wellesley St E · 149 m away
Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
1 block
File 21 235904 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record
4
64 Wellesley St E · 149 m away
Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City Council approved it.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for 28-storey and 7-storey mixed-use buildings having a non-residential gross floor area of 883.9 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 26017.0 square metres. 369 units are…
File 21 235897 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record
5
26 Maitland St · 164 m away
Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
*** Draft Plan of Condominium to create 502 residential units and 1 commercial unit.
File 21 233900 STE 13 CD · submitted Nov 3, 2021 · City record
6
20 Maitland St · 165 m away
Condominium: a request to divide a building into condominium units
It has been approved.
*** Draft Plan of Condominium to create 502 residential units and 1 commercial unit.
File 21 233900 STE 13 CD · submitted Nov 3, 2021 · City record
7
66 Wellesley St E · 168 m away
Official Plan / Rezoning: a request to change the Official Plan or zoning so something new can be built
City Council approved it.
Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment for 28-storey and 7-storey mixed-use buildings having a non-residential gross floor area of 883.9 square metres, and a residential gross floor area of 26017.0 square metres. 369 units are…
File 21 235897 STE 13 OZ · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record
8
66 Wellesley St E · 168 m away
Subdivision: a request to divide land into new lots and streets
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
1 block
File 21 235904 STE 13 SB · submitted Nov 9, 2021 · City record
9
66 Wellesley St E · 168 m away
Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Proposal for the redevelopment of the subject site with a 36-storey purpose built rental mixed-use tower atop a 5-storey podium with 409 residential rental units and retail at grade.
File 22 202940 STE 13 SA · submitted Sep 13, 2022 · City record
10
550 Yonge St · 170 m away
Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan application for a proposed 67-storey residential/mixed-use building comprised of approximately 52,086 square metres of gross floor area (GFA), comprised of 51,075 square metres of residential GFA, 543 square metres of…
File 24 237031 STE 13 SA · submitted Nov 8, 2024 · City record
11
36 Maitland St · 171 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 application to permit a 56-storey residential building, containing 532 dwelling units, including 55 rental replacement units.
File 23 130802 STE 13 SA · submitted Apr 4, 2023 · City record
12
548 Yonge St · 174 m away
Site Plan: City review of the design and layout of a new building
City planners are reviewing it. Residents can comment before a decision is made.
Site Plan application for a proposed 67-storey residential/mixed-use building comprised of approximately 52,086 square metres of gross floor area (GFA), comprised of 51,075 square metres of residential GFA, 543 square metres of…
File 24 237031 STE 13 SA · submitted Nov 8, 2024 · City record

Short-term rentals nearby89 registered homesWithin 250 mShort Term Rentals Registration

89 homes within 250 m are registered with the City as short-term rentals (stays of less than 28 days, like Airbnb). That's more than at almost all Toronto addresses.

Licensed rooming houses nearby0 licensed housesWithin 250 mMulti-Tenant (Rooming) House Licences

No licensed rooming houses within 250 m.

New storefront businesses6 in 90 daysWithin 250 mBusiness Licences and Permits

6 new storefront business licences within 250 m in the last 90 days: restaurant or bar (4) and take-out or food shop (2).

New business licences nearby (6)

Take-out or food shop · 527 Yonge St · 31 m · licensed Sep 2, 2026
Restaurant or bar · 510 Yonge St · 46 m · licensed Sep 5, 2026
Take-out or food shop · 508 Yonge St · 50 m · licensed Oct 22, 2026
Restaurant or bar · 3 Wellesley St W · 139 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026
Restaurant or bar · 8 Wellesley St E · 163 m · licensed Aug 18, 2026
Restaurant or bar · 586 Yonge St · 189 m · licensed Oct 6, 2026

Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications; Short Term Rentals Registration.

06Safety

Police recorded 524 major crimes within 500 m from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026: 346 assaults, 111 break-ins, 38 robberies, 18 thefts over $5,000 and 11 car thefts. Per resident, in Church-Wellesley in 2025, assaults and thefts over $5,000 were above the Toronto rate; break-ins and car thefts were below it. Police place each incident at the nearest intersection, so these figures describe the area, not this address.

Major crime	Within 500 m, 12 months	Church-Wellesley, per 100,000 (2025)	Toronto
Assaults	346	1265 above Toronto	768
Break-ins	111	146 below Toronto	190
Car thefts	11	47 below Toronto	225
Robberies	38	93 close to Toronto	79
Thefts over $5,000	18	107 above Toronto	61

Toronto Police Service Public Safety Data Portal: Major Crime Indicators (Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2026) and Neighbourhood Crime Rates. Includes reported incidents only.

03Getting around

The nearest subway station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), about a 3-minute walk (0.2 km). Within a 5-minute walk there are 20 TTC stops served by routes 506, 94, 97 and 19, with about 2,842 departures on a typical weekday. The nearest GO train station is Union Station GO, 2.1 km away, with 354 train stops on a weekday.

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

Nearest subway stationWellesley Station200 mTTC · Line 1 · about 3 min walk

Nearest GO train stationUnion Station GO2.1 kmGO Transit · 354 train stops on a weekday

Bus stopYonge St at Grosvenor St73 mTTC routes 97

Bus stopYonge St at Alexander St108 mTTC routes 97

Bus stopYonge St at Wellesley St East - Wellesley Station124 mTTC routes 97

TTC and GO Transit schedules for a typical weekday (Nov 11, 2026). Walking times are estimates.

07Schools and community

These are the closest public and Catholic schools by distance. They may not be the schools assigned to this address: school boards set their own attendance areas, so check with the Toronto District School Board or Toronto Catholic District School Board.

Church Street Junior Public School · elementary · 374 m
TDSB · Public · grades JK-6 · 485 students. Grade 6 provincial tests: 84% met the standard in reading and 45% in math (Toronto schools: 87% and 54%).
Collège français élémentaire · elementary · 524 m
Viamonde (French public) · Public · grades 7-8 · 75 students
St Martin Catholic School(OL of Lourdes · elementary · 758 m
TCDSB · Catholic · grades 6-8
Native Learning Centre · secondary · 350 m
TDSB · Public · grades 9-12
St Joseph's College School · secondary · 385 m
TCDSB · Catholic · grades 9-12 · 545 students. 87% passed the Grade 10 literacy test on the first try (Toronto schools: 84%).

Private schools within 1 km: The Ymca Academy Secondary School, National Ballet School - Maison Staines House & Salle Currie Hall, The Abelard Centre For Education, Taie International Institute School, National Ballet School - Betty Oliphant Theatre and 6 more.

Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information and Student Demographics (2026); test results are EQAO results reported by the Ministry.

Within 500 m (about a 6-minute walk): three licensed child care centres, three EarlyON centres, six privately owned public spaces and two shelters or respite sites.

Licensed child careYmca Child Development Centre (Ymca)81 m15 Breadalbane St · 144 spaces · infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program (CWELCC) · fee subsidies

Licensed child careShaawnaong Aboriginal Head Start275 m30 College St · 16 spaces · preschool

Licensed child careChurch Street School Day Care Service Inc.376 m83 Alexander St · 160 spaces · toddler, preschool, kindergarten, school age · in the $10-a-day program (CWELCC) · fee subsidies

EarlyON centre30 College EarlyON Centre275 m30 College St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

EarlyON centreChurch Street EarlyON Child and Family Centre376 m83 Alexander St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

EarlyON centreThe 519 EarlyON Child and Family Centre389 m519 Church St · free programs for children up to 6 and their caregivers

Public space (POPS)832 Bay St272 mA publicly-accessible open space, open and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Public space (POPS)40 College St287 mA 600 m2 pedestrian walkway and plaza with seating located at the Toronto Police headquarters on College Street.

Public space (POPS)None318 mA publicly accessible open space with seating, trees, and public art.

Public space (POPS)444 Yonge St350 mAn 8,285 m2 plaza located at Bay Street and College Street.

Shelter or respite siteTurning Point Youth Services 440 m95 Wellesley St E · Youth · 35 beds

Shelter or respite siteCovenant House McGill St476 m21 McGill St · Youth · 28 beds

City of Toronto: Licensed Child Care Centres, EarlyON Child and Family Centres, POPS, and Daily Shelter Occupancy (Nov 6, 2026). Confidential shelter locations are not published.

08Your neighbourhood

See the full Church-Wellesley neighbourhood page, with rankings →

Church-Wellesley had 22,320 residents in 2021. The median household income was $60,400, lower than the typical Toronto neighbourhood ($85,000). 76% of households rent (typical neighbourhood: 46%). 51% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on housing. 33% of workers commuted by transit and 37% walked or cycled (typical neighbourhood: 26% and 5%). The most common first languages other than English and French are Mandarin (10.0%), Spanish (3.5%) and Korean (3.1%). Source: 2021 Census; the next census was taken in 2026.

Residents (2021)22,320Church-Wellesley

Median household income$60,400typical neighbourhood $85,000

Households that rent76%typical neighbourhood 46%

Commute by transit33%typical neighbourhood 26%

In October 2025, the average rent for a two-bedroom in a purpose-built rental building in the former City of Toronto was $2,457, up 6% from a year earlier. Across Toronto: $2,055. 3.2% of these apartments were vacant. These are averages paid by all tenants, including long-term ones, across a large area; new listings usually cost more.

Average rent, October 2025	Former City of Toronto	Change in a year	City of Toronto
Studio	$1,526	+2%	$1,499
1 bedroom	$1,914	+4%	$1,763
2 bedrooms	$2,457	+6%	$2,055
3 bedrooms or more	$3,195	0%	$2,361

Source: CMHC, Rental Market Survey (October 2025), purpose-built rental apartments. Adapted by My Address in Toronto.

02City services

ItemFindingPrecisionSource

Garbage daySee calendarThis addressSolid Waste Collection Schedule

City councillorChris MoiseWard 13Councillor_Moise@toronto.ca · 416-392-7903

09Quick answers about 517 Yonge St

Is 517 Yonge St in a flood plain?

No. TRCA maps it outside river flood and lake shoreline hazard areas. Basement flooding from sewers can still happen anywhere. Source: TRCA Regulation mapping 2025.

What is being built near 517 Yonge St?

There are 16 active planning applications within 250 metres (eight under review, seven approved, one hearing on Nov 25). The closest is at 555 Yonge St, 116 m away. Source: Development Applications; Committee of Adjustment Applications.

Has 517 Yonge St been renovated?

Yes. The City has 5 building permits on record, 5 in the last 5 years. Source: Building Permits.

Is 517 Yonge St a heritage property?

No. It isn't listed or designated on the City's Heritage Register. Source: Heritage Register.

How far is 517 Yonge St from the subway?

The nearest station is Wellesley Station (Line 1), 0.2 km away (about a 3-minute walk). 20 TTC stops are within a 5-minute walk. Source: TTC and GO Transit schedules.

What schools are near 517 Yonge St?

The closest are Church Street Junior Public School, Collège français élémentaire and Native Learning Centre. These may not be the assigned schools; check with the school board. Source: Ontario Ministry of Education school information.